{"product_id":"marianne-the-maker-9780593206096","title":"Marianne the Maker","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling author Kelly Corrigan and her daughter debut author Claire Corrigan Lichty comes a new picture book about a determined young inventor!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarianne's days are filled with schedules, structure, and soccer. There's just one problem: Marianne is a maker. She needs every minute of her weekends to scheme and dream, draw and design, to build and rebuild! This is the story of how a creator with a crackerjack imagination finds a not-so-great way to skip practice and create her masterpiece. But will her dad understand? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold in delightful rhyme that bounces across George Sweetland's gorgeous collage-style illustrations (chock full of hidden gems, ) \u003ci\u003eMarianne the Maker \u003c\/i\u003eis sure to kindle the creative spark that lives inside all of us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly Corrigan\u003c\/b\u003e has been called \"the voice of her generation\" by \u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand \"the poet laureate of the ordinary\" by\u003ci\u003e HuffPost. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is the author of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eTell Me More\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLift\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlitter and Glue\u003c\/i\u003e. Between books, she hosts a podcast, \u003ci\u003eKelly Corrigan Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring intimate conversations with high IQ\/EQ types about well-being, purpose, and impact. \u003ci\u003eMarianne the Maker\u003c\/i\u003e, a collaboration with Kelly's daughter, Claire, is her second book for children. (Kelly managed to write \u003ci\u003eHello World! \u003c\/i\u003eall by herself.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Corrigan Lichty \u003c\/b\u003eis a graduate of the University of Virginia with a double major in computer science and drama. She writes code, stories, and jokes for stand-up, which she has performed in small clubs in Bozeman, Montana and downtown Manhattan. She's been a glue gun kid since she developed fine motor skills and hopes to be a maker indefinitely. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Sweetland\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance illustrator and has illustrated over ten children's picture books. When he isn't illustrating or teaching elementary school students, he's having dance parties and watching movies with his wife, two sons, and their energetic golden doodle in their home in Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Flamingo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51319085400338,"sku":"9780593206096","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd76f7b2-78d4-405c-a70b-3d77fce48c5b.jpg?v=1748523930","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/marianne-the-maker-9780593206096","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}