{"product_id":"meet-the-parents-9781481414838","title":"Meet the Parents","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"With good-natured humor and a jaunty rhyme scheme perfect for reading aloud, Bently and Ogilvie's spirited romp celebrates the love between chaotic kiddos and their steadfast parents.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYes, parents are bossy--but they also have their perks. Discover the best of them in this lively picture book from two Roald Dahl Funny Prize favorites! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt might seem like parents spend an awful lot of time telling kids what to do. And, well, that's true! But there's so much more to them: Parents are towels for wiping your grime on. They're whirlers and twirlers and tree trunks to climb on. Parents sort out all your messes and muddles. And best of all, parents give cuddles! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis funny and affectionate look at all the things parents do is a blast to read aloud.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Bently is the author of many books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eKing Jack and the Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, which the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"at once contemporary and classic.\" His \u003ci\u003eCats Ahoy! \u003c\/i\u003ereceived the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in his native England. Peter lives in Devon, England, with his wife and two children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSara Ogilvie is an illustrator and printmaker and was the 2011 BookTrust Best New Illustrators Award winner. \u003ci\u003eDogs Don't Do Ballet\u003c\/i\u003e, which she illustrated, was shortlisted for the 2010 Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the 2010 BookTrust Early Years Award. Sara lives in lives in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338263925010,"sku":"9781481414838","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6aeff744-3f08-4ee6-8ee4-339aa65a8178.jpg?v=1727980167","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/meet-the-parents-9781481414838","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}