{"product_id":"mungo-on-his-own-9780063216716","title":"Mungo on His Own","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next Pick! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young fox learns the joys - and surprises - of being independent in this lush new story from award-winning children's book author, Matthew Burgess and rising-star illustrator, Julie Benbassat. \u003cp\u003eOne evening, young Mungo ventures into the forest to find the sweet, red berries he's been dreaming about. But he soon finds that foraging alone can be hard for a kit like him, and Mungo gets lost. Very lost! Will he find the berries--and his way back home--all on his own? \u003cbr\u003eWith suspense, daring, and foxy resolve, here is a story for all readers who wish to strike out on their own before returning to the cozy warmth of home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurgess, Matthew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Burgess \u003c\/strong\u003eis a poet and educator and the author of a number of picture books, including \u003cem\u003eFireworks\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDrawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Bear and the Moon. \u003c\/em\u003eMatthew's books have received many accolades, including starred reviews, a Eureka Gold Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and inclusion on numerous best-of lists from the NYPL, the Chicago Public Library, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post, Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, ALA \u003cem\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/em\u003e Amazon, and others. A full-time professor at Brooklyn College, Matthew also has been a poet-in-residence in New York City public schools. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenbassat, Julie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulie Benbassat \u003c\/strong\u003eis an award-winning illustrator and painter based in Philadelphia. After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2019, she has gone on to amass a range of clients in editorial, publishing, games, and animation. Her work delights in the eccentricities and wonders of the natural world, indulges in the fantastical, mixes narrative and portraiture, and highlights the bridge between the cute and the horrific.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51967211700498,"sku":"9780063216716","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bca8fda6-3b56-4564-b7b5-09ea2c382f66.jpg?v=1768929868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mungo-on-his-own-9780063216716","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}