{"product_id":"nate-the-great-and-the-mushy-valentine-9780440410133","title":"Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine","description":"\u003cb\u003ePerfect for beginning readers, this timeless chapter book is a fun introduction to the detective mystery genre. And for Valentine's Day, kids can follow Nate as he unravels the problem, all the while learning about the importance of friendship--with people and dogs  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNate the Great hates mushy stuff. Then he spies a big red paper heart taped to Sludge's doghouse. Who left Nate's dog a secret valentine? Nate will solve the case, and then there will be no more mushy stuff. At least that's what he thinks. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheck out the Fun Activities section in the back of the book  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A most appealing choice.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Boxed Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARJORIE WEINMAN SHARMAT has written more than 130 books for children and young adults, as well as movie and TV novelizations. Her books have been translated into twenty-four languages. The award-winning Nate the Great series, hailed in Booklist as \"groundbreaking,\" has resulted in Nate's real-world appearances in many \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e crossword puzzles, sporting a milk mustache in magazines and posters, residing on more than 28 million boxes of Cheerios, and touring the country in musical theater. Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and her husband, Mitchell Sharmat, have also coauthored many books, including titles in both the Nate the Great and the Olivia Sharp series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e MARC SIMONT won the Caldecott Medal for his artwork in\u003ci\u003e A Tree Is Nice\u003c\/i\u003e by Janice May Udry, as well as a Caldecott Honor for his own book, \u003ci\u003eThe Stray Dog\u003c\/i\u003e. He illustrated the first twenty books in the Nate the Great series.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yearling Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613028290834,"sku":"9780440410133","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af6bfcb4-65ce-4ac9-a6db-fdd89ae9ed2d.jpg?v=1732384165","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nate-the-great-and-the-mushy-valentine-9780440410133","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}