{"product_id":"our-great-big-backyard-9780062468413","title":"Our Great Big Backyard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling picture book, now available in paperback  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo help commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the National Park Service, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling authors former First Lady Laura Bush and her daughter Jenna Bush Hager have created an exuberant picture book tribute to our national parks and the importance and fun of connecting with nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Great Big Backyard\u003c\/em\u003e follows Jane, whose plans of spending the summer playing video games with her friends are dashed when her parents announce that her family is going on a road trip to national parks around the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomewhere between the Everglades and Big Bend National Park, things begin to change. Jane starts paying attention to the magnificent sights and spends less time looking at her screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stunning views open up her imagination as she and her brother see everything that nature has to offer. And the more Jane discovers, the more she realizes how much there is to love about the outdoors--whether she's in a national park across the country or right in her own backyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBush, Laura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eFor decades, Laura Bush has championed key issues in the fields of education, health care, human rights, and the preservation of our nation's heritage. A hiking and outdoors enthusiast, Mrs. Bush encourages Americans to spend time in and care for our national parks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of the bestselling memoir \u003cem\u003eSpoken from the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, Mrs. Bush also founded both the Texas Book Festival and the National Book Festival in Washington, DC. Today, as the chair of the Women's Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute, Mrs. Bush continues her work on global health-care innovations, empowering women in emerging democracies, education reform, and supporting the men and women who have served in America's military. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Bush holds a degree in education and a master's degree in library science. She taught in public schools in Dallas, Houston, and Austin and worked as a public school librarian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRogers, Jacqueline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJaqueline Rogers has been a professional children's book illustrator for more than twenty years and has worked on nearly one hundred children's books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHager, Jenna Bush:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJenna Bush Hager is the cohost of the fourth hour of the \u003cem\u003eToday \u003c\/em\u003eshow with Hoda Kotb and the founder of the \u003cem\u003eToday \u003c\/em\u003ebook club, Read with Jenna. She is the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eEverything Beautiful in Its Time\u003c\/em\u003e and coauthor of the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling \u003cem\u003eAna's Story \u003c\/em\u003eand two children's books--\u003cem\u003eOur Great Big Backyard \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eRead All About It\u003c\/em\u003e--which she wrote with her mother, Laura, as well as the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestsellers \u003cem\u003eSisters First, \u003c\/em\u003ewritten with her sister, Barbara, in both adult and children's editions. She lives with her husband and three children in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513787814162,"sku":"9780062468413","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5eb4076a-68d6-4849-80dc-4b191630b795.jpg?v=1730967108","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/our-great-big-backyard-9780062468413","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}