{"product_id":"pete-pickles-9780399250828","title":"Pete \u0026 Pickles","description":"Pete is a perfectly predictable, practical, uncomplicated pig. At least, he was . . . before a runaway circus elephant named Pickles stampeded into his life, needing a friend. Pickles is larger than life and overflowing with imagination. She takes Pete swandiving off Niagara Falls. (Sort of.) And sledding down the Matterhorn. (Sort of.) Pete goes along for the wild ride and actually begins to enjoy himself . . . until Pickles goes too far. And Pete tells her she must leave.\u003cp\u003e Yet sometimes the simple life isn't all it's cracked up to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Pulitzer Prize?winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed offers two new irresistible characters and a heartfelt, hilarious look at the rarity of true friendship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBerkeley Breathed\u003c\/b\u003e (www.berkeleybreathed.com) is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the renowned comic strips \"Bloom County,\" \"Outland,\" and \"Opus\" which have appeared in over 1,200 newspapers worldwide and have earned Berkeley millions of loyal fans. He recently decided to bring back \"Bloom County\" after a 25-year absence and has been overwhelmed by the response--and by how much fun he is having. Berkeley Breathed is also the creator of the illustrated novel\u003ci\u003e Flawed Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling picture books \u003ci\u003eMars Needs Moms!\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003ePete \u0026amp; Pickles\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and works in Santa Barbara, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philomel Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526996660498,"sku":"9780399250828","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_19281ea5-2ee3-4052-8578-f7fc9e28ef60.jpg?v=1731289609","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/pete-pickles-9780399250828","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}