{"product_id":"poppy-the-pirate-dog-9780763665692","title":"Poppy the Pirate Dog","description":"\u003cb\u003eBest-selling author Liz Kessler makes her first foray into early fiction with a funny tale about an aspiring pirate dog who is afraid of boats.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoppy the dalmatian can't wait to go on a seaside vacation with her family. And when they tie a skull-and-crossbones scarf around her neck, she's sure a pirate's life of adventure on the open seas awaits. But to be a pirate dog, Poppy must find her perfect pirate ship. Unfortunately, boats bob up and down a lot. Waves splash over the side. Strange creatures live in the water. After trying -- and failing -- to be a brave pirate dog on a fishing boat, a seal-spotting cruise, a pedal boat, and a speedboat, Poppy has almost given up. Will she manage to find her pirate ship before the family heads back home? From New York Times best-selling author Liz Kessler comes a full-color early reader for adventurous young scalawags and their pirate pooches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiz Kessler\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the beloved Emily Windsnap series, as well as the Philippa Fisher series and the novels \u003ci\u003eA Year Without Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNorth of Nowhere. \u003c\/i\u003eShe says that \u003ci\u003ePoppy the Pirate Dog \u003c\/i\u003eis based on her own beautiful dog, Poppy. \"After we moved near the ocean, we bought her a skull-and-crossbones scarf,\" she says. \"But the funny thing is that she's a bit scared of water, and that was the inspiration behind this story.\" Liz Kessler lives in Cornwall, England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e has been illustrating everything from picture books to the gruesome Horrible Histories series for almost twenty years. He lives in a small fishing village in England with his family and thinks his own dog, who is also named Poppy--believe it or not!--may want to be a pirate dog as well.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50845166829842,"sku":"9780763665692","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee3c67f0-bd7a-45b0-823a-1975b97bf154.jpg?v=1737342826","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/poppy-the-pirate-dog-9780763665692","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}