{"product_id":"poultrygeist-9781536210507","title":"Poultrygeist","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a debut picture-book author and a #\u003ci\u003e1 New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling illustrator, a wry take on \"Why did the chicken cross the road?\" that gives a whole new meaning to \"the Other Side.\" Cock-a-doodle-BOO \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's punny. It's spooky. It's a meta picture book that puts a fresh spin on an old joke and elevates chicken comedy to ghastly new levels. A little spring chicken crosses the road but quickly gets flattened under a semitruck. The barnyard beasts who've gone before break the news: now that Chicken's fried--dispatched to the Other Side--Chicken has a job, an unwanted job, as a noisy troublemaking ghost. This fowl may be weak in the beak, but Chicken knows that scaring people isn't nice. There is such a thing as a friendly ghost, after all--isn't there? Loaded with laughs and shivers, this Halloween-ready treat features ghoulishly funny art by the illustrator of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling Bad Seed series. Let the haunting begin  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo chickens were harmed in the making of this book.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Geron\u003c\/b\u003e earned a creative writing degree from the University of Miami and spent many years as a children's book editor, acquiring numerous \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. He is eggstatic to present \u003ci\u003ePoultrygeist \u003c\/i\u003eas his debut picture book. Originally from Summit, New Jersey, he now lives in Los Angeles, where he always looks both ways before crossing the road. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e is the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eHike \u003c\/i\u003eand the illustrator of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Seed \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Good Egg\u003c\/i\u003e, both written by Jory John. He worked as a character designer and\/or concept artist on the popular films \u003ci\u003eMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Hotel Transylvania\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eParaNorman\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also the art director and production designer for \u003ci\u003eThe Angry Birds Movie\u003c\/i\u003e. Pete Oswald lives in Santa Monica with his wife and three sons.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718027481362,"sku":"9781536210507","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cb50decd-956f-4c80-99ee-a2827bc548a5.jpg?v=1734632306","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/poultrygeist-9781536210507","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}