{"product_id":"remarkables-9781481497176","title":"Remarkables","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Breathtaking.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Enchanting art.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJourney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003ePearl\u003c\/i\u003e in this transcendent picture book about a mermaid finding her forever home, created by the author of \u003ci\u003eStrictly No Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e, Lisa Mantchev, and \u003ci\u003eThe Bear and the Piano \u003c\/i\u003eauthor-illustrator David Litchfield. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a boy is out swimming and looking for fish, he meets a mermaid instead. She is all alone. He welcomes her to his home and his circus family. Though she misses the ocean, she feels she has found a new family and home. With lyrical text and luminous artwork, \u003ci\u003eRemarkables\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of friendship and finding home. What a remarkable place the world is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLisa Mantchev is the author of many picture books, including the internationally acclaimed \u003ci\u003eStrictly No Elephants\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Taeeun Yoo; \u003ci\u003eRemarkables\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by David Litchfield; and \u003ci\u003eSomeday, Narwhal\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Hyewon Yum. Lisa lives on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Learn more at LisaMantchev.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Litchfield is the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Bear and the Piano\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in the illustration category and has sold in twenty-four countries. He is also the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eGrandad's Secret Giant \u003c\/i\u003eand the illustrator of many books for young readers. He lives in England with his family. Visit his website at DavidLitchfieldIllustration.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338284470546,"sku":"9781481497176","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_19960641-f835-41b4-b66e-b635fdffcefc.jpg?v=1727980767","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/remarkables-9781481497176","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}