{"product_id":"rotten-island-9780879235260","title":"Rotten Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perfect picture book for rambunctious kids--monsters of all kinds battle it out every day on Rotten Island. But can all that glorious rottenness last forever? \"Without question, the monster book of the year.\"--\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat would happen if every creature on land and sea were free to be as rotten as possible? If every day was a free-for-all; if plants grew barbed wire; if the ocean were poison? That's life on Rotten Island. For creatures that slither, creep, and crawl (not to mention kick, bite, scratch, and play nasty tricks on each other), Rotten Island is paradise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then, on a typically rotten day, something truly awful happens. Something that could spoil Rotten Island forever. Out of a bed a gravel on the scorched earth, a mysterious, beautiful flower begins to grow... This is a wonderfully raucous, fantastically colorful, reminder that nothing rotten lasts forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e William Steig was a master of the children's book. Author of \u003cb\u003eShrek \u003c\/b\u003e--the basis for the movie series--and many other beloved and award-winning titles, \u003cb\u003eRotten Island\u003c\/b\u003e is Steig at his imaginative best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteig, William:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Steig\u003c\/b\u003e drew over 2,600 cartoons and 117 covers for the \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e during his nearly fifty-year career. His children's books include the Caldecott Medal-winning \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSylvester and the Magic Pebble \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShrek!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, the basis for the animated film series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David R. Godine Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50675965231378,"sku":"9780879235260","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9f10b5cc-ae34-498f-84a8-db23d9835576.jpg?v=1737242716","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rotten-island-9780879235260","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}