{"product_id":"sparky-9780593703540","title":"Sparky!","description":"The ingenious author of \u003ci\u003e17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e and a brilliant illustrator and production designer of the \u003ci\u003eCoraline\u003c\/i\u003e movie have created a hilarious, touching picture book perfect for young animal lovers. Like the Caldecott Medal-winning \u003ci\u003eOfficer Buckle and Gloria, Sparky\u003c\/i\u003e stars a pet who has more to offer than meets the eye. When our narrator orders a sloth through the mail, the creature that arrives isn't good at tricks or hide-and-seek . . . or much of anything. Still, there's something about Sparky that is irresistible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJenny Offill is the author of \u003ci\u003e17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eParenting\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Best Book of the Year and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003e11 Experiments That Failed, \u003c\/i\u003e also a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, which \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews, \u003c\/i\u003e in a starred review, called \"the most joyful and clever whimsy.\" Learn more at jennyoffill.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChris Appelhans was selected as the Children's Choice Illustrator of the Year at the Children's Choice Book Awards for \u003ci\u003eSparky!, \u003c\/i\u003e his first picture book. The book received two starred reviews, including one from \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e declaring, \"Appelhans is a revelation.\" Chris has also worked on several films, as an illustrator and a production designer for \u003ci\u003eCoraline, \u003c\/i\u003e an environment designer for \u003ci\u003eFantastic Mr. Fox, \u003c\/i\u003e and a visual development artist for \u003ci\u003eThe Princess and the Frog.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50611373670674,"sku":"9780593703540","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eb2a5e35-1aaf-498c-b0e1-c74baed474a6.jpg?v=1732360948","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sparky-9780593703540","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}