{"product_id":"speck-an-itty-bitty-epic-9780593301982","title":"Speck: An Itty-Bitty Epic","description":"\u003cb\u003eEverything and everyone has a place in the universe, but for a little speck, lost at sea, it will take an extraordinary journey to find it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep in a tide pool, too small to see, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThousands of tiny specks go forth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEach one searching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efor a place to stay, and grow, and thrive...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe little speck does not know what it is, only that it wishes to find out. And so it embarks on a journey across the sea. From sun-flecked surf to darkest depths, past schools of fish, storm-tossed ships and hungry eels.... Until, at last, it finds exactly what it was looking for: a place to belong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn vivid watercolor paintings, Margaux Meganck brings this tale to life, seamlessly shifting perspective to show how even the tiniest creatures--every barnacle, every child, every star in the sky--contributes to something greater than itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARGAUX MEGANCK spends her days dodging raindrops and drawing from her imagination in beautiful Portland, Oregon. From nannying, to early childhood art education, to children's bookshops, Margaux has always worked with and around children's literature. So it came as no surprise when she started illustrating and writing for children. Margaux's author-illustrator debut, \u003ci\u003ePeople Are Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, received two starred reviews and was named a Kirkus best book of the year. Her illustration work has also earned multiple accolades from the Junior Library Guild (JLG) and Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). \u003ci\u003eSpeck\u003c\/i\u003e is the second book she both wrote and illustrated.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725114380562,"sku":"9780593301982","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f0d819fb-0a3f-4e01-a2aa-3d7989fc3705.jpg?v=1734817464","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/speck-an-itty-bitty-epic-9780593301982","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}