{"product_id":"the-bad-chair-9781773062464","title":"The Bad Chair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fresh and funny picture book about feeling left out and the power of friendship, from the author and illustrator of \u003cem\u003eA Year Without Mom.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery evening before brushing their teeth and getting ready for bed, Vivi and Monkey play the game: Monkey hides under a sheet, and Vivi pretends to look for him. Every evening, Chair wishes more than anything that he could play, too.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne night, Chair decides to make Monkey late for the game so that Vivi will look for Chair instead. But nothing goes quite according to plan. Instead of looking for Chair, Vivi grows increasingly worried about Monkey. She gathers witnesses for questioning, and Chair could be the key to her investigation. But if Vivi finds Monkey, will she still want to be friends with Chair?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis sweet, funny story about friendship will encourage young readers to empathize with those feeling left out. Kids will delight in Dasha's simple yet sophisticated illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3\u003cbr\u003e Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3\u003cbr\u003e Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTolstikova, Dasha:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDasha Tolstikova is the author and illustrator of the graphic memoir \u003cem\u003eA Year Without Mom\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Book of the Year, a USBBY Outstanding International Books selection, and received four starred reviews. Dasha has illustrated several picture books, including \u003cem\u003eViolet and the Woof\u003c\/em\u003e by Rebecca Grabill, \u003cem\u003eFriend or Foe?\u003c\/em\u003e by John Sobol and \u003cem\u003eThe Jacket\u003c\/em\u003e by Kirsten Hall. Her illustrations have also appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. \u003cem\u003eThe Bad Chair\u003c\/em\u003e is the first picture book Dasha has written and illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434914222354,"sku":"9781773062464","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45c140d6-ab74-443d-b855-e6056d137f3b.jpg?v=1729611216","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bad-chair-9781773062464","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}