{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-beginning-being-the-adventures-of-a-small-snail-and-an-even-smaller-ant-9780152055325","title":"The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant)","description":"Avon the snail has never had an adventure. And adventure, he has heard, is the key to a happy life. So with his new friend Edward the ant, Avon sets out on a journey to find the excitement his life has been missing.\u003cbr\u003e This modern fable is filled with funny--and profound--insights about the meaning of things . . . great \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e small.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTusa, Tricia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eTRICIA TUSA\u003c\/b\u003e has written and illustrated many wonderful picture books, including \u003ci\u003eIn a Blue Room\u003c\/i\u003e by Jim Averbeck; \u003ci\u003eMrs. Spitzer's Garden\u003c\/i\u003e by Edith Pattou;\u003ci\u003e The Magic Hat \u003c\/i\u003eby Mem Fox; \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e by Avi; and her own \u003ci\u003eFollow Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAvi\u003c\/b\u003e's many acclaimed books for young readers include the Newbery Medal-winning \u003ci\u003eCrispin: The Cross of Lead \u003c\/i\u003eand the Newbery Honor books \u003ci\u003eNothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle \u003c\/i\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003eThe Secret School\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe End of the Beginning.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Colorado.","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555981299986,"sku":"9780152055325","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a2a554b7-9f08-4864-8b6a-7cc0b18f8ba0.jpg?v=1731746341","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-beginning-being-the-adventures-of-a-small-snail-and-an-even-smaller-ant-9780152055325","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}