{"product_id":"the-relatives-came-9780689717383","title":"The Relatives Came","description":"In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars. \u003cbr\u003eWhen they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Rylant is the author of more than 100 books for young people, including the beloved Henry and Mudge, Annie and Snowball, Brownie \u0026amp; Pearl, Motor Mouse, and Mr. Putter \u0026amp; Tabby series. Her novel \u003ci\u003eMissing May\u003c\/i\u003e received the Newbery Medal. She lives in Portland, Oregon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Gammell\u003c\/b\u003e is the beloved illustrator of more than fifty books for children, including \u003ci\u003eSong and Dance Man\u003c\/i\u003e by Karen Ackerman, which received the Caldecott Medal, and two Caldecott Honor Books: \u003ci\u003eThe Relatives Came\u003c\/i\u003e by Cynthia Rylant, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Buffaloes Begin\u003c\/i\u003e by Olaf Baker, and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Science Project That Almost Ate Our School \u003c\/i\u003eby Judy Sierra. Mr. Gammell lives with his wife, Linda, in St. Paul, Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50604819415314,"sku":"9780689717383","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_688de543-66fa-4014-9e92-c81d559bc979.jpg?v=1732264619","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-relatives-came-9780689717383","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}