{"product_id":"the-runaway-tortilla-9781943328703","title":"The Runaway Tortilla","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom award-winning author Eric Kimmel, here is a new edition of a spicy Texas twist on the classic tale \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Man\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring the artwork of Erik Brooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Eric A. Kimmel is a native of New York who taught teachers as a professor of Education at Indiana University at South Bend and Portland State University. His favorite classes were children's literature, language arts, storytelling, and handwriting. He left the university in 1993 to become a full-time writer, a dream he had had since kindergarten. Eric has written more than fifty books and has won numerous awards, including the Caldecott Honor Medal. He and his wife, Doris, live in Portland, Oregon. ericakimmel.com\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErik Brooks is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including the Washington State Book Award winner, \u003ci\u003ePolar Opposites\u003c\/i\u003e, and the CBC\/IRA Children's Choices Award winner, \u003ci\u003eThe Practically Perfect Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent illustrated book, \u003ci\u003eSea Star Wishes\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected as the July 2013 \"Book of the Month\" by US Children's Poet Laureate, Kenn Nesbitt. From his home in Winthrop, Washington, Erik also writes and draws \u003ci\u003eHarts Pass\u003c\/i\u003e, a weekly comic strip for the \u003ci\u003eMethow Valley News\u003c\/i\u003e, visits schools and libraries around the country, and plays in the woods like a wolverine! erikbrooks.blogspot.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Westwinds Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613564506386,"sku":"9781943328703","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb65b84a-b2bc-4f7c-aa15-ddfded888ed4.jpg?v=1732408115","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-runaway-tortilla-9781943328703","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}