{"product_id":"the-taking-tree-a-selfish-parody-9781442407633","title":"The Taking Tree: A Selfish Parody","description":"We all know the story of the \"selfless\" tree that gave all she had just to make sure a young boy was \"happy\". \u003cbr\u003eSnore. This is a different tree. This is a different boy. This is a very different book. \u003cbr\u003eThe Taking Tree is not so happy when the boy takes her twigs to pick on his sister, or takes her apples to sell for college (she's an oak tree for goodness sake), or when he cuts off her branches to build a house that he burns for insurance money. And the boy is not sorry at all. Ever. In fact, he's kind of a jerk. And the boy asks for more, and more, and more until the oak tree is so fed up she just can't take it any longer. While another story might end sweetly with an old man sitting on a stump. This one does not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucy Ruth Cummins is an author, illustrator, and art director of children's books. She was happily paired with Jean Reidy for both \u003ci\u003eTruman\u003c\/i\u003e, which was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Children's Book of 2019, and \u003ci\u003eSylvie\u003c\/i\u003e. She also is the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eStumpkin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVampenguin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOur Pool\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Hungry Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Dwindling Assortment of Animals\u003c\/i\u003e. Lucy has swum in creeks, streams, gorges, rivers, swimming holes, pools (above- and in-ground), lakes (both Great and Finger), decorative fountains, and oceans. Her very favorite place to swim, however, is at her community pool in Brooklyn with her sons and her neighbors.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492486418706,"sku":"9781442407633","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a42cd0a3-d36f-4ee0-a4fb-29a4076716fd.jpg?v=1730594178","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-taking-tree-a-selfish-parody-9781442407633","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}