{"product_id":"the-uncorker-of-ocean-bottles-9780803738683","title":"The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles","description":"\u003cb\u003eA message in a bottle holds the promise of surprise and wonder, as told in this enthralling picture book by Caldecott Medalist Erin E. Stead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles, who lives alone atop a hill, has a job of the utmost importance. It is his task to open any bottles found at sea and make sure that the messages are delivered. He loves his job, though he has always wished that, someday, one of the letters would be addressed to him. One day he opens a party invitation--but there's no name attached. As he devotes himself to the mystery of the intended recipient, he ends up finding something even more special: the possibility of new friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichelle Cuevas graduated from Williams College and holds a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from the University of Virginia. She is the author of three children's novels, including the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eConfessions of an Imaginary Friend\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Berkshire County in Massachusetts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Erin E. Stead is the award-winning illustrator of five picture books, including the Caldecott Medal winner \u003ci\u003eA Sick Day for Amos McGee \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor winner \u003ci\u003eAnd Then It's Spring\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in a 100-year-old barn in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her husband, author and illustrator Philip C. Stead.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rocky Pond Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647502586130,"sku":"9780803738683","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_13e9bae2-19ea-41e9-8b9f-223e5ff88693.jpg?v=1734801123","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-uncorker-of-ocean-bottles-9780803738683","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}