{"product_id":"the-way-back-home-9780399250743","title":"The Way Back Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the illustrator of the #1 smash hit \u003ci\u003eThe Day the Crayons Quit\u003c\/i\u003e comes an imaginative tale of friendship in a world where what makes us different isn't nearly as important as what makes us the same.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: He flies it into outer space  Millions of miles from Earth, the plane begins to sputter and quake, its fuel tank on empty. The boy executes a daring landing on the moon . . . but there's no telling what kind of slimy, slithering, tentacled, fangtoothed monsters lurk in the darkness  (Plus, it's dark and lonely out there.) Coincidentally, engine trouble has stranded a young Martian on the other side of the moon, and he's just as frightened and alone. Martian, Earthling--it's all the same when you're in need of a friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003eOliver Jeffers \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(www.oliverjeffersworld.com) makes art and tells stories. His books include \u003ci\u003eHow to Catch a Star; Lost and Found\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the recipient of the prestigious Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award in the U.K. and was later adapted into an award-winning animated film; \u003ci\u003eThe Way Back Home; The Incredible Book Eating Boy; The Great Paper Caper; The Heart and the Bottle\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a highly acclaimed iPad application narrated by Helena Bonham Carter; \u003ci\u003eUp and Down, the New York Times bestselling Stuck; The Hueys in the New Sweater, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand This Moose Belongs to Me, \u003c\/i\u003ea \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Oliver now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Philomel Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614788260114,"sku":"9780399250743","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7819f584-0070-4ba0-9a67-d9c4ae466c1e.jpg?v=1732463290","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-way-back-home-9780399250743","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}