{"product_id":"the-wreck-of-the-zephyr-9780544050051","title":"The Wreck of the Zephyr","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn illustrations so vivid one can feel the whisper of wind and hear the flutter of canvas, depart this world for another to entertain the marvelous possibility of dreams.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeloved Caldecott-winning illustrator Chris Van Allsburg invites readers to peer over the edge of a cliff to consider the wreck of a small sailboat. Had a churning sea carried the Zephyr up in a storm? Could waves ever have been so impossibly high? And what of the boy who had believed--dared to chase the wind--no matter where it lead?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe winds have shifted once again, and you're invited to hear the story of the boy and his obsession to become the world's greatest sailor and a storm that carried them to a place where boats sail on the wind, instead of on the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in spare text and haunting, full-color pastels, Chris Van Allsburg's spectral sailboats take impossible flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo-time Caldecott Medal-winning artist Chris Van Allsburg (\u003ci\u003eJumanji\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Polar Express\u003c\/i\u003e) has written and illustrated many thought-provoking picture books, and was awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children's literature. He lives in Massachusetts on the North Shore. Visit his website at www.chrisvanallsburg.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50632096252178,"sku":"9780544050051","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_514857df-1d35-4ece-8f76-b84cd41a4524.jpg?v=1732788981","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wreck-of-the-zephyr-9780544050051","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}