{"product_id":"the-marzipan-pig-9798896230076","title":"The Marzipan Pig","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Russell Hoban | Quentin Blake\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Nyrb Kids\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Nyrb Kids\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Animals - Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho but Russell Hoban could weave a tale of life's pleasures and pain around a candy pig? And who but Quentin Blake could make the most poignant of stories so lighthearted and delightful? In this episodic picture book by an inimitable author-illustrator duo, a fantastic chain of events is triggered by the unacknowledged fall of a marzipan pig behind the sofa. We meet in quick succession a heartsick mouse, a lonely grandfather clock, an owl in love with a taxi meter, a worker bee, a fading hibiscus flower, a mouse who greets the dawn dancing, and finally a boy who guesses at the true relations between things. Appealing to the unsentimental yet sensitive nature of children, \u003ci\u003eThe Marzipan Pig\u003c\/i\u003e is exquisitely attuned to the bittersweet wonder of life and to the sentience of all beings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nyrb Kids","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47966988075159,"sku":"9798896230076","price":2043.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798896230076.webp?v=1782912775","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-marzipan-pig-9798896230076","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}