{"product_id":"little-wooden-robot-log-p","title":"Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess","description":"\u003cp\u003eA New York Times\/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fresh new fairy tale, a wooden robot embarks on a quest to find his missing sister-- making for a memorable contemporary bedtime story in acclaimed graphic novelist Tom Gauld's first picture book for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, the king and queen have tried desperately to have a baby. Their wish was granted twice, when an engineer and a witch gave them a little wooden robot and an enchanted log princess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there's just one catch: every night when the log princess sleeps, she transforms back into an ordinary log, and can only be woken up with magic words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe princess and her robot brother are are inseparable, until the sleeping princess, mistaken for lumber, is accidentally carted off to parts unknown. Now it's up to her devoted brother to find her, and get them safely back home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey need to take turns to get each other home, and on the way, they face a host of adventures involving the Queen of Mushrooms, a magic pudding, a baby in a rosebush, and an old lady in a bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is acclaimed graphic novelist Tom Gauld's first picture book for children, inspired by a bedtime story he made up for his daughters. In his words, \"I was trying to make a book inspired by three different sets of books: The books that I remember enjoying as a child, the books that I watched my daughters enjoying, and the books I enjoy now as an adult. I wanted the book to have its own quirky feeling but also to function like a classic bedtime story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ALSC Notable Children's Book\u003cbr\u003eA Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended Title\u003cbr\u003eA People Magazine Best Kids Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA Financial Times Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eAn NPR 'Book We Love!'\u003cbr\u003eA Booklist Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003eA Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Book!\u003cbr\u003eA Publishers Lunch Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003cbr\u003eAn Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids pick!\u003cbr\u003eA CCBC Choice\u003cbr\u003eA Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50141432742165,"sku":"50888200000","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/2470\/9987\/files\/9780823446988.jpg?v=1790871875","url":"https:\/\/topsyturvytoys.pro\/products\/little-wooden-robot-log-p","provider":"Child's Play Toys and Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}