{"product_id":"purloining-of-prince-oleoma","title":"The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew York Times Bestseller!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA never-before-published, previously unfinished Mark Twain children’s story is brought to life by Philip and Erin Stead, creators of the Caldecott Medal-winning A Sick Day for Amos McGee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a hotel in Paris one evening in 1879, Mark Twain sat with his young daughters, who begged their father for a story. Twain began telling them the tale of Johnny, a poor boy in possession of some magical seeds. Later, Twain would jot down some rough notes about the story, but the tale was left unfinished . . . until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlucked from the Mark Twain archive at the University of California at Berkeley, Twain’s notes now form the foundation of a fairy tale picked up over a century later. With only Twain’s fragmentary script and a story that stops partway as his guide, author Philip Stead has written a tale that imagines what might have been if Twain had fully realized this work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnny, forlorn and alone except for his pet chicken, meets a kind woman who gives him seeds that change his fortune, allowing him to speak with animals and sending him on a quest to rescue a stolen prince. In the face of a bullying tyrant king, Johnny and his animal friends come to understand that generosity, empathy, and quiet courage are gifts more precious in this world than power and gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIlluminated by Erin Stead’s graceful, humorous, and achingly poignant artwork, this is a story that reaches through time and brings us a new book from America’s most legendary writer, envisioned by two of today’s most important names in children’s literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yearling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50141860200725,"sku":"50883500000","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/2470\/9987\/files\/9780593303825.jpg?v=1791682407","url":"https:\/\/topsyturvytoys.pro\/products\/purloining-of-prince-oleoma","provider":"Child's Play Toys and Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}