{"product_id":"mouseboat-isbn-9780593327357","title":"Mouseboat","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lyrical, soothing story about new beginnings, even in the darkest times, \u003ci\u003eMouseboat\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful tribute to finding your way home again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe wind is your voice.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou whisper to me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young girl feels lost after the death of her mother. Dad tries his best to manage everything alone, but things just aren't the same. When they take a trip to their lake house, the girl longs to feel a connection to her mom, and so she takes out the small mouseboat that she and her mom built together. And somehow, in the wind and the rain, protected by the mouseboat, she finds her mother's love.★ \"Figurative language in first person pairs with abstract watercolor illustrations to make a breathtaking lyrical picture book that beautifully portrays Faye’s sorrow and longing. . . . This book will remind grieving readers that loved ones are waiting for them with patience and understanding.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ \"With sensitivity and immediacy, this prescient picture book charts a cathartic journey through grief to hope.\" —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"With spare, heartfelt text, Theule invites readers into a narrating child’s deepest feelings . . . Halpin’s crisp mixed-media art depicts a lush green woodland and brilliant blue water that shimmers, roils, laps, and crashes in dramatic scenes that mimic the child’s emotional journey.\"\u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A good book to help children cope with loss and to help them discover fresh starts even during the most challenging times.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e —\u003c\/b\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarissa Theule\u003c\/b\u003e holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the author of the picture books \u003ci\u003eKafka and the Doll, Born to Ride: A Story About Bicycle Face\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Way with Wild Things\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Pasadena, California.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePlease visit larissatheule.com.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbigail Halpin\u003c\/b\u003e has been drawing for as long as she can remember. Her illustrations blend traditional and digital media, mixing watercolor, ink, pencil, and collage. When not drawing, she can usually be found with her nose in a book, in front of her sewing machine, or out of doors exploring.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePlease visit theodesign.com.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Viking Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303894765797,"sku":"NP9780593327357","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593327357.jpg?v=1767733020","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/mouseboat-isbn-9780593327357","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}