{"product_id":"the-island-isbn-9780593900147","title":"The Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eA powerful and poetic picture book, featuring gorgeous watercolor art, about a child who learns to make peace with their overwhelming emotions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes I go to the Island.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI never mean to go.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI never want to go.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut the sky darkens,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand the wind rises,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eand the current pulls me away.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Island, a child wanders down dim and winding paths, their emotions churning. Loneliness. Sadness. Fear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut today on the Island, for the first time, they meet another person. A person who guides them out of the shadows. Assures them that everyone feels this way sometimes. And helps them find their way home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom two \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling creators comes a moving picture book about the island inside all of us: the place we go when we feel scared and sad and overwhelmed. It shows kids that, by exploring and learning from our scariest emotions, we can feel more at home inside ourselves.\u003cb\u003eGideon Sterer\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in the woods of upstate New York, where his parents owned a wildlife discovery center. Now based in the Hudson Valley, he is the author of many celebrated books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Owl\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and \u003ci\u003eFrom Ed's to Ned's\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Sarcone-Roach \u003c\/b\u003ewrites and illustrates picture books. She is the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Bear Ate Your Sandwich\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2016 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor and was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Julia grew up in Arlington, Virginia, studied film and animation at the Rhode Island School of Design, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she paints pictures, eats sandwiches, and looks for bears.","brand":"Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532204323045,"sku":"NP9780593900147","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593900147.jpg?v=1773183052","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-island-isbn-9780593900147","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}