{"product_id":"i-want-a-boat-isbn-9780823447152","title":"I Want a Boat!","description":"\u003cb\u003eA box is never just a box when you have a vivid imagination and a couple stuffed animal friends to join you on a fantastic ocean voyage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI have a box,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI want a boat.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith nothing but spare text and a bright imagination, \u003ci\u003eI Want a Boat!\u003c\/i\u003e follows a girl as she finds a way to transform a plain old box in an ordinary room into a magical sailboat, complete with a rudder, sail, and anchor. She and her stuffed-animal friends take to the high seas, encounter raging storms, and make it to dry land, just in time for supper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author Liz Garton Scanlon's sprightly text and candy-colored, kid-friendly illustrations by Kevan Atteberry (\u003ci\u003eGhost Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDear Beast\u003c\/i\u003e) make this a perfect read-aloud for the youngest child.\"All sails are set and pulling in this imaginative matchup of words and pictures.\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eI Want a Boat! \u003c\/i\u003edynamic illustrations and tightly focused prose combine for a boatload of high-seas fun.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—BookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scanlon has written a wonderful read-aloud picture book for imaginative and adventurous readers.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Watercolor, acrylic, and digital illustrations are vividly colored and absolutely adorable. . . . Little ones will connect with and be inspired by the girl’s passion for adventure as she sails on the wild, rollicking sea. The ending lends itself to imaginative free play.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Atteberry (\u003ci\u003eGhost Cat\u003c\/i\u003e) creates a toy-box world of soft forms, scribble-shadowed waves, and swirling breezes. . . . The draw of the story is the young protagonist’s ability to brings needs to life via imagination—power that Scanlon emphasizes with the punch of repeating, easily memorized prose.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLiz Garton Scanlon is the author of many picture books for young readers including the New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Honor book \u003ci\u003eAll the World\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Marla Frazee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKevan Atteberry has written and illustrated several books for children, including \u003ci\u003eGhost Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, which Publishers Weekly called \"A comforting story of memory, longing, and hope.\" He is also the illustrator of the middle-grade series \u003ci\u003eDear Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, by Dori Hillestad Butler, \u003ci\u003eTickle Monster\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBoogie Monster\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Seattle area.","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299840774373,"sku":"NP9780823447152","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823447152.jpg?v=1767729720","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/i-want-a-boat-isbn-9780823447152","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}