{"product_id":"ill-be-there-isbn-9780763647117","title":"I'll Be There","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe creators of \u003ci\u003eAlways\u003c\/i\u003e offer a celebration of a growing child’s accomplishments — and a reassurance that Mom will always be there.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChildren love the idea of growing up and doing things on their own. It’s fun to dress, read, and take showers like a big kid. But it’s a little scary, too. Scampering along a stone wall just out of reach, a young boy asks his mother, \"Will you still take care of me when I’m big?\" Ann Stott and Matt Phelan, creators of \u003ci\u003eAlways\u003c\/i\u003e, have teamed up again. This time, they offer an honest, warmhearted portrait of a child taking those first steps toward independence.\u003cb\u003eAnn Stott\u003c\/b\u003e is a children’s book designer and the author of \u003ci\u003eAlways,\u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Matt Phelan. About \u003ci\u003eI’ll Be There,\u003c\/i\u003eshe says, “It dawned on me one day that I hadn’t tied my son’s sneakers in months. I suddenly realized that there were many things that I no longer had to do for him. He was growing up.” Ann Stott lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Phelan\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eAlways\u003c\/i\u003e by Ann Stott. His graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Storm in the Barn,\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Scott O’Dell Award for nonfiction. About \u003ci\u003eI’ll Be There\u003c\/i\u003e, he says, \"When I was a boy, I never passed up the chance to walk on a stone wall. I'm still tempted by them today.” Matt Phelan lives in Philadelphia.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302625431781,"sku":"NP9780763647117","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763647117_8b357549-69bc-4e25-a287-a97052628d3f.jpg?v=1742928408","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ill-be-there-isbn-9780763647117","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}