{"product_id":"lies-and-other-tall-tales-isbn-9780060006570","title":"Lies and Other Tall Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese tales are so tall they touch the sky! From Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor artist Christopher Myers and Zora Neale Hurston.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile traveling in the Gulf States in the 1930s, Zora Neale Hurston, author of the classic \u003cem\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/em\u003e, collected and recorded some real whoppers told by folks from all walks of life. Not \"dog ate my homework\" kind of lies, but tales so wild you didn't ever want to hear the truth. And now today's picture book readers can enjoy these far-fetched fibs with Christopher Myers's spirited adaption and bold, expressive collages. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWhat's the shortest man you ever seen?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI seen a man so short he had to get up on a box to look over a grain of sand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the fastest?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI seen a man run so hard that he lost his feets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in the day, there were liars who could lie so good, you didn't even want to know the truth. And we have Zora Neale Hurston to thank for collecting their stories. In \u003cem\u003eLies and Other Tall Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor artist Christopher Myers has created a visual treat that will tickle your funny bone. Myers's expressive collages are as bold and wild as the whoppers Hurston encountered on her travels through the Gulf States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887548920037,"sku":"NP9780060006570","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060006570.jpg?v=1730226339","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/lies-and-other-tall-tales-isbn-9780060006570","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}