{"product_id":"once-upon-a-tomb-isbn-9780763618377","title":"Once Upon A Tomb","description":"\u003cb\u003eClever puns and elaborately detailed, surreal artwork illuminate a collection of comically grim verses that can’t help but tickle the funny bone.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReader, if I had more time \u003cbr\u003eI’d say au revoir in rhyme, \u003cbr\u003eSayonara, ciao in verse — \u003cbr\u003eBut I have to catch a hearse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeek inside \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e and find twenty-two poems, each of which tells, in hilarious verse, the story of an untimely demise — from a school principal to a bully, a food critic to a cafeteria lady, an underwear salesman to a soccer player. Complemented by Simon Bartram’s deadpan illustrations, J. Patrick Lewis’s cryptic tour of headstones and epitaphs is silly, spooky — and far from grave.Lewis is ‘dead-on’. . . . The devilishly deadpan, acrylic paintings raise the dead to a higher humor level.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cb\u003eJ. Patrick Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e has written many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eThe Last Resort\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Roberto Innocenti, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eBest Illustrated Children's Book of the Year, and \u003ci\u003eArithme-tickle an Even Number of Odd Riddle-Rhymes\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Bartram's\u003c\/b\u003e humorous acrylic paintings have appeared in several books for children, including \u003ci\u003eMan on the Moon (A Day in the Life of Bob)\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous magazines. He loves to paint but also enjoys writing and creating his own stories and poems.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303267750117,"sku":"NP9780763618377","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763618377.jpg?v=1767734151","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/once-upon-a-tomb-isbn-9780763618377","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}