{"product_id":"9781536232479","title":"Cress Watercress","description":"\u003cb\u003e“When Maguire and illustrator Litchfield merge their creative geniuses, a spectacular woodland adventure full of quirky animal characters emerges. . . . A story that will be beloved for years to come.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal  \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGregory Maguire turns his trademark wit and wisdom to an animal adventure about growing up, moving on, and finding community. When Papa doesn’t return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It’s a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what’s left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a menacing owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone’s business. Can a dead tree full of annoying neighbors, and no Papa, ever be \u003ci\u003ehome\u003c\/i\u003e? In the timeless spirit of E. B. White and \u003ci\u003eThe Wind in the Willows—\u003c\/i\u003eyet thoroughly of its time—this read-aloud and read-alone gem for animal lovers of all ages features an unforgettable cast that leaps off the page in glowing illustrations by David Litchfield.","brand":"Gregory Maguire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":48675410510036,"sku":"9781536232479","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_119a36ae-6319-46f3-979f-62243d701bb3.jpg?v=1789518669","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9781536232479","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}