{"product_id":"9798896230076","title":"The Marzipan Pig","description":"Who but Russell Hoban could weave a tale of life’s pleasures and pain around a candy pig? And who but Quentin Blake could make the most poignant of stories so lighthearted and delightful? In this episodic picture book by an inimitable author-illustrator duo, a fantastic chain of events is triggered by the unacknowledged fall of a marzipan pig behind the sofa. We meet in quick succession a heartsick mouse, a lonely grandfather clock, an owl in love with a taxi meter, a worker bee, a fading hibiscus flower, a mouse who greets the dawn dancing, and finally a boy who guesses at the true relations between things. Appealing to the unsentimental yet sensitive nature of children, \u003ci\u003eThe Marzipan Pig\u003c\/i\u003e is exquisitely attuned to the bittersweet wonder of life and to the sentience of all beings.","brand":"Russell Hoban","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":48437963587796,"sku":"9798896230076","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1c87894f-4fb7-4584-a98c-082eca3a4be0.jpg?v=1786135374","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9798896230076","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}