{"product_id":"2940014705417","title":"The Magic of Mookie","description":"Author Connie Zakowski lives in southeastern Wisconsin and has always had a passion for writing, with no particular genre in mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a child she was fascinated with all types of insects and baby chimpanzees. Stemming from that, forty-nine years later, she has a collection of insects, with a few books on the subject. Unfortunately, she never experienced having her own live monkey, but has a stuffed one she named Mookie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConnie, now a cancer survivor, wanted something positive during her yearlong treatments. She came up with the idea of illustrating a version of her stuffed monkey and she created a series of Mookie books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese books, starting with The Magic of Mookie, is a fun way for children to learn about animals, insects, and nature through Mookie and his pal Mikey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeing a kid at heart, Connie hopes children will enjoy reading The Magic of Mookie, as much as she did creating it.","brand":"Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074065055984,"sku":"2940014705417","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014705417_p0.jpg?v=1763613963","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014705417","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}