{"product_id":"9780553497069","title":"The Only Child","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed by \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e as a best book of the year, this gorgeous and imaginative story—part picture book, part graphic novel—is utterly transporting and original. \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e declared it “a compelling and melancholy debut from an important new talent\" as well as \"an expansive and ageless book full of wonder, sadness, and wild bursts of imagination.” And like Shaun Tan's \u003ci\u003eThe Arrival \u003c\/i\u003eand Raymond Briggs's \u003ci\u003eThe Snowman,\u003c\/i\u003e it is quickly becoming a modern classic. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A little girl—lost and alone—follows a mysterious stag deep into the woods, and, like Alice down the rabbit hole, she finds herself in a strange and wondrous world. But... home and family are very far away. How will she get back there?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this magnificently illustrated—and wordless—masterpiece, debut artist Guojing brilliantly captures the rich and deeply-felt emotional life of a child, filled with loneliness and longing as well as love and joy.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A haunting, wordless, gorgeously drawn picture book.” \u003ci\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Told wordlessly through soft, dreamy illustrations, Guojing’s tale evokes the loneliness of growing up under China’s one-child policy.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A dreamy, wordless debut.” —\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Majestic.... Rare is the book containing great emotional depth that truly resonates across a span of ages: this is one such.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reminiscent of Raymond Briggs’s classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Snowman \u003c\/i\u003e(1978), this is quiet, moving, playful, and bittersweet all at once.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103116902640,"sku":"9780553497069","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780553497069_p0.jpg?v=1763717671","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780553497069","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}