{"product_id":"9780889953642","title":"Wild Girl and Gran","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am a princess in the castle keep. \u003cbr\u003e I am a pirate on the high seas. \u003cbr\u003e I am a cowboy on the lone prairie. \u003cbr\u003e I am a wild girl, alone in my stouthearted tree.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins the story of \u003ci\u003eWild Girl and Gran\u003c\/i\u003e - a young girl and her grandmother who become companions in imagination, schemers in adventure and free-spirited in friendship. Together they create a whimsical world that is beautifully charmed and safe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a shadow falls over this special place when Gran falls ill and leaves the world. Wild Girl does not feel safe or adventurous anymore. One spring day, Wild Girl's mother begins to tell stories about Gran. Wild Girl sees how, together, their love for Gran, and each other, will survive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Girl and Gran\u003c\/i\u003e is the hauntingly beautiful tale of how imagination renews the human spirit and how love passes across generations, from mother to daughter, to calm a wild girl's heart and make her adventurous again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAwards and Nominations: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2001 UNESCO International Youth Library — White Raven Award \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the 2001 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year — Children's Picturebook \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eResource Links\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best\" in Canadian Resources 2001 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIBBY Canada Outstanding Canadian Picture Book 2000 — 2003 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanadian Library Association Book of the Year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Citation, Starred selection \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for Illustration Nomination \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlberta Children's Book of the Year nomination \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlberta Book Illustration of the Year nomination \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Deer Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027984531696,"sku":"9780889953642","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780889953642_p0.jpg?v=1763854339","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780889953642","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}