{"product_id":"9780985558802","title":"Alaskan Troll Eggs","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFollow the delightful story of four young children who get caught up in an unexpected adventure in the Alaskan wilderness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fun and entertaining from beginning to end! I read it to my 6 year old and he was hanging on every word! I appreciated the surprise ending. The story has you guessing, as it leads you on a fun, engaging adventure of four young children.\"\u003cbr\u003eNatalie Gustafson - Mother and Teacher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI thought the story was funny. I liked it very much. I liked it when people thought Grandma was a witch. - Robert Klopp - Age 8\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren will lie still under the covers waiting with excitement as this wonderful story uncovers itself.\u003cbr\u003eTony Tupper - Father and Grandfather\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnique, a page-turner for adults, even. Trust your Grandma. - Greg Burkman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is captivating and kids of all ages will enjoy reading it. It takes your imagination away where things are simple and full of adventure. - Ivy Tupper - Mother and Grandmother\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlaskan Troll Eggs is a delightful story teaching us that the innocent imagination of children can lead us on an adventure through the Alaskan wilderness in search of Troll Eggs. - Sue and Dan Schaaf - Grandparents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlaskan Troll Eggs by Kathleen Wallace is a delightful stroll through a child's imagination and the insatiable thirst for adventure that resides therein. The writer perfectly captures the benign capriciousness of childhood as she follows the four children Robert, Leife, Jude, and Ky and their encounter with the strange, old woman and her \"troll eggs\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in the passive voice of most children's books, Ms. Wallace's narrative occurs within the active imaginations of the children, themselves. One remembers and can easily understand the child's needs to create an exotic, yet more accessible, overlay. I certainly do. Sure, she may be the grandmother you see on holidays and special occasions, but life becomes infinitely more interesting when she transforms into the \"Crazy, Old Woman of the Woods\". Likewise, the tasty purple potatoes in grandma's garden assume a new dimension of mystery as troll eggs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis, then, is the area I feel the writer has achieved something of significance. Creating the fantasy world of the children (whimsically illustrated by Brian Collins) while explaining that world through metaphor. Ms. Wallace allows us to reconnect with our own childhood in the most subtle of ways. In this, her debut effort, the writer succeeds and we are the ones who are rewarded. - J.C. Campione\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alaska Dreams Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042899935472,"sku":"9780985558802","price":9.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780985558802_p0.jpg?v=1763889717","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780985558802","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}