{"product_id":"9781491802106","title":"The Tale of the Pumpkin Seed Squad","description":"\u003cp\u003eRiley Chester-field Mouse has acquired both a name and some friends in this 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e book of a series chronicling the life of the little field mouse.  Through the same easy-read poetry and captivating caricatures  exhibited in \u003cu\u003eThe Tale of the Christmas Hero\u003c\/u\u003e, the author and artist comically relate the imaginative adventures -- and misadventures -- of Riley and his friends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e            The tale begins on a crisp, fall morning as Riley hastens to join his friends in their newly-discovered game called football.  In a flashback to the previous week, Riley recalls his disastrous introduction to the sport when he tried to interject himself into a people-boys' game and was found to be no match for a football 10 times his size!  But his inventive friend, Gus, hatched a plan to scale the game down to their level, promising to bring a mouse-sized ball to their next Saturday play date.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e              \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e            When Gus arrives at the field lugging a HUGE pumpkin, his friends scoff in disbelief until he climbs inside the pumpkin and proudly produces the perfect game ball -- a pumpkin \u003cu\u003eseed\u003c\/u\u003e!  So, then, \"with walnut shells for helmets and long toenails for cleats, both teams stood ready to perform amazing football feats!!\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e            The game and the story play out in clever detail as each mouse team scrambles to conquer the scoreboard before the hungry little Gus devours all the delicious-tasting balls!  Through a delightful twist at the end of the tale, the little mice discover friendship to be the real victor in their competition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e            \u003cu\u003eThe Tale of the Pumpkin Seed Squad\u003c\/u\u003e is a delightful commentary on competition and sportsmanship that will surely charm even the least of its budding-athlete readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144944271600,"sku":"9781491802106","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491802106_p0.jpg?v=1763660192","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491802106","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}