{"product_id":"9781590177457","title":"The Glassblower's Children","description":"By the Winner of the Hans  Christian Andersen Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Children’s Literature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbert  the Glassblower and Sofia are the loving parents of little Klas and  Klara. Albert makes the most beautiful glass bowls and vases  (unfortunately they are so impractical that no one will buy them), while  Sofia supports the family by working in the fields. Every year Albert  goes to the fair to try to sell his wares, and sometimes Sofia and the  children go too. At the fair the family meets Flutter Mildweather, a  weaver of magical rugs that foretell the future, and Klas and Klara come  the attention of the splendid Lord and Lady of All Wishes Town, who  have everything they want except for one thing: children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of  curious and vivid characters—like the one-eyed raven Wise Wit, who can  only see the bright side of life, and the monstrous governess Nana,  whose piercing song can shatter glass—\u003ci\u003eThe Glassblower’s Children\u003c\/i\u003e also ponders such serious matters as what it means to find meaningful  work and the difference between what you want and what you need. In \u003ci\u003eThe Glassblower’s Children\u003c\/i\u003e Maria Gripe has drawn on fairy tales and Norse myths to tell a thrilling story with a very modern sensibility.","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174444187888,"sku":"9781590177457","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590177457_p0.jpg?v=1763809702","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590177457","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}