{"product_id":"9781681370033","title":"The Marzipan Pig","description":"Who but Russell Hoban could weave a tale of life’s pleasures and pain around a candy pig? And who but Quentin Blake could make the most poignant of stories so lighthearted and delightful? In this episodic picture book by an inimitable author-illustrator duo, a fantastic chain of events is triggered by the unacknowledged fall of a marzipan pig behind the sofa. We meet in quick succession a heartsick mouse, a lonely grandfather clock, an owl in love with a taxi meter, a worker bee, a fading hibiscus flower, a mouse who greets the dawn dancing, and finally a boy who guesses at the true relations between things. Appealing to the unsentimental yet sensitive nature of children, \u003ci\u003eThe Marzipan Pig\u003c\/i\u003e is exquisitely attuned to the bittersweet wonder of life and to the sentience of all beings.","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139692577008,"sku":"9781681370033","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681370033_p0.jpg?v=1769889560","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681370033","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}