{"product_id":"9781776571710","title":"The Yark","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very funny and cheerfully subversive chapter book about a monster who eats children—until one day he makes a friend.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Yark loves children . . . with the love of a gourmand! This hairy monster dreams of child buffets—ham of boy, orphan gratin, breaded babies, girl rillettes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But he has a problem: his delicate stomach can only tolerate nice children; liars give him heartburn and savages spoil his teeth. There are not nearly enough good, edible children around to keep him from starvation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Then the Yark finds sweet Madeleine. Will he gobble her up? Or will she survive long enough to change his life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[A] blend of horror and humor. . .\"—\u003cem\u003eBooklist Online\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gapaillard's beautiful drawings set the emotive, toothy Yark into moody, cinematic landscapes and intricate interiors.\"\u003cem\u003e—\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...unreservedly recommended for personal reading lists, as well as elementary school and community library fiction collections for young readers.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is much to love in this cautionary tale...Suggest for one-on-one sharing where parents are looking for a gentle and humorous moral tale.\"\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gecko Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061604008176,"sku":"9781776571710","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781776571710_p0.jpg?v=1763710535","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781776571710","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}