{"product_id":"if-this-were-the-world-9780823457199","title":"If This Were the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eRecess is wholly transformed when Omeed holds up an orange and asks one question: \"What if this were the world?\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMs. Lee's class had come perilously close to running out of games, but the hunt for the best world gains steam right away. The orange is tasty, but too small to share. A dodgeball world can be punted to outer space by a mean older kid. A maple tree isn't portable enough. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImaginations have never been so alive. But still no perfect world turns up, and the kids' search is leaving a trail of litter and destruction behind them. Maybe there really is only one world that ticks all the boxes, only one world where everyone fits and can get what they need... and maybe it's time to treat it a little better. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a cast of big personalities and a hearty helping of witty banter, \u003ci\u003eIf This Were the World \u003c\/i\u003ereads like the very best recess, with a well-earned nod to our planet and the work of protecting it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Barr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neal Porter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 10.20w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823457199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2025 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2026 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Barr\u003c\/b\u003e grew up a few miles from Disneyland in Southern California, and then grew up a lot more when he moved to New York City out of college. A longtime literary agent, he made his picture book debut with \u003ci\u003eThe Upside Down Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, which \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e named a best illustrated book of the year. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, son, and daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAG Ford\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling children's book illustrator and recipient of two NAACP Image Awards. Ford has illustrated picture books for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sharon Robinson, Ilyasah Shabazz, Martin Luther King III, Nick Cannon, Jonah Winter, The Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and many others. Raised in Dallas, He now lives in Frisco, Texas with his lovely wife Brandy and their two sons Maddox \u0026amp; Carter.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Stephen Barr \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47699025658013,"sku":"9780823457199","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_58d46ed6-bd2e-46b9-b5a0-be1ac32a4894.jpg?v=1772696129","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/if-this-were-the-world-9780823457199","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}