{"product_id":"nice-work-9780593806296","title":"Nice Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eA wise and tender story about the patience needed for a tree-and a friendship-to grow, from award-winning author Nicholas Day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll he wanted was a peach tree: Because when you eat a ripe peach, you get sticky and sweet, and if you don't wash up, you stay sticky and sweet. And you feel like summer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when the tree arrives in the spring, it isn't a tree. It's a stick. Nice work, the boy tells his parents. You bought a stick. Even his friend Maya agrees. It's a stick. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough what happens when you plant a stick, and it grows leaves? What happens when your best friend moves away? What happens when everything that was once clear starts to change? \u003cbr\u003eHere is a story of growth, the enduring power of friendship, the persistence of rabbits--and a single, glorious, impossible peach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Studio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/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 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.11h x 8.67w x 0.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593806296\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\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/17\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNICHOLAS DAY is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mona Lisa Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Robert F. Sibert Award and the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eHorn Book \u003c\/i\u003eAward for nonfiction. He is also the author of the picture book Nothing, which received three starred reviews, and the adult narrative nonfiction title, \u003ci\u003eBaby Meets World. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has written regularly for \u003ci\u003eSlate; \u003c\/i\u003ehis work has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHALA TAHBOUB is a children's book writer and illustrator. She started her creative journey as an architect and interior designer. She won the SCBWI Canada East chapter's Storyteller Award for Illustration in 2019, and she was the SCBWI's December Featured Illustrator in 2020. Hala believes in kindness, coffee, chocolate, and in the immense power of stories. She lives in Montreal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e​\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Nicholas Day \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48311292952733,"sku":"9780593806296","price":22.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4e227188-bc34-472a-ba34-97793b05be9e.jpg?v=1779260821","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/nice-work-9780593806296","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}