{"product_id":"small-things-mended-9780593529812","title":"Small Things Mended","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe healing power of community is tenderly expressed in this picture book for fans of \u003ci\u003eA Sick Day for Amos McGhee \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Last Stop on Market Street.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKindly Cecil has a broken heart, but when the kids in his neighborhood start asking him to fix their valuables--a music box, a watch, a stuffed elephant--he gradually finds that he knows just how to do this mending. And in return, his circle of new friends offers the mending that his own heart needs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis gentle, kindhearted story brings the generations of a community together to sustain and enrich one another, and it beautifully showcases the value of fixing things―and loving their history―rather than quickly discarding them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Casey W. Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rocky Pond Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 10.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593529812\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 01\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/24\/2024 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCasey W. Robinson grew up in Maine and used to keep a shoe box of favorite words and phrases under her bed. She now lives with her family just west of Boston, in a house overflowing with books. When she's not writing, Casey is managing book events for her local independent bookstore. Her debut picture book, \u003ci\u003eIver \u0026amp; Ellsworth, \u003c\/i\u003e was a Crystal Kite Award Finalist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNancy Whitesides is an author and self-taught illustrator born and raised in the Philippines and now based in California. Her picture book debut, \u003ci\u003eGrief Is an Elephant \u003c\/i\u003eby Tamara Ellis Smith, will be published in 2023. When Nancy isn't creating, she loves taking bike rides (and balancing too many groceries on the handlebars).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Casey W. Robinson \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47283630178461,"sku":"9780593529812","price":37.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6e9f5ada-6737-4462-a55c-6c86ecf04b0c.jpg?v=1759969627","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/small-things-mended-9780593529812","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}