{"product_id":"the-marzipan-pig-9798896230076","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Hoban\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nyrb Kids\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.30w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798896230076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRussell Hoban\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-2011) was the author of more than seventy books for children and adults. He worked as a commercial artist and advertising copywriter before embarking on a career as a children's author while in his early thirties. During the 1960s Hoban and his wife, Lillian, worked at a prodigious rate, producing as many as six books in a single year, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sorely Trying\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDay \u003c\/i\u003e(published by The New York Review Children's Collection). Among Hoban's novels for adults are \u003ci\u003eTurtle Diary \u003c\/i\u003e(published by NYRB Classics), \u003ci\u003eRiddley Walker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bat Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Tango\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ewith Barbara Strozzi\u003c\/i\u003e. He lived in London from 1969 until his death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eQuentin Blake\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most celebrated children's book illustrators working today, having illustrated more than three hundred books by such authors as Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, and Roald Dahl. A prolific writer of books for children himself, Blake was appointed the first Children's Laureate of England in 1999.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Russell Hoban \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48552042004637,"sku":"9798896230076","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d8b67def-1c2c-4dc8-9e9f-47b5adbd6011.jpg?v=1782828313","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-marzipan-pig-9798896230076","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}