{"product_id":"kevin-and-the-blackbirds-9781536238075","title":"Kevin and the Blackbirds","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a poignant and lavishly illustrated storybook, two revered creators give wing to the ancient Irish tale of a wild child with a heart of gold.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn lean times, a boy's parents send him to a monastery to be cared for. After study and prayer, the monks let young Kevin run and play in the woods and fields. But the time comes when he must set aside childish ways. Shut in his lonely cell, yearning for home and the freedom of the outdoors, Kevin reaches through the window toward the light as two blackbirds land in and feather the nest of his hands. Kevin waits, day after day, for their eggs to hatch, and it's not until the chicks spread tiny wings and fly off--three new wild things gone out into the world--that he can rest and the monks can see what they must do. In a moving first collaboration, a Hans Christian Andersen Award winner and a two-time Kate Greenaway Medal winner transform a traditional Irish tale--about the love of nature and the mercies of letting go--and make it soar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536238075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Almond","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44524635062453,"sku":"9781536238075","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6825f8bf-5aaa-4075-a935-e9af2f3ffbd3.jpg?v=1722920463","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kevin-and-the-blackbirds-9781536238075","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}