{"product_id":"prince-in-a-pastry-shop-9781644212844","title":"Prince in a Pastry Shop","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a beautifully illustrated story for adults that is playful, philosophical, and with a wink of naughtiness, two characters--the Not-So-Little-Prince and Prickly Pear--consider the nature of happiness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuch more than a tale of sweet indulgence, \u003ci\u003ePrince in a Pastry Shop\u003c\/i\u003e touches on a fundamental question important to us all, from preschooler to pensioner: what does it mean to be happy? Is happiness to be found in the smallest, most visceral of experiences like eating a sugar-dusted donut? Can we truly experience happiness while there is suffering in the world? Is there a great cosmic balance that demands for every happy moment there also be a moment of sorrow? Can we be happy knowing that it's a fleeting condition? Can we really know and understand happiness while we're experiencing it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Happiness is nothing but trouble,\" says the Prince. For Prickly Pear, happiness simply tastes like a cupcake or profiterole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriter Marek Bieńczyk, the winner of the Nike prize, the most important literature award in Poland, joins with the brilliant Polish illustrator Joanna Concejo whose detailed pencil drawings create a wonderland, where sitting at a café table morphs into a dreamscape with animals, a borderland between waking and dreaming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a very light touch \u003ci\u003ePrince in a Pastry Shop\u003c\/i\u003e asks one of the most profound questions of our existence: is it enough to appreciate each moment of sweetness--and at what cost--or must we be active in an unforgiving world to find contentment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644212844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Marek Bienczyk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42745949520053,"sku":"9781644212844","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b83e74be-bb61-4e21-8a15-1fb9dc5be53f.jpg?v=1676994900","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/prince-in-a-pastry-shop-9781644212844","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}