{"product_id":"the-gift-of-the-christmas-spider-a-ukrainian-tale-9781668972298","title":"The Gift of the Christmas Spider: A Ukrainian Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on an old Ukrainian story, acclaimed writer Trinka Hakes Noble crafts a heartwarming tale of kindness that embodies the spirit of Christmas and celebrates the resilience of the heart.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLong ago in the land of old Ukraine there lived two mothers. One, a humble peasant woman who struggled to provide for her children. And the other, a mother spider who also worked hard to care for her family. One bitterly cold, bleak Christmas their two lives come together in a chance encounter. When the peasant woman goes to the forest to get a small tree on Christmas Eve, she doesn't notice that someone has made a home among its branches. During the night the mother spider repays the gift of shelter in an extraordinary way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLush artwork from artist Stephen Costanza brings the holiday story to life in this enchanting new edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sleeping Bear Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668972298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32","brand":"Trinka Hakes Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733711515829,"sku":"9781668972298","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gift-of-the-christmas-spider-a-ukrainian-tale-9781668972298","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}