{"product_id":"the-queen-of-paradises-garden-a-traditional-newfoundland-tale-9780973757835","title":"The Queen of Paradise's Garden: A Traditional Newfoundland Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOnce upon a time, and a very good time it was, not in your time, indeed not in my time, but in olden times, when quart bottles held half a gallon and houses were papered with pancakes and pigs run about with forks stuck in their backs seein who wanted a slice o' ham, there were two old people and they never had no children, and they figured they were too old to ever have any.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins \u003cem\u003eThe Queen of Paradise's Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, a wonderful adaptation of a traditional Newfoundland tale, and the first in an ongoing series that combines the telling wit and resonant language of acclaimed Newfoundland actor, writer and comedian Andy Jones with the charming illustrations of Slovenian-born puppeteer and artist Darka Erdelji. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, it's clear from the story's beginning that there are children on the way, and one of those children is Jack, the delightful, mischievous, big-hearted hero of so many Newfoundland tales. Told with the humour, warmth and sly wit that have made Jones one of the Island's finest and best-loved storytellers, \u003cem\u003eThe Queen of Paradise's Garden\u003c\/em\u003e follows Jack on his way to the land of the Queen of Paradise, three miles this side of the end of the world, where he searches for a magic fruit to make his parents young again, and finds quite a few other handy things as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story is a free adaptation of a tale told by Albert Heber Keeping of Grand Bank, which he got from Billy Quann of Sagona Island; Keeping's version was published in Herbert Halpert and John Widdowson's seminal collection, \u003cem\u003eFolktales of Newfoundland\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Running the Goat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780973757835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 8.80w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/27\/2009 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andy Jones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36646117605532,"sku":"9780973757835","price":11.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fc794708-c9ca-4e2d-b54d-51d0b3b023cd.jpg?v=1603863149","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-queen-of-paradises-garden-a-traditional-newfoundland-tale-9780973757835","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}