{"product_id":"the-spell-of-a-story-9780711278011","title":"The Spell of a Story","description":"\u003cb\u003e*Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize for Illustration 2023*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning creator of \u003ci\u003eFlooded \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLost \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a magical story about the joy of discovering a connection with books for the very first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This brightly illustrated adventure story is perfect for kids who claim to hate reading, as the enchanting narrative \u003cb\u003eopens their eyes to a fantasy world created by words on a page\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this spellbinding story, we meet a little girl excited for the summer vacation. No more school! However, she's given the very unreasonable task of reading a whole book over the holidays. A \u003cb\u003ewhole \u003c\/b\u003ebook? but she \u003ci\u003eHATES \u003c\/i\u003ebooks. Luckily, her sister takes her to the library and says she has just the thing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Slowly, the little girl is drawn into a world of adventure inside her own imagination, for the very first time. Even the grayscale world starts to fill with color as she is \u003cb\u003ecarried away in the story\u003c\/b\u003e. A little fennec fox leads her to meet fairytale witches and creatures as they find ingredients to cast a special spell at the end of her book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The little girl is dismayed to learn that this spell seemingly hasn't changed a thing. However, the little fox points out that she is completely transformed: \u003cb\u003ediscovering the power of her imagination has changed her forever\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This charming and engaging picture book shows children how wonderful books can really be, \u003cb\u003eleaving them with a lifelong affinity for reading\u003c\/b\u003e. Discover adventure on every page and get lost in \u003ci\u003eThe Spell of a Story\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Lincoln Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780711278011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs","brand":"Mariajo Ilustrajo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43897109414069,"sku":"9780711278011","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3bd8f886-0234-4814-8275-8d5c76ad6897.jpg?v=1712633254","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-spell-of-a-story-9780711278011","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}