{"product_id":"tonbo-9780063248472","title":"Tonbo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this semiautobiographical story told through the eyes of a man who ages backward, Caldecott medalist Allen Say reveals the power of memory to shape one's art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an old man takes a morning walk, he is startled by a paper airplane overhead. He follows it to a strangely familiar town. There he meets a man who calls him \"son\" and high school boys who ask him to play catch. When he sees a glimpse of his reflection, he realizes a shocking fact: He is a young man. Could it be that he is getting younger and younger with each person he meets?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he searches for the plane, he is led deeper into his memories. Where will he find the plane? And what will he discover?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLushly rendered in oil paintings that nod to the American realist movement, \u003cem\u003eTonbo \u003c\/em\u003ewill encourage a new generation of artists to take up the creative path. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't miss these titles by Allen Say: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eGrandfather's Journey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eKozo the Sparrow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eStranger in the Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiss Irwin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sign Painter\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063248472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2024 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Allen Say","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589974782133,"sku":"9780063248472","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9aa3cbd0-db62-4fe1-a67a-1be61c7bc77e.jpg?v=1724734421","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tonbo-9780063248472","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}