{"product_id":"what-is-a-book-9780228106432","title":"What Is a Book?","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe book that will transform kids' feeling for books.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Emily Dickinson likened a book to a \"frugal frigate\" that could sail away with you to the unknown lands of imagination. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Albert Einstein's opinion was that \"imagination is more important than knowledge.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"A book is a little thing.\u003cbr\u003e It seems like just a bunch of paper. It has a cover, a title, words.\u003cbr\u003e Sometimes drawing, too\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat Is a Book\u003c\/i\u003e is about the world of imagination that goes far beyond the pieces of paper with words. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA book is a house.\u003cbr\u003e It's like a roof over your head, \u003cbr\u003e A cozy place to stay.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA corner to hide away\u003cbr\u003e Where you feel protected and safe.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA book is a door.\u003cbr\u003e You open it and find yourself in a different world.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWill you meet someone?\u003cbr\u003e What will happen?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As we see that a book can be an airplane, a blanket, a mirror, a window... we see that each of these metaphors is about moving from our known self to a place that is wonderfully stimulating and comforting too. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA book is a window.\u003cbr\u003e There's someone not at all like you out there, \u003cbr\u003e Someone really different\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaybe that's why you're curious and want to know more about her.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A book is a brick, a swing and a sandwich. When you find out why, you'll know why all of us treasure what a book can do for us, where a book can take us, what a book can teach us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is both an important book for children and a reminder to adults of why we have loved and honored books, and why they are so important. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780228106432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32","brand":"Lucia Stipari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52801335689397,"sku":"9780228106432","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-is-a-book-9780228106432","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}