{"product_id":"willys-wonders-9781637923443","title":"Willy's Wonders","description":"\u003cp\u003e LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF \"GIVINGNESS\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilly's Wonders is a unique slice of life that offers a fresh perspective on hope and trust. It\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoffers us a pied piper, a teacher, someone that reclaims his gifts and uses them. It is a comedic \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elook at larger-than-life characters set in the rural Rocky Mountain community of Yampa, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColorado. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree orphans are taken under the wing of a good-natured musical vagabond and find a new \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edirection in life through Willy's \"special\" gifts. At the same time, the children give Willy a new \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efocus on the wonder of life. The adventure begins when the orphans run away from the menacing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclutches of the head mistress, of the Hannibal Home for Wayward Children, Big Bertha. Willy, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand his newly blended family, finds a safe haven at a cafe run by a kindly woman, known to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeveryone as Mom. The cafe is filled with an assortment of colorful characters from a crazy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecowboy poet to a stressed-out mountain man, a puffy, one-eyed sheriff to a stuffy banker, and the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoverly dust-conscious waitress and her submissive, mechanic, husband. Three musical hobos, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclumsily, follow in Willy's wake. The story is rounded out by a mischievous ghost who delights \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein getting even with anyone who gets in the way of his merriment. It all culminates in a live \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebenefit to save Mom's Cafe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilly's Wonders is a comedic story with a message geared for children but with appeal for all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's good clean fun. The messages are positive without being face slapping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beyond Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637923443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.38d","brand":"Larry Hiskett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798420160693,"sku":"9781637923443","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8dcc802b-de8f-48f0-a1c8-9d85c6d32d75.jpg?v=1758638490","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/willys-wonders-9781637923443","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}