{"product_id":"9781782695103-abels-island","title":"Abel's Island","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Steig is triumphant in the quality of his prose' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Steig's books are like perfect stones, complete in themselves, with no seams to be found' Jon Klassen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbel and Amanda are blissfully happy. The two mice have been married for over a year and live in a lovely home with no reason to worry. Until, one summer afternoon, a sudden storm carries off Amanda's scarf. As Abel rushes after it, he too is caught by the wind and swept far away to a deserted island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStranded but never defeated, Abel tries everything - constructing bridges, boats, catapults and stepping stones. But as winter draws in, the brave little mouse must endure hunger, danger and the ever-present threat of a nasty owl. Against these impossible odds, can Abel find his way back home?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the new Pushkin Children's Classics series of thrilling, magical and inspiring stories from around the world, which young readers will return to time and again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam Steig (1907-2003) was an American cartoonist, sculptor and illustrator and writer of children's books. He was also the creator of \u003ci\u003eShrek!\u003c\/i\u003e, which inspired the film series of the same name. He was the U.S. nominee for both of the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57684688601462,"sku":"9781782695103","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41143757_1a1bc88c-1c53-4b94-80e0-23c39343a32c.jpg?v=1778120089","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781782695103-abels-island","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}