{"product_id":"cress-watercress-9781529507102b","title":"Cress Watercress","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA lavishly illustrated woodland tale with a classic sensibility and modern flair, from the author of the novel \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWicked, \u003c\/span\u003ewhich inspired the hit musical.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGregory Maguire turns his trademark wit and wisdom to an animal adventure about growing up, moving on and finding community. When Papa doesn't return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It’s a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what’s left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a suspect owl landlord, a nosy mouse superintendent, a rowdy family of squirrels and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone’s business. Can a dead tree full of annoying neighbours, and no Papa, ever be home?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the timeless spirit of E. B. White and\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e The Wind and the Willows\u003c\/span\u003e – yet thoroughly of its time – this read-aloud and read-alone gem for animal lovers of all ages features an unforgettable cast that leaps off the page in glowing illustrations by David Litchfield.","brand":"Walker Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821898928208,"sku":"9781529507102B","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781529507102-l.jpg?v=1785885634","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/cress-watercress-9781529507102b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}