{"product_id":"the-marzipan-pig","title":"The Marzipan Pig","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho but Russell Hoban could weave a tale of life’s pleasures and pain around a candy pig? And who but Quentin Blake could make the most poignant of stories so lighthearted and delightful? In this episodic picture book by an inimitable author-illustrator duo, a fantastic chain of events is triggered by the unacknowledged fall of a marzipan pig behind the sofa. We meet in quick succession a heartsick mouse, a lonely grandfather clock, an owl in love with a taxi meter, a worker bee, a fading hibiscus flower, a mouse who greets the dawn dancing, and finally a boy who guesses at the true relations between things. Appealing to the unsentimental yet sensitive nature of children, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Marzipan Pig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is exquisitely attuned to the bittersweet wonder of life and to the sentience of all beings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 - 9 years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48831933317355,"sku":"9798896230076","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/1061\/files\/91RrMUTdjML._SL1500.jpg?v=1781204117","url":"https:\/\/store.hammer.ucla.edu\/products\/the-marzipan-pig","provider":"Hammer Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}