{"product_id":"emily-michael-bedard","title":"Emily","description":"From Michael Bedard and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Barbara Cooney comes a story about American poet Emily Dickinson and the young girl who befriends her.What if your neighbor were the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson? And what if one day she sent a letter inviting your mother to pay her a visit? A little girl who lives across the street from the mysterious Emily gets a chance to meet the poet when her mother goes to play the piano for her. There, the girl sneaks a gift up to Emily, who listens from the landing, and in return, Emily gives the girl a precious gift of her own-the gift of poetry.   \"This fictionalized encounter . . . is, like a Dickinson sonnet, a quiet gem: unassuming upon first glance, it is in fact deeply lustrous, with new facets becoming apparent the longer one looks..\"-Publishers Weekly\"In this imaginative and unusual picture book . . . the language of the  text is lyrical . . . The illustrations convey a sense of place and time long  ago, from drawing rooms to clothing. This is a picture book to read aloud and share…[Readers] will find that Bedard's charming story demystifies the person and offers some understanding of her odd behavior.\"-School Library Journal\"Two time Caldecott award winning illustrator Barbara Cooney's richly detailed oil paintings enhance the moving story of Dickinson's extraordinary private life.\"-Children's Literature","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":60944287334730,"sku":"A2706919","price":9.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0876\/0184\/0458\/files\/9780440417408_Front_cover.jpg?v=1769434223","url":"https:\/\/yoleooo.kids\/products\/emily-michael-bedard","provider":"yoleooo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}