{"product_id":"book-i9su","title":"Alfie","description":"A picture book about a girl and her pet turtle—told from both points of view—by the author-illustrator of The \u003cbr\u003eBear Report\u003cbr\u003eAn ALA\/ALSC Notable Children’s Book\u003cbr\u003e“A charming story of the bond between child and pet.” Booklist\u003cbr\u003eSTARRED REVIEW *“Beautiful, expressive watercolor illustrations . . . A journey about what it means to be a \u003cbr\u003echild with a new pet.” Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003eDiscover the friendship between a girl and her turtle—from both points of view—in this award-winning picture \u003cbr\u003ebook that celebrates the relationship between a child and a pet.\u003cbr\u003eNia loves Alfie, her pet turtle. But he’s not very soft, he doesn’t do tricks, and he’s pretty quiet. Sometimes she \u003cbr\u003eforgets he’s even there—that is, until the night before her seventh birthday, when . . . Alfie disappears!\u003cbr\u003eWhere did he go? And why? Nia can’t say . . . but Alfie can. This is his story, and the narrative switches to Alfie’s \u003cbr\u003eperspective, as the brave turtle goes on the hunt for the perfect gift for Nia’s birthday.\u003cbr\u003eHe explores the house, encountering the family dog, then ventures out onto the fire escape, down into the yard, \u003cbr\u003eand through a sandbox until he grows cold and tired. A friendly snail suggests that Alfie take a nap in the pond \u003cbr\u003ein the yard.\u003cbr\u003eYoung readers will see the passage of time through the change in seasons from fall to winter and then spring \u003cbr\u003ein colorful illustrations. Alfie wakes up from his nap and emerges from the pond in time to celebrate what Alfie \u003cbr\u003ebelieves is Nia’s seventh birthday. Readers will delight to see the two reunited and will notice that it is, actually, \u003cbr\u003eNia’s eighth birthday, as the number indicates on her birthday balloon.\u003cbr\u003eParents and their children will embrace this warm, colorful, and funny picture book that celebrates friendship, \u003cbr\u003eeven when the friends see the relationship—and the world—very differently.","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49350116933936,"sku":"BDi9su","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49711760638256,"sku":"ZEi9su","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49711760671024,"sku":"ZMi9su","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/598426-i9su-Square.jpg?v=1734277658","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i9su","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}