{"product_id":"a-penguin-called-samantha-laura-seeman-9780595440047","title":"A Penguin Called Samantha","description":"\u003cb\u003eLaura Seeman\u003c\/b\u003e is a talented poet who has turned her gifts to the writing of fables in verse. Whether Seeman is writing about balding chimpanzees, sexually ambiguous penguin babies, or other of our cousins in the animal kingdom, her work illuminates human behavior, and the poems sparkle and shine. Enjoy!  \u003cp\u003e-\u003cb\u003eMargaret Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eBlack Raspberries\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Penguin Called Samantha\u003c\/i\u003e, Laura Seeman, always wry and wise, offers us a wide variety of tales in verse, depicting us animal clothed, in the tradition of the old fables. Laura exposes our greed, our vanity, our blunders, with a grain of salt, and a sly understanding. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy favorites: \"The Parrot\" who mouthed words he heard and knew nothing about; \"Two Foxes Villanelle\", an image of friendship in old age; and \"The Cuckoo and the Rooster\", each one needing the other to make his life seem sublime. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003cb\u003eNicole Andonov\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003ePortraits\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e[Laura Seeman's fables are] witty and delightful-actually delicious would be more exact. My favorite is The 'Hippopotamus'. And the art is wonderful, too. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003cb\u003eChana Bloch\u003c\/b\u003e, poet, translator, \u003ci\u003eSong of Songs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Seeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595440045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595440047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Laura Seeman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435563299071,"sku":"9780595440047","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_abd6f966-908c-4946-845b-0100c10a1dc4.jpg?v=1777151209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-penguin-called-samantha-laura-seeman-9780595440047","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}