{"product_id":"monti-and-leo-sylvie-wickstrom-9781536222777","title":"Monti and Leo: A Newcomer in Pocketville","description":"\u003cb\u003eA charming early reader in graphic form draws on the classic theme of friendship to show that being new--or different--doesn't have to mean being lonely.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePocketville is a small town, set in its ways, and the arrival of a stranger causes a stir. Monti the mole is stunned one morning to find Leo the lizard hogging his special reading rock. When Monti visits the bakery and the library, he learns that the last cinnamon roll has been purchased, and the book he was waiting for has been checked out. What's a fastidious mole to do? When Monti confronts Leo, the newcomer turns out to be agreeable in the extreme, and friendship is a given. Now to convince the town's cantankerous baker, Ms. Sheep, to stop turning everyone against Leo. Together, Monti and Leo hatch a plot that will have Ms. Sheep singing Leo's praises in no time. This reassuring tale of friendship against the odds from the creator of the graphic memoir \u003ci\u003eSylvie\u003c\/i\u003e draws on the author's experiences as an immigrant and will appeal to anyone who has struggled to fit in in a new place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sylvie Wickstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1536222771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536222777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walker Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 127","brand":"Sylvie Wickstrom","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44634717585663,"sku":"9781536222777","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4eb7d990-f0a7-469e-a770-20b1580a3160.jpg?v=1703590556","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monti-and-leo-sylvie-wickstrom-9781536222777","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}