{"product_id":"ted-kooser-carla-ketner-9781496236777","title":"Ted Kooser: More Than a Local Wonder","description":"Named a Best New Children's Book of 2023 by \u003ci\u003eNCompass Live\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paterson Prize for Books for Young People Winner \u003cbr\u003e Semifinalist for 2024 Society of Midland Authors Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Long before Ted Kooser won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, served as the U.S. Poet Laureate, and wrote award-winning books for children, he was an unathletic child growing up in Iowa, yearning to fit in. Young Teddy found solace in stories, and one specific book, Robert McCloskey's \u003ci\u003eLentil\u003c\/i\u003e, inspired him to become a writer. As a child and later, while working in the insurance industry, Ted honed his craft and unique style as he wrote about the people and places of the rural Midwest. \u003ci\u003eTed Kooser: More Than a Local Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the power of stories and of finding oneself through words.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carla Ketner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496236777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496236777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.08h x 10.08w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2023 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 116","brand":"Carla Ketner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44121953272063,"sku":"9781496236777","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d12c148c-4ebb-461c-8001-89b373b778e2.jpg?v=1687422318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ted-kooser-carla-ketner-9781496236777","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}