{"product_id":"willie-wins-almira-gilles-9781600602375","title":"Willie Wins","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this heart-warming story, a boy gets beyond peer pressure and comes to appreciate the depth of his father's love. First-time author Almira Astudillo Gilles teams up with artist Carl Angel to create an inspiring and suspenseful story. Young readers will be cheering for Willie all the way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillie is having a rough day. He has already struck out in a Little League game, and now he must find a savings bank for a contest at school - by tomorrow! Dad has just the answer. It's an alkansiya, a bank made out of a coconut shell from the Philippines, where Dad grew up. He's been saving it for Willie because of a surprise inside, a treasure Dad got when he was a boy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWillie reluctantly takes the bank to school, knowing he will be teased by his classmates for having such an unusual bank. In the weeks that follow, Willie works hard at saving his play money to win the contest. But as he works he also wonders, what will the surprise in his bank be? Is it really something special?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Almira Gilles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1600602371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781600602375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee \u0026amp; Low Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.92h x 7.98w x 0.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e54923 \/ Willie Wins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarl Angel is an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer whose work has been exhibited throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Hawai'i. A Filipino American who grew up in Honolulu, Carl lives in San Leandro, California. He is the illustrator of several books, including \u003ci\u003eWillie Wins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLakas and the Manilatown Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLakas and the Makibaka Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Almira Gilles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045765640447,"sku":"9781600602375","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_979a9b26-dde1-4348-b632-5f78ffad0102.jpg?v=1684980626","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/willie-wins-almira-gilles-9781600602375","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}