{"product_id":"grandmothers-pigeon","title":"Grandmother's Pigeon by Louise Erdrich, Jim LaMarche","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA grandmother's sudden departure leaves her family with an even more puzzling, and wondrous, surprise in this enchanting story from the National Book Award-winning author--at last back in print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrandmother was a mysterious woman. She could heal with a touch (or with a cup of very bitter tea) or scare off a vicious dog with a look. But when she hitches a ride to Greenland on a passing porpoise, her family is still surprised--and then concerned. The mystery deepens when, among Grandmother's collection of birds' nests, the family discovers a clutch of eggs hatching. Out pop three passenger pigeons--birds of a species long extinct, supposedly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the words of a curious grandchild, and Jim LaMarche's evocative artwork, Grandmother's legacy unfolds in these pages in all its peculiarity and charm. Mixing whimsy and gravity with a little science and history, the tale of the family's loss, and marvelous find, summons a world as intriguing as it is perfectly clear--a world animated by Louise Erdrich's storytelling magic, inviting readers young and old to follow Grandmother, and to wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Impeccably paired, text and art gracefully build to a conclusion that both reassures and startles. Magical from beginning to end.\"\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Tips the delicate balance between the fanciful and more realistic aspects of storytelling.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book that adults will be glad to share over and over, which is good because children are going to be asking for it many times.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEly Winter Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLouise Erdrich\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of fifteen novels as well as volumes of poetry, short stories, a memoir of early motherhood, and children's books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Range Eternal\u003c\/i\u003e (Minnesota, 2020). Her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Round House\u003c\/i\u003e won the National Book Award for Fiction. \u003ci\u003eThe Plague of Doves\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and she has twice won the National Book Critics Circle Award, for her debut novel \u003ci\u003eLove Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e and for\u003ci\u003e LaRose\u003c\/i\u003e. She operates Birchbark Books, an independent bookstore in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim LaMarche\u003c\/strong\u003e has illustrated \u003ci\u003eThe Rainbabies\u003c\/i\u003e by Laura Kraus Melmed, \u003ci\u003eAlbert\u003c\/i\u003e by Donna Jo Napoli (a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book), and \u003ci\u003eUp\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Raft\u003c\/i\u003e, which he also wrote. Most recently he illustrated \u003ci\u003eThe Carpenter's Gift\u003c\/i\u003e by David Rubel and \u003ci\u003ePuma Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e by Tony Johnston. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Univeristy of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45957659525306,"sku":"9781517911478","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_8b117bb3-5ee5-490c-b866-184e53617da2.jpg?v=1780764682","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/grandmothers-pigeon","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}