{"product_id":"blurps-book-of-manners","title":"Blurp's Book of Manners","description":"*A CBC Teacher Favorites Award Selection!*\n*A Librarian Favorites Award Selection!*\n\nFrom Caldecott Honoree Cindy Derby comes an uproarious tale about an etiquette coach and the sentient paint blob that just might teach her proper manners.\n\nWhen etiquette coach Ms. Picklepop teeters off her stool and spills a bucket of paint, a creature emerges. Not a scary one, or an evil one, or anything of the sort. Instead, what comes alive is ...\n\nBLURP!\n\nShe'll have to carry on with her lesson, despite Blurp's many, messy distractions. But paint splotches and burps aren't all that disrupt Ms. Picklepop's decorous class. Perhaps through an unlikely friendship, Ms. Picklepop will learn a thing or two about manners herself.\n\nFall in love with Cindy Derby's newest adorable creation - Blurp - in this colorful, heartwarming, and laugh-out-loud funny tale.\n\n\"Derby's natural inclination to play with paint like a child in a mud puddle comes fully to her aid here...\nOur hero is bound to find fast friends with ill-mannered readers everywhere.\" - Kirkus, starred review\n\n\"Derby breathes fresh air into familiar comedy tropes and 'practice kindness' messaging, while anchoring the book's unleashed sense of color and character in a core truth: there is nothing more wonderful than being treated with respect.\" - Publishers Weekly, starred review\n\"Entirely and wonderfully original. Derby's paint-and-photo-collage spreads are somehow both opulent and delightfully gross.\" - Booklist\n\n\"A feast of visual humor. This crowd-pleaser is sure to be enthusiastically if not politely received.\" - Horn Book Magazine\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250810353\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 4EKGRJ00DV83_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Derby, Cindy\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41509559337018,"sku":"4EKGRJ00DV83_ns","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250810353-0.jpg?v=1783404927","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/blurps-book-of-manners","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}