{"product_id":"princess-cora-and-the-crocodile-paperback","title":"Princess Cora and the Crocodile - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Amy Schlitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrian Floca\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Medalist join forces to give an overscheduled princess a day off -- and a deliciously wicked crocodile a day \u003ci\u003eon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrincess Cora is sick of boring lessons. She's sick of running in circles around the dungeon gym. She's sick, sick, sick\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof taking three baths a day. And her parents won't let her have a dog. But when she writes to her fairy godmother for help, she doesn't expect that help to come in the form of a \u003ci\u003ecrocodile\u003c\/i\u003e--a crocodile who does \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e behave properly. With perfectly paced dry comedy, children's book luminaries Laura Amy Schlitz and Brian Floca send Princess Cora on a delightful outdoor adventure -- climbing trees  getting dirty  having \u003ci\u003efun \u003c\/i\u003e -- while her alter ego wreaks utter havoc inside the castle, obliging one pair of royal helicopter parents to reconsider their ways.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Amy Schlitz \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the Newbery Medal winner \u003ci\u003eGood Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, \u003c\/i\u003e the Newbery Honor Book and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSplendors and Glooms, \u003c\/i\u003e the Scott O'Dell Award winner and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Hired Girl, \u003c\/i\u003ethe sumptuously illustrated chapter book \u003ci\u003eThe Night Fairy, \u003c\/i\u003e and other critically acclaimed books for young readers. A teacher as well as a writer, Laura Amy Schlitz lives in Maryland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Floca \u003c\/b\u003eis the author-illustrator of the Caldecott Medal winner \u003ci\u003eLocomotive, \u003c\/i\u003e the Robert F. Sibert Honor books \u003ci\u003eMoonshot \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLightship, \u003c\/i\u003e and other picture books, and is the illustrator of many more books for young readers. Brian Floca lives and works in Brooklyn.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Princess Cora and the Crocodile\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771715354912,"sku":"9781536208788","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b5276fe8955d61284db4faea3fbd973b.webp?v=1780391543","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/princess-cora-and-the-crocodile-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}