{"product_id":"the-mukluk-ball-hardcover","title":"The Mukluk Ball - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatharine Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlicia Schwab\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarhu the bear lives in the piney north woods near the bustling burg of Finn Town. When he sees a billboard advertising \"Mukluk Ball: Come One, Come All,\" he wants to go  Unfortunately, a few obstacles stand in his path.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst: he needs to buy a pair of mukluks, soft leather boots perfect for dancing. Karhu brings his innate skills to the town's summer festival. He sells freshly picked blueberries and comforting bear hugs to earn enough for this essential purchase.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext: he needs to learn how to dance. Luckily, talented friends like Millie the square dancer and Mary Ann the librarian and Inga the folksinger agree to teach him. Soon he can polka and chachacha and boogie-woogie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd then, the most vexing hurdle of all: with the dance set for January, Karhu needs a surefire way to wake up from his long winter's nap. Here, his friend Zazaa the owl swoops in to offer a solution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill the Mukluk Ball live up to Karhu's dreams? The warmth and music and fellowship filling Finn Town Hall might just make for the best night of this bear's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatharine Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e wears mukluks all winter in Cloquet, Minnesota; her stories have been published in magazines and anthologies. \u003cstrong\u003eAlicia Schwab\u003c\/strong\u003e has been drawing and dancing her whole life. She is the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eGood Grief\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGreat Group Skits\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 10.2 x 10.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760245834016,"sku":"9781681341163","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/371ffc7af3c213e673bd5209d4c4a0fc.webp?v=1780175465","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mukluk-ball-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}