{"product_id":"window-fishing-hardcover","title":"Window Fishing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDk Dyson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRudy Gutierrez\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA heartwarming story about finding joy in art and intergenerational friendship illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Rudy Gutierrez.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRudeday dreams of creating art that brings people joy but instead, he paints to pay the bills. His days and nights are long, until one day he hears a \u003ci\u003eTap! Tap! Tap!\u003c\/i\u003e at his window. What could it be? Rudeday sees a piece of string with a paper clip tied to the end of it, coming from the apartment upstairs. Rudeday has a brilliant idea.\u003cbr\u003e Rudeday carefully paints a fish and attaches it to the paper clip, starting a window-fishing exchange with a little boy upstairs. The pair swap paper fishes back and forth every day. Rudeday is finally painting for fun but he wonders if he will ever meet his window-fishing friend.\u003cbr\u003e A heartwarming story that celebrates art, friendship, and community that is sure to pull at your heartstrings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDK Dyson is a vocalist and composer who has devoted herself to community wellness and empowerment through her global performances, workshops, and seminars. She is also a yoga instructor who specializes in training survivors of assault and abuse. \u003ci\u003eWindow Fishing\u003c\/i\u003e is her picture book debut. She is the mother of musician Sandflower Dyson and lives in New Jersey with her husband Rudy Gutierrez and their singing dog Niyolo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRudy Gutierrez is the Caldecott-honor-winning illustrator of \u003ci\u003eDouble Bass Blues\u003c\/i\u003e. Other awards he has received for his art include a Pura Belpré Honor, an Américas Award, a Children's Africana Book Award, and a New York Book Award. A Bronx native, he now lives in New Jersey with his partner DK Dyson and teaches illustration at the Pratt Institute. In 2002, he was commissioned to create the cover for Santana's multi-platinum album \u003ci\u003eShaman, \u003c\/i\u003e and his art hangs in the private collections of musical icons Carlos Santana, Clive Davis, and Wayne Shorter, among others. Learn more at rudygutierrez.net or on Twitter at @Rudy_Gutierrez_art.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 10.25 x 10.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772487172384,"sku":"9780593429013","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6e73e3df3f5e845e2bf1276d83163a66.webp?v=1780406798","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/window-fishing-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}