{"product_id":"alone-paperback-14","title":"Alone! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry Falls\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThere once was a boy called Billy McGill\u003cbr\u003ewho lived by himself at the top of a hill.\u003cbr\u003eHe spent every day in his house all alone\u003cbr\u003efor Billy McGill liked to be on his own.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut life doesn't always turn out how you plan it...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2022!\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day Billy hears the squeak of a mouse - destroying his perfectly peaceful existence. So he gets a cat to catch the mouse. But the cat and the mouse make friends. So he gets a dog to chase the cat. But they all play together too. So then he gets a bear ... then a tiger ... and on it goes, until Billy's house is so filled with characters that he has to move out. Will he find that he still craves peace and quiet, or is it actually quite lovely to have company and friends?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe brilliant second book from Barry Falls is a laugh-out-loud tale of growing chaos, with a heart-warming message about how it's good to have friends.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry Falls is an illustrator, living in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He graduated from Ulster University in 2005 and works for a range of clients in publishing, design and advertising. His clients include The New York Times, Orange, Unicef, NSPCC and The Guardian. He has won multiple awards and lectures in illustration at Ulster University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 11 x 8.69 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 July 11, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729338142783,"sku":"9781843654674","price":10.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a2dbade0e472ed160409a562a8f0f28b.webp?v=1765121835","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/alone-paperback-14","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}