{"product_id":"the-surprise-hardcover","title":"The Surprise - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNick Laird\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMagenta Fox\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis back-to-school season, individuality is in! Nothing makes a splash like being uniquely yourself--and celebrating what makes you different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed authors Zadie Smith and Nick Laird, with art from exciting newcomer Magenta Fox, comes a powerful picture book debut!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] delightful tale for little oddballs everywhere.\"--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet Maud: a guinea pig who inexplicably wears a judo suit--and not everyone understands or approves. When Maud is thrown into a new and confusing situation, it takes brave decisions and serendipitous encounters for her to find her place and embrace her individuality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Surprise\u003c\/i\u003e is an endearing story about the quiet power of being different by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Zadie Smith and award-winning writer Nick Laird, and introduces an exciting debut illustrator, Magenta Fox. Together they have created a picture book that adults and children alike will treasure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eZadie Smith is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Autograph Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNW\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSwing Time\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as three collections of essays, \u003ci\u003eChanging My Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeel Free\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Intimations\u003c\/i\u003e, and a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eGrand Union\u003c\/i\u003e. Zadie was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002, and was listed as one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's 20 Best Young British Novelists in 2003 and again in 2013. \u003ci\u003eWhite Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e won multiple literary awards including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Guardian First Book Award. \u003ci\u003eOn Beauty \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Orange Prize for Fiction, and \u003ci\u003eNW\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Zadie Smith is currently a tenured professor of fiction at New York University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNick Laird is the recipient of many prizes for his poetry and fiction, including the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Ireland Chair of Poetry Award, the Betty Trask Prize, a Somerset Maugham award, and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. He is on faculty at New York University and Professor of Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University in Belfast. His latest collection \u003ci\u003eFeel Free\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the TS Eliot Award and the Derek Walcott Prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMagenta Fox was born in southwest London in 1994. She studied English at the University of Exeter and since moving back to London in 2015, has been working as a children's book designer. These days she works freelance--illustrating, writing, and designing children's books from her flat in south London.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 11.1 x 8.4 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 June 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698264739903,"sku":"9780593525975","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0e24462333630c4a8dd306ddc202b264.webp?v=1765010170","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-surprise-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}