{"product_id":"wee-gillis-hardcover","title":"Wee Gillis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMunro Leaf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Lawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Caldecott Honor Book by the creators of the beloved \u003ci\u003eStory of Ferdinand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWee Gillis lives in Scotland. He is an orphan, and he spends half of each year with his mother's people in the lowlands, while the other half finds him in the highlands with his father's kin. Both sides of Gillis's family are eager for him to settle down and adopt their ways. In the lowlands, he is taught to herd cattle, learning how to call them to him in even the heaviest of evening fogs. In the rocky highlands, he stalks stags from outcrop to outcrop, holding his breath so as not to make a sound. Wee Gillis is a quick study, and he soon picks up what his elders can teach him. And yet he is unprepared when the day comes for him to decide, once and for all, whether it will be the lowlands or the highlands that he will call his home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Lawson and Munro Leaf's classic picture book is a tribute to the powers of the imagination and a triumph of the storyteller's and illustrator's art.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMUNRO LEAF (1905-1976) was an American writer, illustrator, and columnist whose books for children include \u003ci\u003eManners Can Be Fun \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHow to Behave and Why\u003c\/i\u003e (both of which he also illustrated)\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eIn 1936 he \"dashed off in 25 minutes\" a story about a bull who preferred flowers to bullfights as a showcase for the artistic talent of his friend Robert Lawson. \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Ferdinand\u003c\/i\u003e went on to become a best-seller and the two men collaborated on three subsequent books, \u003ci\u003eWee Gillis\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Simpson and Sampson \u003c\/i\u003e(1941), and \u003ci\u003eAesop's Fables\u003c\/i\u003e (1941). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eROBERT LAWSON\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(1892-1957) was a prolific writer and illustrator of literature for children and was the first person ever to receive both the Newbery and Caldecott medals. Among his forty-odd books are such classic stories as \u003ci\u003eRabbit Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Ben and Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThey Were Strong and Good.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 10.22 x 6.94 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 May 30, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730436460607,"sku":"9781590172063","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6d2b6e08799df62ad0ed84281b6f7d65.webp?v=1765125913","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/wee-gillis-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}