{"title":"Books by John Martz","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781774883631","title":"How to Give Your Cat a Bath","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this hilarious and clever \"how-to\" picture book, a little girl and a know-it-all narrator are thwarted by a cat who refuses to take a bath. The perfect read-aloud for fans of \u003ci\u003eSnappsy the Alligator\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInterrupting Chicken\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStep one: fill the bath\u003cbr\u003eStep two: put the cat in the bath\u003cbr\u003eStep three: put shampoo on the cat\u003cbr\u003eStep four: rinse the cat\u003cbr\u003eStep five: dry the cat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeems simple, right? One problem: the cat has no intention of doing ANY of these things! Watch as the steps keep changing, the cat keeps escaping, the girl keeps eating cookies and the mess keeps escalating. Soon it's not just the cat who needs a bath — it's the whole house!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis spoof on an instruction manual features an increasingly bewildered human, a nonchalant cat and a know-it-all narrator . . . who really doesn't know it all. How DO you give a cat a bath? Read on to find out!","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205028806834,"sku":"9781774883631","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781774883631.jpg?v=1786024483"},{"product_id":"9780735271005","title":"Evie and the Truth about Witches","description":"\u003cb\u003eEvie wants to be scared, but she'll get more than she bargained for in this thrilling, witchy chapter book adventure! For fans of \u003ci\u003eSir Simon: Super Scarer\u003c\/i\u003e and other spooky, kid-friendly books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvie wants to be scared, and the usual scary stories just aren't doing it for her anymore. When she stumbles across a different sort of book, \u003ci\u003eThe Truth about Witches\u003c\/i\u003e, she hopes she's found something thrilling . . . but she's forbidden by a kindly shopkeeper from reading the last page out loud! Naturally, her curiosity gets the better of her, and upon reading the last page out loud -- a \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e summoning spell -- Evie is spirited off to a strange land of magic, weird creatures, feasts and actual witches! They're not as scary as they seem, until Evie asks to join their ranks . . . and only once she does is her quest for true scariness satisfied . . .","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56297042051445,"sku":"9780735271005","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780735271005_40458e13-e2ce-4007-b8f8-785dc4249ca3.jpg?v=1786014940"},{"product_id":"9780735267879","title":"Crocodile Hungry","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hilarious story about a hungry and hapless crocodile, for fans of \u003ci\u003eHow to Give Your Cat a Bath\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Want My Hat Back\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrocodile hungry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat can crocodile eat?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCanned ham? Too hard to open.\u003cbr\u003eBeef jerky? Gets stuck in teeth.\u003cbr\u003eEggs? Bite shell, get toothache.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrocodile must find food. But where? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough crocodile is surrounded by food, he doesn't know it. He's used to food coming in packages and boxes and in handy tins. Will the hungry crocodile figure it out?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders big and little will laugh out loud at the simple but hysterical text and illustrations by debut author Eija Sumner and cartoonist (and now resident crocodile expert) John Martz.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311883530613,"sku":"9780735267879","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780735267879_51b71faa-1d8b-41aa-8757-8b88d0a6392f.jpg?v=1786014915"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-john-martz.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}