{"title":"Illustrated by Paolo Proietti","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781636550046","title":"Before We Sleep","description":"\u003cp\u003e★ \"Visual beauty plus the beauty of closeness in sad times. Cuddle close for this one.\" \u003cb\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully quiet picture book that turns hibernation into a comforting metaphor for bedtime and enduring love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA red fox and a gray dormouse joyfully play in their forest home as the season begins to change from fall to winter. Soon, the dormouse must hibernate, and the friends will part. As the time for sleep nears, the fox tries to keep the dormouse awake. Sleep indeed must come, but not before the two friends have shared one last story, knowing they will be together again in the spring.This gentle friendship story is the perfect allegory for the bedtime ritual. And the reassuring message is clear: “I will be there for you when you wake.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302699708789,"sku":"9781636550046","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781636550046_226512a4-68cf-4d35-a826-452f9e007945.jpg?v=1786023029"},{"product_id":"9781636550282","title":"The Friendship Surprise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gentle springtime story about making room for new friendships while honoring the ones that matter most.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is spring and Little Red fox is excited to be reunited with his best friend, Hazel, a dormouse who will shortly wake from a long sleep. But over the winter, the fox has made another friend, Brock the badger. Little Red decides revealing the new friendship is not the surprise Hazel will want to wake to, so he delays bringing it up as they resume their games. Bu the fox needs to find a way to introduce the friends while maintaining the special friendship with Hazel he holds so dear. Eventually the dilemma is resolved, but not without a surprise or two along the way. This book continues the friendship story told in the companion title \u003ci\u003eBefore We Sleep, \u003c\/i\u003ealso by Volpe and Proietti\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e although it may be read and appreciated completely on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304660971893,"sku":"9781636550282","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781636550282_480d5d52-b505-4282-a90f-97a605eac18f.jpg?v=1786023031"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/illustrator-paolo-proietti.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}