{"title":"Illustrated by Walter Trier","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781782694649","title":"Dot and Anton","description":"'Matches, buy my matches, ladies and gents!' calls Luise Pogge, a.k.a. 'Dot', evening after evening, standing on Weidendammer Bridge in the middle of Berlin. Of course, her wealthy parents have no idea of her whereabouts, believing her to be in the safe care of her nanny, Miss Andacht. But Miss Andacht is being blackmailed by her shady fiancé, which is where Dot comes in. Anton, on the other hand, has to beg because he and his mother are paupers, and desperate. When the two children make friends on the streets of Berlin, Dot, who is no fool, has a brilliant idea which is sure to solve both their problems, and in the process they even solve a dastardly crime...","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55896454037877,"sku":"9781782694649","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781782694649_c37d3254-bc84-4cf3-8513-7d556754df96.jpg?v=1786025572"},{"product_id":"9781805331704","title":"The Parent Trap","description":"'A wonderful story brilliantly translated' Julia Eccleshare'Warmly recommended' Irish TimesLuise has ringlets. Lottie has braids. Apart from that they look exactly the same. But they have never set eyes on each other before.   When the two girls meet at a summer camp and discover the secret behind their similarity, they decide to switch places. Luise will go home as Lottie, and Lottie as Luise. Everyone is fooled (apart from the dog) and the plan seems to be working - until a beautiful young woman sets her sights on Luise's father. Will the girls come clean in order to avert disaster?Funny, moving, affectionate and improbably, The Parent Trap has twice been adapted for film, and endures as one of the great classics of children's literature.   Part of the new Pushkin Children's Classics series of thrilling, magical and inspiring stories from around the world, which young readers will return to time and again.   Translated by Anthea BellErich Kästner, writer, poet and journalist, was born in Dresden in 1899. His first children's book, Emil and the Detectives, was published in 1929 and has since sold millions of copies around the world and been translated into around 60 languages. After the Nazis took power in Germany, Kästner's books were burnt and he was excluded from the writers' guild. He won many awards, including the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1960. He died in 1974.   Walter Trier was born in Prague in 1880. After moving to Berlin, he became an acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator, and Kästner's collaborator on more than a dozen children's books. Forced to emigrate under Nazi rule, he died in 1951 in Ontario, Canada.   Anthea Bell was born in Suffolk in 1936. An illustrious, award-winning translator, she was best known for her translations of the much-loved Asterix books and the work of Zweig and Sebald. She died in 2018.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55897632899445,"sku":"9781805331704","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781805331704_95d6a72b-4934-45cc-853c-74096c6764a9.jpg?v=1786027816"},{"product_id":"9781782694656","title":"The Flying Classroom","description":"Martin's school is no ordinary school. There are snowball fights, kidnappings, cakes, a parachute jump, a mysterious man called 'No-Smoking' who lives in a railway carriage and a play about a flying classroom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the Christmas holidays draw near, Martin and his friends - nervous Uli, cynical Sebastian, Johnny, who was rescued by a sea captain, and Matthias, who is always hungry (particularly after a meal) - are preparing for the end of term festivities. But there are surprises, sadness and trouble on the way - and a secret that changes everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Flying Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e is a magical, thrilling and bittersweet story about friendship, fun and being brave when you are at your most scared. (It also features a calf called Eduard, but you will have to read it to find out why).","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55897833079157,"sku":"9781782694656","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781782694656.jpg?v=1786025575"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/illustrator-walter-trier.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}