{"product_id":"9781406395266","title":"Under the Table","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Surreal imagination, warmth and fun ... full of the recognizable delight of long summer days and family togetherness.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHold on tight for a funny and quirky new story set in the same world as Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman''s celebrated classics, \u003ci\u003eThe Pencil \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Runaway Dinner.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne morning, Banjo is helping his dad to wash the car. His little sister Elsie comes running up. \"There''s an egg in my egg cup!\" she yells. \"And a great big grey thing ... UNDER THE TABLE!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrimming over with Allan Ahlberg''s idiosyncratic voice, charm and character, and perfectly matched with Bruce Ingman''s bold and playful illustrations, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Table \u003c\/i\u003eis an irresistible read-aloud full of surprises ... oh, does Elsie discover such wonderful (and unexpected!) new friends in her lively and happy home!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Few writers understand children''s sense of the absurd better than Ahlberg and this madcap story, with funny, detailed illustrations, will be a bedtime classic.\" \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Improvisational good humour and playful writing make Under the Table as fun for adults to read aloud as it will be for children ages 3-7 to hear.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wall Street Journal  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eLook out for these other fantastic books by the same author and illustrator:\u003cbr\u003eTHE PENCIL\u003cbr\u003eTHE RUNAWAY DINNER\u003cbr\u003ePREVIOUSLY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43172943888562,"sku":"9781406395266","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781406395266.jpg?v=1786019511","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781406395266","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}