{"product_id":"9781782690658","title":"The Story of the Blue Planet by Andri Magnason","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2014 UKLA Book Award: an eco-fable with heart and humour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimir and Hulda are best friends, living on a beautiful blue planet where there are no grown-ups, life is wild and free, and each day is more exciting than the last. Until, one day, a rocket ship piloted by a strange-looking adult named Gleesome Goodday crashes on the beach. He promises to make life a hundred times more fun - with flying-powder, and coated skin so that noone ever has to bathe again - and even nails the sun to their sky. But Hulda and Brimir soon discover that their endless fun has consequences they could never have imagined. Could it be that Gleesome Goodday is not everything he seems?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary adventure of magic and generosity, and a beautifully simple tale of selfishness and sacrifice, \u003cem\u003eThe Story of the Blue Planet\u003c\/em\u003e will delight and challenge readers of every age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndri Snaer Magnason\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Iceland's most celebrated young writers. In 2002 \u003cem\u003eLove Star\u003c\/em\u003e was named 'Novel of the Year' by Icelandic booksellers and received the DV Literary Award and a nomination to the Icelandic Literary Prize. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of the Blue Planet\u003c\/em\u003e - now published or performed in 22 countries - was the first children's book to receive the Icelandic Literary Prize and was also the recipient of the Janusz Korczak Honorary Award and the West Nordic Children's Book Prize. Magnason is the winner of the 2010 Kairos Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205041815730,"sku":"9781782690658","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9781782690658.jpg?v=1690676450","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781782690658","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}