{"product_id":"sparrow-always-hardcover","title":"Sparrow, Always - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGail Donovan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElysia Case\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this heartwarming companion to \u003ci\u003eSparrow Being Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSparrow Spreads Her Wings\u003c\/i\u003e, Sparrow wants to help the guide-dog-in-training next door pass his test but soon finds she may be the one in need of help when she has difficulty staying on task in school.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYellow daffodils and dandelions are blooming, and a new neighbor is moving into the unit next door to Sparrow's, along with a service-dog-in-training named Toby. Sparrow soon falls in love with Toby and gets involved with helping him pass his service dog test. In fact, she gets so obsessed with learning about service dogs that she can't focus on what she's supposed to be doing in school, and soon Toby's not the only one who needs to worry about getting tested. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Sparrow has to meet with the school social worker alongside some kids in \"friendship group,\" even though she doesn't need any new friends. Sparrow is used to being the one to help others, but she's having more and more trouble staying on task in class; and if she messes up too many times in school, she won't be able to walk Toby anymore. Can she be the Sparrow she's always been if she's not the helper but the one being helped?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGail Donovan was fired from her first job in an ice cream shop for making the sundaes too big. She now works in a library and writes middle grade novels, including \u003ci\u003eSparrow Being Sparrow\u003c\/i\u003e, a Junior Library Guild Selection; \u003ci\u003eFinchosaurus\u003c\/i\u003e, a Moonbeam Children's Book Award winner;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIn Memory of Gorfman T. Frog\u003c\/i\u003e, named to the New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing list. She has also written for the Rainbow Fish \u0026amp; Friends picture book series based on the bestselling work of Marcus Pfister. Donovan lives on the coast of Maine, where she jumps in the ocean all year round. She has shared her home with a dozen birds, a few dogs, a rat, and a cat named Cookie. Visit her at GailDonovan.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElysia Case is an illustrator from the Finger Lakes region of New York. When she's not making things, she can be found spoiling her pets with too many treats and annoying them with too many kisses. Follow her on Instagram @Elyvescent.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45576531083308,"sku":"9781665963299","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/zzYW5sKmyf9781665963299.webp?v=1779947260","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/sparrow-always-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}