{"product_id":"the-marzipan-pig-hardcover","title":"The Marzipan Pig - 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\u003eRussell Hoban\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eQuentin Blake\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho but Russell Hoban could weave a tale of life's pleasures and pain around a candy pig? And who but Quentin Blake could make the most poignant of stories so lighthearted and delightful? In this episodic picture book by an inimitable author-illustrator duo, a fantastic chain of events is triggered by the unacknowledged fall of a marzipan pig behind the sofa. We meet in quick succession a heartsick mouse, a lonely grandfather clock, an owl in love with a taxi meter, a worker bee, a fading hibiscus flower, a mouse who greets the dawn dancing, and finally a boy who guesses at the true relations between things. Appealing to the unsentimental yet sensitive nature of children, \u003ci\u003eThe Marzipan Pig\u003c\/i\u003e is exquisitely attuned to the bittersweet wonder of life and to the sentience of all beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRussell Hoban\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-2011) was the author of more than seventy books for children and adults. He worked as a commercial artist and advertising copywriter before embarking on a career as a children's author while in his early thirties. During the 1960s Hoban and his wife, Lillian, worked at a prodigious rate, producing as many as six books in a single year, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sorely Trying\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDay \u003c\/i\u003e(published by The New York Review Children's Collection). Among Hoban's novels for adults are \u003ci\u003eTurtle Diary \u003c\/i\u003e(published by NYRB Classics), \u003ci\u003eRiddley Walker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bat Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Tango\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ewith Barbara Strozzi\u003c\/i\u003e. He lived in London from 1969 until his death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eQuentin Blake\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most celebrated children's book illustrators working today, having illustrated more than three hundred books by such authors as Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, and Roald Dahl. A prolific writer of books for children himself, Blake was appointed the first Children's Laureate of England in 1999.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.7 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45839751512108,"sku":"9798896230076","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/RvW3g5qJZW9798896230076.webp?v=1784834711","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/the-marzipan-pig-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}