{"product_id":"9780374374464","title":"Queen on Wednesday","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eQueen on Wednesday\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gabi Swiatkowska\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Thelma is bored, she decides to become a queen\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003ebut being a queen has its own complications.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Wednesday, Thelma is bored—so she decides to become a queen. She makes the royal announcement on Thursday and chooses the royal pets on Friday. But she needs a castle to keep the pets, and royally qualified trainers to tame them, and of course someone to clean up after the messes. It's enough to give a queen a royal headache. And when Thelma realizes that there aren't enough beds to hold her royal staff, she flings off her crown and decides that maybe being a regular girl isn't so boring after all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with playful humor and stunning artwork, \u003ci\u003eQueen on Wednesday\u003c\/i\u003e marks renowned illustrator Gabi Swiatkowska's debut as a picture book author.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Frances Foster Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For those children - or perhaps those parents - looking for offbeat fare to relieve their own boredom, this sophisticated exercise in stylization may prove just the ticket.” —\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A familiar story of imaginative play, but Swiatkowska's whimsical pictures set it apart.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The emotional arc of the narrative are conveyed by the illustrations, a series of surrealist-style paintings of a world where oddities such as fish anchored by balloons sailing by the window appear unexplained.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Swiatkowska's stunning artwork offers readers a fantastic, somewhat surreal glimpse of a very imaginative girl.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Imaginative illustrations fuel this playful exploration of juvenile boredom.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A witty and eccentric portrait of ego run wild.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374374464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40596235976910,"sku":"9780374374464","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_674de4d3-b965-45bc-b644-201b715ac735.jpg?v=1637853040","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374374464","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}