{"product_id":"9780545004978","title":"Jack Plank Tells Tales","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eJack Plank Tells Tales\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Natalie Babbitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e      From the author of TUCK EVERLASTING, her first novel in 25 years--now available in paperback!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJack Plank has left his pirate shipmates and gone ashore. Each day he sets out from Mrs. DelFresno's boarding house to look for a new job. Each evening he returns to regale the other boarders with the story of his job search plus a tall tale from his life as a pirate to explain why that particular job wouldn't be suitable. For who would want to work where there might be a troll, or the danger of getting a crab permanently caught in your beard? Or what about a treacherous, music-loving crocodile?     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eJack Plank Tells Tales\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Favorite Children's Book of 2007 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2007 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York Public Library \"100 Titles for Reading and Sharing\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Witty, spellbinding, pitch-perfect tales of the high seas from the author of \u003ci\u003eTuck Everlasting\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eParenting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One treasure of a book.\" - \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Perceptive readers will figure out long before Jack precisely what profession he's perfect for...as Babbitt expertly weaves a message into Jack's tales: that stories are just as vital to a community as farming the land or baking bread.\" -  \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eJack Plank Tells Tales\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Favorite Children's Book of 2007 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2007 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York Public Library \"100 Titles for Reading and Sharing\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Witty, spellbinding, pitch-perfect tales of the high seas from the author of \u003ci\u003eTuck Everlasting\u003c\/i\u003e.\" - \u003ci\u003eParenting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One treasure of a book.\" - \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Perceptive readers will figure out long before Jack precisely what profession he's perfect for...as Babbitt expertly weaves a message into Jack's tales: that stories are just as vital to a community as farming the land or baking bread.\" -  \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780545004978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Michael di Capua Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40761180455118,"sku":"9780545004978","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_3159d909-231d-4ed8-87f7-b2af21fb9356.jpg?v=1644504797","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780545004978","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}