{"product_id":"9781250314871","title":"Memory Jars","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMemory Jars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Vera Brosgol\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA young girl finds a clever way to keep her favorite things--and people--close to her forever in \u003ci\u003eMemory Jars\u003c\/i\u003e, from Caldecott Honoree Vera Brosgol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFreda is devastated when she can’t eat all the delicious blueberries she’s picked. She has to wait a whole year before they’re back, and she doesn’t want to lose them! Then Gran reminds her that they can save blueberries in a jar, as jam. So Freda begins to save all her favorite things. But it turns out that saving everything also means she can’t enjoy anything, and Freda realizes that some things are best saved as memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Upset that she can’t eat every bucketful of blueberries she picked with her gran all in the same afternoon (“they were the best right then and they’d never be any better”), a lovably quirky girl takes “preserving” to a whole new level. Add Brosgol’s signature big-eyed characters, a touch of dark humor and a mouthwatering jam recipe, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a sequel.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With poignant force, Brosgol’s delicious fable conveys the lesson that some things must be savored in the moment.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This playful, off-kilter story will resonate with any kid frustrated by a good thing being over too soon.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Visual humor and genuine charm at every turn.” —\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eReaders will delight in Freda’s journey to keep her memories safe, as well as her subsequent understanding of what she has done, in a book that would be at home in all collections.\"   —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Upset that she can’t eat every bucketful of blueberries she picked with her gran all in the same afternoon (“they were the best right then and they’d never be any better”), a lovably quirky girl takes “preserving” to a whole new level. Add Brosgol’s signature big-eyed characters, a touch of dark humor and a mouthwatering jam recipe, and you’ve got all the ingredients for a sequel.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Little Guys\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] pointed exploration of the notion that collective action just becomes mob rule without a moral foundation.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brosgol introduces an unexpected idea and adds a clever, collaborative resolution . . . Expertly paced and very funny.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brisk and clever . . . Oddly charming.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaldecott Honor book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeave Me Alone!\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Funny is hard; Brosgol makes it look easy.” —NPR, Best Books of 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Both classic and ultracontemporary . . . especially for children who like to shout along.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“So well-executed, it feels almost unfair that this is Brosgol’s first foray into picture books.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hilariously mingles elements both folkloric and intergalactic.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brosgol is a master.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Delightful.” —\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250314871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40814447558862,"sku":"9781250314871","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_0d8956b6-ba81-4480-8a30-31cb577be0ee.jpg?v=1644852075","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250314871","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}