{"product_id":"willie-was-different-a-childrens-story-9780936399614","title":"Willie Was Different: A Children's Story","description":"Norman Rockwell, the foremost chronicler of small-town American life in paint, wrote just one work of fiction, a children's story, first published in \u003cem\u003eMcCall's\u003c\/em\u003e magazine in 1967. It was later republished by Funk \u0026amp; Wagnalls as a book, but this edition is based on Rockwell's original concept, complete with the color and monotone paintings he created for the story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Willie is a wood thrush--but a very different kind of wood thrush. Driven by his intimation that he possesses a special genius, Willie leaves his avian fellows to take up singing with the exquisitely down-to-earth Miss Polly, flautist extraordinaire. Together they find fame, and they eventually travel to the nation's capitol so Willie's beautiful singing can be appreciated all the more. Yet all the attention and bustle of city life distress Willie and make him stop singing, so Miss Polly brings Willie back to his native woods, where he resumes his tranquil life and music-making with her. But the world remembers and reveres Willie and the genius of his song.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Share Willie's timeless story with the children in your life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Rockwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Countryman Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.32h x 8.38w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780936399614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1994 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/1994 pg. 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1994 pg. 53 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRockwell, Norman:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - American artist N\u003cb\u003eorman Rockwell\u003c\/b\u003e (1894-1978) is perhaps most famous for his cover illustrations for \u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e--322 covers in 47 years. His work still enjoys great popularity today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Countryman Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40847919153267,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":50.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d7efba07-7ead-4838-9dc8-3a57d8b8df2b.jpg?v=1686239553","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/willie-was-different-a-childrens-story-9780936399614","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}