{"product_id":"papa-piccolo-9781559420280","title":"Papa Piccolo","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePapa Piccolo\u003c\/strong\u003e by Carol Talley. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781559420280.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lion is the emblem of Venice, but the common cat rules its narrow streets and alleyways. A prince among these feline rulers is Piccolo, and what a fine life he leads! Especially after dark- when the streets are full of possibilities!\nThen one night, Piccolo makes a discovery that threatens his carefree life and his independence and starts him on a new and special kind of adventure.\nIn these pages, you will also meet Caesar- Piccolos older and somewhat cynical friend, and Sophia- the shoe shop cat, to whom Piccolo turns for advice when his life takes its unexpected turn. And you will meet two irresistible kittens- one spotted and one striped- who need a home and who help Piccolo discover his own tender heart.\nIllustrator Itoko Maeno, who first visited Venice in 1977, returned to that city- which many call the most beautiful in the world- to capture its watery magic for this story. Her enchanting renderings for the canals, markets, crooked byways, boats, and bridges of Venice and her wise and witty portraits of its two- and four-legged citizens will delight children and adults alike.\nAt a time when we are recognizing the need for boys as well as girls to develop nurturing skills, Piccolo appears as a welcome model for all children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Brand: MarshMedia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44830198038581,"sku":"ByrdShop_1559420286","price":101.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_1559420286_82633c15-6aef-4adb-8691-18d6a10bf622.jpg?v=1781354273","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/papa-piccolo-9781559420280","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}