{"product_id":"that-pesky-rat","title":"That Pesky Rat","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe creator of Clarice Bean has conjured up a clever alley critter so appealing--and so hilarious--that young readers will be begging to take him home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sometimes . . . I look up at all the cozy windows and wonder what it would be like to live with creature comforts . . . to be a real pet. Most of all I would like to have a name, instead of just that pesky rat.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A glamorous life in the lap of luxury like Pierre the chinchilla would be\u003cbr\u003e very nice. But really, our hero's not that fussy - he just wants to belong to somebody. With his cute, pointy brown face and beady eyes, why can't he get someone to take him home? Even a notice posted at the local pet store seems fruitless, until one day a nearsighted old man stops in and speaks the amazing words: \"I'll take him.\" After all, he says, he's been looking for ages for a brown cat as nice as this.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In her latest tour de force, acclaimed author-illustrator Lauren Child introduces a surprisingly endearing character, and assures young readers there's enough love for all of us.","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48463401812223,"sku":"*R0069109*","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/24029743482459.jpg?v=1777478240","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/that-pesky-rat","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}