{"product_id":"the-bell-in-the-bridge","title":"The Bell in the Bridge","description":"\u003cb\u003eIs the sound Charlie hears from the bridge an echo, or is someone else out there? A lyrical, resonant story by poet Ted Kooser, splendidly illustrated by Barry Root.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Charlie visits his hardworking grandparents in the summer, he often is left to himself, and he is lonely. So he goes out to play by the stream, with a tin can for tadpoles, a special weed-whacking stick, and stones to drop from the iron bridge. One day he notices that when he strikes the bridge with a big stone, it rings with a bong like a church bell and echoes into the valley. And sometimes a faint, very distant, different-sounding bong comes back. Is it an echo of an echo? Or could someone else, like him, be ringing another bridge altogether? \u003ci\u003eThe Bell in the Bridge \u003c\/i\u003ereverberates with the mysteries and possibilities of childhood discovery, enhanced by illustrations that echo the warmth and magic of a solo summertime adventure.","brand":"Ted Kooser","offers":[{"title":"Hardback Picture book","offer_id":44983810228517,"sku":"9780763664817","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7851\/4725\/files\/BNCImageAPI_935ce918-bd5e-4557-a3e4-1bcb1f1af0ee.jpg?v=1732200922","url":"https:\/\/crossandcrows.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bell-in-the-bridge","provider":"Cross \u0026 Crows Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}