{"product_id":"내-친구-알피","title":"My Friend Alfie","description":"Description\n\nNia and Alfie's Same Situation, Different Stories\n\nOn her 6th birthday, Nia meets Alfie. The shopkeeper tells her that Alfie is six years old too, so they're the same age. Nia teaches Alfie a wiggly dance, gives him gifts, and tells him stories about a walrus wearing pants, but Alfie always seems calm and indifferent. Then, starting from the morning of Nia's 7th birthday when Alfie disappears, the story shifts to Alfie's perspective. As it turns out, Alfie fell for Nia the moment he first saw her, and everything she did for him made him happier than ever. When he hears that Nia's 7th birthday is approaching, Alfie decides to set off to find her the perfect birthday present!\n\nA Little Turtle's Year-Long Great Adventure\n\nSix-year-old Alfie the turtle leaves his tank to find a birthday present for Nia. He searches the entire house from top to bottom, then ventures outside for the very first time. Bright, warm watercolor illustrations bring Alfie's journey vividly to life. The book is filled with delightful humor in every corner—calling the playground a desert, wearing a bottle cap as a hat. Though it's really just a trip around the backyard, for Alfie it's a serious, perilous adventure he refuses to give up on. In the end, exhausted and unable to find a gift, Alfie takes a nap by a pond… Will Alfie manage to find a present and see Nia again?\n\nFriendship Between Different Beings\n\nNearly everyone wanted a pet as a child. After begging and waiting and finally getting the pet they longed for, it's common for that affection to fade over time. If that pet happens to be a turtle, it might even go missing without anyone quite noticing. In this book, Nia too gradually forgets about Alfie, who never seems to react no matter how much she shares with him. But that wasn't the whole truth! My Friend Alfie tells the story of a precious friendship that can endure even after the initial sparkle fades. This isn't only about the relationship between children and pets. Even if two beings share nothing in common except their age, even if the worlds they experience are completely different, we can still become friends with one another.\n\nA True Story\n\nThe author of this book, Tyler Feder—wait, actually the author, Thyra Heder, really did receive a turtle named Alfie as a gift on her 6th birthday. This Alfie turned 33 years old this year! Even now, if you visit Thyra Heder's parents' house in Cambridge where she grew up, you can meet Alfie. The settings in the book are also based on Thyra Heder's current home in Brooklyn, New York, and her family home in Cambridge. Perhaps this book began with the author wondering what a turtle—who barely moves—might be thinking, and what could have happened while her own family's turtle went missing? Magical stories like this hide not only in picture books but also in our everyday lives.\n\n[International Reviews]\n\n\"As soon as I read this book at the library, I bought it for my 6-year-old. We got to read it for free and did, but I still wanted to pay for it and own it.\" - Amazon Reader Review\n\n\"A story for all ages. My 7-year-olds mostly read chapter books now rather than picture books, but they absolutely love My Friend Alfie. The story is lovely and the illustrations are beautiful.\" - Amazon Reader Review\n\n\"Adorable. The story is wonderful and the illustrations are cute. Without a doubt, the best book of the year. The text is concise yet substantial enough to keep interest. My 3-year-old loves it too.\" - Amazon Reader Review\n\n● Awards ●\n● 2017 Boston Globe Best Children's\/YA Book\n● 2017 Wall Street Journal Best New Children's Book\n● 2018 E.B. White Read Aloud Award Honor\n● 2018 American Library Association Notable Children's Book","brand":"IBOOKPARK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49624294588644,"sku":"04032024996-1","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/9788\/6692\/files\/9788943312176.jpg?v=1786426452","url":"https:\/\/ibookpark.com\/en\/products\/%eb%82%b4-%ec%b9%9c%ea%b5%ac-%ec%95%8c%ed%94%bc","provider":"IBOOKPARK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}