{"product_id":"9780889951433","title":"How Smudge Came","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn the home where Cindy lives, no dogs are allowed, so she must bundle puppy up when she goes to work as a cleaning woman in the Hospice. One patient is so blind with illness that he can barely see the dog; it looks like a smudge. But, oh, how nice to hold the puppy. What is Cindy to do? How will she care for Smudge? \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A moving story with a happy ending.\" \u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful story, lovingly told and illustrated.\" \u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eResource Link\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNan Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional storyteller and has performed in schools, libraries, hospitals, parks and theatres, at conferences and festivals, and from the back of a horse-drawn sleigh. Her career has taken her across Canada and to the United States, Japan and New Zealand.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Lightburn\u003c\/b\u003e is an internationally renowned illustrator of books for children. His illustrations in the picture book \u003ci\u003eWaiting for the Whales\u003c\/i\u003e earned him the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award for Illustration and the Elizabeth Mrazik Cleaver Picture Book Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gregory, Nan","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Picture Book)","offer_id":47104166723808,"sku":"","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/Screenshot2025-03-07at5.20.20PM.png?v=1741382425","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9780889951433","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}