{"title":"Maile Meloy","description":"Maile Meloy is the bestselling author of a middle-grade trilogy: The Apothecary, which won the E. B. White Read-Aloud Award and the California Book Awards Gold Medal; The Apprentices; and The After-Room. She also writes short stories, essays, and novels for adults. She grew up in Montana and lives in Los Angeles. Visit her online at mailemeloy.com.","products":[{"product_id":"the-octopus-escapes-board-book","title":"The Octopus Escapes - Board Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author comes this poignant, lyrical tale about nature's great escape artist--now in a board book edition!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe octopus is happy in his undersea cave until one day, a diver captures him and takes him to live in an aquarium. The humans give him food and tests that look like toys. But every day is the same, and the octopus soon tires of captive life. And so, under the cover of darkness, he makes his daring escape... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaile Meloy and Felicita Sala bring us a story full of excitement and heart, about the thrill of hard-won freedom and the pull of home.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593165934815,"sku":"9780593533970","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/2JgYO_mJ3r9780593533970.webp?v=1784757108"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/maile-meloy.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}