{"product_id":"prince-in-a-pastry-shop","title":"Prince in a Pastry Shop","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a beautifully illustrated story for adults that is playful, philosophical, and with a wink of naughtiness, two characters--the Not-So-Little-Prince and Prickly Pear--consider the nature of happiness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuch more than a tale of sweet indulgence, \u003ci\u003ePrince in a Pastry Shop\u003c\/i\u003e touches on a fundamental question important to us all, from preschooler to pensioner: what does it mean to be happy? Is happiness to be found in the smallest, most visceral of experiences like eating a sugar-dusted donut? Can we truly experience happiness while there is suffering in the world? Is there a great cosmic balance that demands for every happy moment there also be a moment of sorrow? Can we be happy knowing that it's a fleeting condition? Can we really know and understand happiness while we're experiencing it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Happiness is nothing but trouble,\" says the Prince. For Prickly Pear, happiness simply tastes like a cupcake or profiterole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriter Marek Bieńczyk, the winner of the Nike prize, the most important literature award in Poland, joins with the brilliant Polish illustrator Joanna Concejo whose detailed pencil drawings create a wonderland, where sitting at a café table morphs into a dreamscape with animals, a borderland between waking and dreaming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a very light touch \u003ci\u003ePrince in a Pastry Shop\u003c\/i\u003e asks one of the most profound questions of our existence: is it enough to appreciate each moment of sweetness--and at what cost--or must we be active in an unforgiving world to find contentment.","brand":"Marek Bienczyk (Author), Joanna Concejo (Illustrator), Benjamin Paloff (Translator)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43811271344355,"sku":"9781644212844","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0356\/3906\/6759\/products\/9781644212844-us.jpg?v=1681831685","url":"https:\/\/littleprofessorbookshop.com\/products\/prince-in-a-pastry-shop","provider":"Little Professor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}