{"product_id":"snark-being-a-true-history-of-the-expedition-that-discovered-the-snark-and-the-jabberwock-and-its-tragic-aftermath-by-david-elliot","title":"Snark: Being a True History of the Expedition That Discovered the Snark and the Jabberwock … and Its Tragic Aftermath by David Elliot","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and Russell Clark Award for Illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGabriel Clutch was a thief and a liar but he was right about one thing. He told me he had a great secret in his collection that would shake the literary world to its roots if it ever got out …' So begins the delightfully dark Snark, a tumultous romp through worlds created by Lewis Carroll and here brought to life through the vivid imaginings and fabulous art of award-winning author and illustrator David Elliot. What exactly did happen to the Snark expedition? Did his dagger-proof coat protect the Beaver from the Butcher? What befell the Boots in the Tulgey Wood? Who fell foul of the Jabberwock? The Bandersnatch? The Jub-Jub Bird? And, finally, the big question: what precisely is a SNARK …? David Elliot's hero, the Boots, here reveals the whole truth for the first time, from his recruitment to the Snark expedition, to his return from a journey of unimaginable, death-defying adventure ... In this charming book for grown-up children of all ages, David Elliot is at his spellbinding and artistic best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43794797232202,"sku":"6849bn","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6849bn.jpg?v=1783561715","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/snark-being-a-true-history-of-the-expedition-that-discovered-the-snark-and-the-jabberwock-and-its-tragic-aftermath-by-david-elliot","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}