{"product_id":"odds-and-ends","title":"Odds and Ends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this charming translated work from Finland, an imaginative child makes a scrapbook of \"lasts\" instead of \"firsts,\" inviting readers to reflect on what they hold onto and save.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome people collect pens, shells, or stamps. Others collect friends, trips, or world records. This picture book shares one girl’s unusual collection: a collection of lasts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a feel for the poignant, the bittersweet, and the odd, an observant, emotionally astute child shares the whimsical, eccentric, and touching lasts she has collected, from the last day cold enough for a wool cap, to the last anxious breath before a high dive, to the last person in her class to lose a tooth, to the last piece of chocolate, to the last words of a whole life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated in pencil and watercolor, this is an exploration of lasts that might set something new in motion—or might bring finality. There are feelings of fear, sadness, contentment, longing, and happiness here, making for a wistful picture book in which a young girl’s collection of last moments is depicted with a warm touch. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOdds and Ends\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of memories which invites open discussion of each reader’s personal lasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e32 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"biblioTwoItemContainer___QeMy0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003eFull-color illustrations throughout\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"biblioTwoItemContainer___QeMy0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003e9 in H | 8.3 in W\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49498171474160,"sku":"9781592704798","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/6652\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-03at13-01-58Edelweiss.png?v=1775246605","url":"https:\/\/shoptantrum.com\/products\/odds-and-ends","provider":"TANTRUM","version":"1.0","type":"link"}