{"title":"Dan Misdea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDan Misdea\u003c\/strong\u003e masterfully blends sharp wit and clever insight to deliver humour that is both thought-provoking and entertaining. His writing captures the absurdities of everyday life with a playful twist, inviting readers to see the familiar in a fresh, hilarious light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a knack for quirky characters and unexpected scenarios, Misdea’s work delights those who appreciate humour that is intelligent, original, and brimming with charm. His stories offer a unique escape into the world of laughter and clever storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"abc-by-rob-meyerson-9781454955160","title":"AB@C","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a book of gramograms, little word puzzles where letters, numbers, and everyday symbols are spoken out loud to form words and sentences. Gramograms have been around for ages, but the first person to pair them with drawings was New Yorker cartoonist William Steig, in his classic 1968 book \u003cem\u003eCDB! (See the Bee!)\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese days, with the ubiquitousness of shorthand texting and the familiar \u003cem\u003eat\u003c\/em\u003e symbol in email addresses, we all have a bit more gramogram experience, whether we realise it or not. \u003cem\u003eAB@C\u003c\/em\u003e builds on the form that Steig revolutionised with all-new gramograms—new words, new settings, and a few new symbols—each accompanied by a New Yorker style cartoon that gives comedic context for the caption. (For instance, the book's cover art, a drawing of a bumblebee in a boat on the ocean, helps reveal the translation of \u003cem\u003eAB@C\u003c\/em\u003e: \"A bee at sea.\")\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429658542316,"sku":"9781454955160","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781454955160.jpg?v=1774560107"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dan-misdea.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}