{"product_id":"the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien-illustrated-by-tove-jansson","title":"The Hobbit: Tove Jansson Edition by J. R. R. Tolkien","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1960, Astrid Lindgren wrote to Tove Jansson, asking her to illustrate \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stonecirclebooks.com\/search?q=tolkien\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"The Stone Circle - JRR Tolkien\"\u003eJ.R.R Tolkien\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e, noting what an event combining the work of two such literary giants would be:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“… this will be the children’s book of the century, and will live long after we are dead and buried.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis landmark new edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e presents J.R.R. Tolkien's full text with illustrations by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stonecirclebooks.com\/search?q=moomin\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" title=\"The Stone Circle - Tove Jansson\"\u003eTove Jansson\u003c\/a\u003e, creator of the Moomins, from a rare Swedish-language edition never before published in English. Jansson’s tender, whimsical drawings illuminate Bilbo’s journey – from the comfort of Bag End to the riddled dark under the mountain – adding fresh enchantment and quiet humor to every page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComing October 6, pre-order available now.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tovejansson.com\/wp-content\/themes\/tove-theme\/dist\/images\/snork-8.gif\" width=\"113\" height=\"63\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Stone Circle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53366141452588,"sku":"9780063588769","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/4017\/1052\/files\/Hobbit-Tove-Jansson-Moomin-Tolkien.png?v=1782165184","url":"https:\/\/stonecirclebooks.com\/products\/the-hobbit-by-j-r-r-tolkien-illustrated-by-tove-jansson","provider":"The Stone Circle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}