{"product_id":"2026100009754-secondhand-i-can-jump-puddles-signed","title":"I Can Jump Puddles (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: DJ: chipped and worn - repaired with tape; some moisture damage. Boards: slightly discoloured. Page: gifter's inscription on front pastedown. Light foxing on book block. Binding remains tight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the sunbaked paddocks and timber-yards of rural Victoria at the turn of the twentieth century, a young boy's indomitable spirit refuses to be broken — even as polio claims the use of his legs. I Can Jump Puddles is the celebrated autobiographical memoir of Alan Marshall, chronicling his childhood years with a warmth, honesty, and fierce joy that transforms personal hardship into a universal testament to human resilience. With vivid, sensory prose, Marshall presents a world teeming with horses, bush characters, and the rhythms of working-class Australian life, where the determination of one small boy quietly defies every limitation placed upon him.\n\nMarshall's narrative stands as one of the great landmarks of Australian literature, admired for its deceptively simple style that carries enormous emotional depth. Illustrated by Alison Forbes in this original 1955 F. W. Cheshire edition, the book holds the rare distinction of having been embraced by readers of all ages across generations and cultures worldwide, translated into dozens of languages. It is a story that asks not how much a person can endure, but how brilliantly they can live — and the answer Marshall gives will stay with you long after the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203287458011,"sku":"2026100009754-SECONDHAND","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/3a4292d2-1b92-471b-8595-c59bff701fe8.png?v=1788147620","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009754-secondhand-i-can-jump-puddles-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}