{"product_id":"the-story-path-bookends","title":"The Story Path bookends: a personalised name gift in oak","description":"\u003cp class=\"sp-opening\"\u003eEvery story needs a first page and a last.\u003cbr\u003eTheirs, with their name on it, and The End to bring them home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two bookends of The Story Path: the first page and The End, in solid oak, with our cotton drawstring bag to keep the tiles in and draw them from. Choose Personalised and we engrave their name on the first page, so every story starts with them. Choose Unpersonalised and the first page reads simply “Once upon a time…”, for nurseries, classrooms and homes with more than one storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTell us their name in the box above. We engrave it in our script on the first page. Longer names go onto two lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sp-lines\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStart their own set.\u003c\/strong\u003e Add the tiles you choose; every tile joins both bookends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e£19.95 with their name\u003c\/strong\u003e, or £14.95 reading “Once upon a time…”. £10 less with any tile in the basket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosted from 1 December\u003c\/strong\u003e, in time for Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn the bag\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first page: “Once upon a time, there was…” and their name (Personalised), or “Once upon a time…” (Unpersonalised)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe End\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur cotton drawstring bag, which is also the pile you draw from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it is played\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bookends are where every story starts and stops: their name, a path of tiles, and The End.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lucky Bag.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lay the first page and read it aloud. Draw a tile without looking, join it on, and say what happens there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Forked Path.\u003c\/strong\u003e Draw two tiles and choose between them. The other goes back in the bag for another day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the tiles here, one at a time, or play the game on our page and the story you lay becomes the set, bookends included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it is made\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first page and The End are solid oak, 13.5 mm thick, made the same way as the tiles: planed, sealed with shellac and engraved with the words, their name in our script. Iron and vinegar ebonise them so only the engraved lines turn black, and Osmo hardwax oil finishes them. Each has an arrow joint, so any tile joins it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePre-order\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order in our Wiltshire workshop and posted from 1 December, in time for Christmas. Every set comes in our cotton drawstring bag, which is also the pile you draw from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Oak \u0026 Sprout","offers":[{"title":"Personalised","offer_id":55706998571347,"sku":"SP-BOOKENDS-NAMED","price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Unpersonalised","offer_id":55706998604115,"sku":"SP-BOOKENDS-PLAIN","price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/3363\/7715\/files\/story-path-bookend-name-tile-crop.jpg?v=1793536006","url":"https:\/\/oakandsprout.co.uk\/products\/the-story-path-bookends","provider":"Oak \u0026 Sprout","version":"1.0","type":"link"}