Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (Reading Rainbow Book)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan 著；DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan 绘
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1997-04
• ISBN 9780688152857
• 定价 65.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 32页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

"Astraightforwardfictionalviewofanurbansoupkitchen,asobservedbyaboyvisitingitwithhisUncleWillie,'whoworksthereeveryday....Thedifficultlivesofthosefed(includingchildren)--aswellasthefriendly,nonintrusiveattitudeofthekitchenworkerstowardthem--arepresentedsensitivelybutwithoutsentimentality.

【作者简介】

DyAnneDiSalvo-Ryan'sbooksincludeGrandpa'sCornerStore,ACastleonViolaStreet,CityGreenandUncleWillieandtheSoupKitchen.ShelivesinPhiladelphia.InHerOwnWords..."WhenIwasagirlgrowingupinBrooklyn,NewYork,theoldestsiblingofonebrotherandtwosisters,Ineverthoughtthatmyartwasamongtheverybest.Mymotherandfatherrecognizedmyartabilityearlyon.ItwasbecauseoftheirsensitivitythatIeventuallybegantoacknowledgemytalentandenjoymylifeasanartist.IrememberwhenIwaseightyearsold,lookingatabookonedayandthinking:Icanmakeabetterbook.ItwasfromthatdayonthatIknewIwantedtobeanartistandauthorofchildren'sbooks.Consequently,wheneveranyoneaskedmeifwantedtobeanartistWhenIgrewup,Ianswered,"Iamallartistalready.""Ialwayslovedasharppencilandanewpieceofpaper.Asayounggirl,Idrewallthetime.Evenasateenager,Istayedinmyroomanddrewforhours.MyfavoritebooksasachildweretheMadelineseries,anythingbyDr.Seuss,TheFiveChineseBrothers,andABigBallofString."Afterattendingcollegea[theSchoolofVisualArtsinNewYork,ImovedtoKansasCity,Missouri"in1978toworkwithHallmarkcards.WhilelivinginKansasCity,IsettipinterviewswithNewYorkpublisherswheneverIwentbackhome.MyfirstbookwasPublishedbyWesternPublishingin1980.Sincethen,ThatNewBabyhassoldoveronemillioncopies.ItisevenprintedinIndonesian!"BeforeIbeginabookIcanseethewholething.Icansensetilecolorandpacing.DependingonthetypeofmanuscriptIamworkingwith,sometimesItakealotofphotographs,sometimesIneedtodohistoricalresearch,sometimesIdrawfrommyhead.Usually,itisveryeasyformetodraw.IfIfindmyselferasingtoomuch,Iwillstartalloverandtrytoenvisionthepictureinanewway.MycharactersarebasedonpeopleIknoworpeopleIhaveseen.Iwantchildrentobeabletoseethemselvesortheirneighborswhentheylookatmyillustrations.Iwantthemtofeelfamiliar.Manyofmypersonalexperiencesbecomethesourceofinspirationformystories.ThestoryofUncleWillieandtheSoupKitchenwasbornfromthethreeyearsIspentworkingatasoupkitchenwhileIlivedinParkSlope,Brooklyn.CityGreenwasinspiredbythegardenlotthatIpassedonmywaythere.InspirationforGrandpa’sCornerStorecomesfromalocalgrocerwithmanyloyalcustomers(includingme)inHaddonHeights,NewJersey.Beforewriting,ACastleonViolaStreet,IworkedforseveralmonthsbuildingandrenovatinghousesinCamden,NewJersey,throughanonprofitgrouplikeHabitatforHumanity.Idonateapercentageofmyroyaltiesfromeachbooktotheorganizationthattheysupport.Thisismywayofcontributingbacktothecommunitiesandpurposesmybooksprovide.Currently,IliveinahistoricaltownjustoutsidePhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.Ilikelivinginasmalltown.Itisquietandeasytothink.ButthemomentIcrosstheVerranzanoBridgeintoBrooklyn,Iamenchantedbythemansweepingoutsidethelittlebodega.Iamcharmedbythreewomentalkingonastreetcorner,holdingthered-and-whitestringsoftheirbakeryboxes.Thereareteenagersincurlersandkidsscoopingpuddlewaterwithspoons.FromfireescapestogumspotsIseelifeinthebuildingsandmovementonthesidewalks.Itakeoutmysharppencilandacleanpieceofpaper.Iamanartistalready."