Caps for Sale：A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

图书标准信息

• 作者 Esphyr Slobodkina（艾丝菲·斯劳柏肯纳） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1987-09
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780064431439
• 定价 65.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 48页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Afolktaleaboutwhathappenswhenapeddlersellingcapstakesarestandwakestofindhiswaresstolenbymonkeys.Howcanhegetthemback?

【作者简介】

Fromanearlyage,Russian-bornEsphyrSlobodkinawassurroundedbyparentsandfriendswhoweredeeplyinterestedinthearts."Thosewhodidn'tpractice,"shesays,"discussedartatgreatlength."Sherecallsthatfifteentotwentypeopleatthedinnertablewasnotapartybutadailyhappening.EvenduringtheRussianRevolutionandbeforecomingtoliveintheUnitedStates,shealwaysfoundaninexhaustiblesupplyoflaughterinthe"saga"ofthefamilystrugglingforself-preservation.

Attheageof92,Esphyr'ssenseoffunandgoodhumorstillextendstofamily,friends,andartcompositions.Althoughshecontinuestoproducesculptureandcollage,todayEsphyr'sprimaryfocusisonoverseeingtheproductionofmusicalstorybookcassettesofalltwentyofherchildren'sbooks.

EsphyralsorecentlydesignedaminimuseuminGlenHead,LongIsland,NewYork(throughherSlobodkinaFoundation),asaplacewhereguestscanvisitandviewmorethan200worksofart,herhandmadedollsandjewelry,aswellashercompletecollectionofchildren'sstorybooks,includingsomeofheroriginalillustrations.