Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers

图书标准信息

• 作者 Laura Joffe Numeroff 著；Joe Mathieu 绘
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster
• 出版时间 1996-09
• ISBN 9780689808746
• 定价 68.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 铜版纸
• 页数 40页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Dogsdon'twearsneakers;Andpigsdon'twearhatsAnddresseslooksillyOnSiamesecats.SogoesLauraNumeroff'slivelylaugh-alongtextthatexploresthemanywaysinwhichyouandIdifferfromourfurred,featheredandfinnyfriends.JoeMathieu'shilariousillustrationsbringalltheunlikelycreaturestolifeinthisbookthatchallengesthereadertodreamupmorecharactersforthisdelightfulmenagerie.Inachild'simagination,animalsdowackythings,includingducksridingbikes,yaksskiing,andfisheatingbagels.

【作者简介】

LauraNumeroffAnykidwho'sdealtwithanexasperatedadultissuretoappreciateLauraJoffeNumeroff'sIfYouGivea...series,wherechildrentakeonsemi-parentalroleswithunexpected,demandinganimalguests.Numeroffisanexpertatsillysituations,catchyversesandstoriesthatabsorbandengage.BiographyIfyougiveaseries-proneauthoraninch,she'lltakeamile--andfortunatelyforfansofLauraNumeroff'sbooks,shetookherconceptandisstillrunningwithit.Heraphoristicanimalstoriesshowwhathappenswhenyougivealittlesomething...andgetabiglistoffollow-uprequests.IfYouGiveaMouseaCookieanditscompaniontitleshavebecomefavoritesnotonlyofparents,butofteacherswholikethebooks'visualelementsanddomino-effectstorylines.Numeroff'sotherpopulartitles,WhatMommiesDoBest/WhatDaddiesDoBestandWhatGrandpasDoBest/WhatGrandmasDoBest,arelovingpaeanstoactivitiessharedwithadults.Awould-befashiondesignerwhogrewupinBrooklynandnowlivesinCaliforniawithamini-menagerieofpets,Numeroff'sstockintradeisher"sillyimagination"andherloveofanimals.Herversatilityasastorytellerhasbeenenhancedbythefactthatsheworkswithdifferentillustrators,thoughitalsomeansthatallNumerofftitlesmaynotsuitthesamereader.Heranthropomorphicstoriesoftencapitalizeonfantasy,butshealsohasaknackforrhyme,evidentinparticularinherbooksDogsDon'tWearSneakersandChimpsDon'tWearGlasses.Numeroffdoesn'tseemtorunoutofideasforridiculoussituationstoputpeopleandanimalsin,nordoesshestopcelebratingwhat'sspecialaboutfamilyrelationships.Thisiswhatwillkeepreaderscomingbacktohertitles,series-orientedornot.GoodToKnowNumeroffsaysherparentsinstilledaloveofscienceandstampcollectinginherasachild,andshehasgrownintoacollectorasanadult.Amonghercollections:stuffedanimals,oldphotographs,autographedchildren'sbooks,andHalloweenmasks.Asateenager,Numeroffwasinspiredbyhersistertobecomeafashiondesigner,leadingtoherattendanceatthePrattInstituteinBrooklynforcollege."Unfortunately,"shesays,"IhatedeverythingaboutthefashiondepartmentandIcouldn'tsewtosavemylife!"Instead,shetookaclassonwritingandillustratingbooksforchildren.Herfirsteffort,aboutthetallestgirlinthethirdgrade,wassoldbeforeNumeroffgraduated.(AmyforShortisnowoutofprint.)AlsoKnownAs:LauraJoffeNumeroffHometown:Brentwood,CaliforniaDateofBirth:七月14,1953PlaceofBirth:Brooklyn,NewYorkEducation:B.F.A.withhonors,PrattInstitute,1975;attendedParsonsCollege,1975Website:http://www.lauranumeroff.com