The Owl and the Pussycat [Board Book]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Edward Lear 著；Jan Brett 绘
• 出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
• 出版时间 1997-08
• ISBN 9780399231933
• 定价 59.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 18页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

InthisbeautifullyillustratededitionofthebelovednonsensepoembyEdwardLear,AnneMortimertakesthereaderonthedelightfulvoyageoftheOwlandthePussycatastheysailacrosstheseaandtravelintolushjungles,allbythelightofthemoon.Filledwithrichdetailandbreathtakingartwork,thisisaglowingtributetothepoweroftruelove.Afteracourtshipvoyageofayearandaday,OwlandPussyfinallybuyaringfromPiggyandareblissfullymarried.

【作者简介】

Withoverthirtyfourmillionbooksinprint,JanBrettisoneofthenation'sforemostauthorillustratorsofchildren'sbooks.JanlivesinaseacoasttowninMassachusetts,closetowhereshegrewup.DuringthesummerherfamilymovestoahomeintheBerkshireHillsofMassachusetts.Asachild,JanBrettdecidedtobeanillustratorandspentmanyhoursreadinganddrawing.Shesays,"IrememberthespecialquietofrainydayswhenIfeltthatIcouldenterthepagesofmybeautifulpicturebooks.NowItrytorecreatethatfeelingofbelievingthattheimaginaryplaceI'mdrawingreallyexists.Thedetailinmyworkhelpstoconvinceme,andIhopeothersaswell,thatsuchplacesmightbereal."AsastudentattheBostonMuseumSchool,shespenthoursintheMuseumofFineArts."Itwasoverwhelmingtoseetheroom-sizelandscapesandtoweringstonesculptures,andthenmomentslatertorefocusondelicatelyembroideredkimonosandancientporcelain,"shesays."I'mdelightedandsurprisedwhenfragmentsofthesebeautifulimagescomebacktomeinmypainting."Travelisalsoaconstantinspiration.Togetherwithherhusband,JoeHearne,whoisamemberoftheBostonSymphonyOrchestra,Janvisitsmanydifferentcountrieswheresheresearchesthearchitectureandcostumesthatappearinherwork."FromcavepaintingstoNorwegiansleighs,toJapanesegardens,IstudythetraditionsofthemanycountriesIvisitandusethemasastartingpointformychildren'sbooks."