The Underneath

图书标准信息

• 作者 Kathi Appelt（凯西·阿贝特） 著；David Small（大卫·斯穆尔） 绘
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster
• 出版时间 2010-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9781416950592
• 定价 68.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 336页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thereisnothinglonelierthanacatwhohasbeenloved,atleastforawhile,andthenabandonedonthesideoftheroad.

Acalicocat,abouttohavekittens,hearsthelonelyhowlofachained-uphounddeepinthebackwatersofthebayou.Shedarestofindhimintheforest,andthehounddarestobefriendthiscat,thisfeline,thiscreatureheissupposedtohate.Theyareanunlikelypair,abouttobecomeanunlikelyfamily.Rangerurgesthecattohideunderneaththeporch,toraiseherkittenstherebecauseGar-Face,themanlivinginsidethehouse,willsurelyusethemasalligatorbaitshouldhefindthem.ButtheyaresafeintheUnderneath...aslongastheystayintheUnderneath.

Kittens,however,arenotoriouslycuriouscreatures.Andonekitten'sonemomentofcuriositysetsoffachainofeventsthatisastonishing,remarkable,andenormousinitsmeaning.ForeveryonewholovesSounder,Shiloh,andTheYearling,foreveryonewholovesthehauntingbeautyofwriterssuchasMarjorieKinnanRawlings,FlanneryO'Connor,andCarsonMcCullers,KathiAppeltspinsaharrowingyetkeenlysweettaleaboutthepoweroflove--anditsopposite,hate--thefragilityofhappinessandtheimportanceofmakinggoodonyourpromises.

【作者简介】

KathiAppelt,attheageofseven,stumbledandfellintoanalligatorpitinSanAntonio,Texas,aplacewherethereshouldbenoalligatorsoralligatorpits.Fortunatelyshewasalotbiggerthanthealligator,whowasmorescaredofherthanshewasofit!SheisamemberofthefacultyatVermontCollege'sMasterofFineArtsprogramandoccasionallyteachescreativewritingatTexasA&MUniversity.Shehastwogrownchildren,andlivesinTexaswithherhusbandandfourcats.Herdebutnovel,TheUnderneath,wasaNationalBookAwardfinalistandaNewberyHonorbook.DavidSmallistheCaldecottAward-winningillustratorofSoYouWanttoBePresident?byJudithSt.George.HereceivedaCaldecottHonormedalforTheGardenerbySarahStewart.Hehasalsoillustratedmanyotherbelovedpicturebooks,whichincludeTheLibraryandTheJourney,bothbySarahStewart,andImogene'sAntlers,whichhealsowrote.HelivesinMichiganwithhiswife,SarahStewart.