George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends Collector's Edition

图书标准信息

• 作者 James Marshall 著
• 出版社 Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
• 出版时间 2008-09
• ISBN 9780618891955
• 定价 256.10元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 368页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Likeallbestfriends,GeorgeandMarthadoeverythingtogether—gotothemovies,playatthebeach,andjusthangaroundnotdoingmuchofanything.GeorgeandMarthateacheachother(andadoringreaders)thateveninaclosefriendship,privacyisimportant,practicaljokescansometimesbackfire,andamongotherthings,pouringsplitpeasoupintoyourloaferstosparethechef’sfeelingsisnotthebest-laidplan.Amanwithatalentforfriendship,JamesMarshalldefineditsveryessenceinhisstoriesabouttheworld’stwobestfriends.Inthisvolume,allthirty-fiveepisodesarebroughttogethertocelebratefriendshipandtwoofthemostlovablecharactersevercreated.Eachofthesebrieftalesisfilledwithhumor,andJamesMarshall’sdrawingsareguaranteedtosparkfeelingsofempathy,delight,andself-recognition.Thiscollector’seditionincludesanintroductionbyMauriceSendakaswellasappreciationsbysomeofthetopauthorsandillustratorsworkinginchildren’spublishingtoday.ItisatruetestamenttoJamesMarshallasanauthor,asanartist,andasapersonthathisworkandhislifeinspiredsuchadiverseandimmenselytalentedgroup.Notedchildren’sbookhistorianAnitaSilveyprovidesanafterword.Relatesseveralepisodesinthefriendshipoftwohippopotamuses.

【作者简介】

JamesMarshall(1942–1992)createddozensofexuberantandcaptivatingbooksforchildren,includingTheStupids,MissNelsonIsMissing!,andtheever-popularGeorgeandMarthabooks.Beforecreatinghiscanonofclassic,hilariouschildren’sbooks,JamesMarshallplayedtheviola,studiedFrench,andreceivedamaster’sdegreefromTrinityCollege.Healsodoodled.Itwasthedoodles,andtheunforgettablecharactersthatemergedfromthem,thatledhimtohislife’sworkasoneofthefinestcreatorsofchildren’sbooksofthetwentiethcentury.In2007,JamesMarshallwasposthumouslyawardedtheLauraIngallsWildermedalforhislastingcontributiontoliteratureforchildren.