Owen[欧文]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Kevin Hawkes（凯文·霍克斯） 著；Kevin Henkes（凯文·亨克斯） 绘
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1993-09
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780688114497
• 定价 153.60元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 大16开
• 纸张 铜版纸
• 页数 32页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Caldecott Honor Book

【内容简介】

Owenhadafuzzyyellowblanket."FuzzygoeswhereIgo,"saidOwen.ButMrs.Tweezersdisagreed.ShethoughtOwenwastoooldforablanket.Owendisagreed.NomatterwhatMrs.Tweezerscameupwith,BlanketFairiesorvinegar,Owenhadtheanswer.Butwhenschoolstarted,Owen'tmotherknewjustwhattodo,andeveryone--Owen,Fuzzy,andevenMrs.Tweezers--washappy.

【作者简介】

KevinHenkeslivesinMadison,Wisconsin.HisnovelsincludeProtectingMarieandWordsofStone.AmonghispicturebooksareOwen,a1994CaldecottHonorBook;Lilly'sPurplePlasticPurse;andJulius,theBabyoftheWorld.InHisOwnWords...
"Irememberdrawingataveryearlyage.Ilovedit.AndmyparentsandteacherstoldmeIwasgoodatit--thatmademeloveitallthemore."

"Ialsolovedbooks,andtheonesIwasluckyenoughtoownwerereread,lookedatoverandover,andregardedwithgreatrespect.Tomegreatrespect'meantthatItookthemeverywhere,andtheonesIstillownproveit.They'rebrimmingwithallthetelltalesignsoftruelove:dog-earedpages,fingerprintsonmyfavoriteillustrations,mynameandaddressinscribedonbothfrontandbackcoversininch-highcrayonlettering,andthefaintsmellofstalepeanutbutteronthebindings."

"Iwonderedaboutauthorsandillustratorsbackthen--Whatdidtheylooklike?Wheredidtheylive?Didtheyhavefamilies?Howoldwerethey?--butIneverimaginedthatonedayIwouldbeonemyself."

"Ibecameanauthor-illustratorwhenIwasnineteenyearsold.IflewfrommyhomeinRacine,Wisconsin,toNewYorkCitywithmyportfolio,hopingtofindapublisher.AndmagicallyenoughSusanHirschmanatGreenwillowBooksmademydreamcometrue.Myfirstpicturebook,AllAlone,waspublishedin1987.SincethenI'vewrittenandillustratedmanypicturebooksandwrittenseveralnovels.Ilikethevarietyoftryingnewwaystofillthepagesbetweentwocovers.Experimentingwithwordsandpaintandinkkeepsmyjobinteresting."

"Iusedtolivewithmyparentsandbrothersandsisterandworkatacardtableinmybedroom.NowIlivewithmywife,myson,andmydaughterinourownhouseandworkatadrawingtableinmyownstudio.IneverthoughtI'dbeluckyenoughtobearealauthorandillustrator.Iwouldn'ttradeitforanything."