When I Was Young in the Mountains

图书标准信息

• 作者 Cynthia Rylant 著；Diane Goode 绘
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 1993-01
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780140548754
• 定价 51.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 铜版纸
• 页数 32页

【内容简介】

WhenIwasyounginthemountains,Grandfathercamehomeintheeveningcoveredwiththeblackdustofacoalmine.Onlyhislipswereclean,andheusedthemtokissthetopofmyhead.Growingupinthemountainswasspecial.Grandmothermadehotcornbreadandfriedokra.ThereweretripstotheswimmingholeandCrawford'sstore.Eachpleasurewasonetoshare-andremember.Andeachispartofagentlestory,illuminatedwithperceptivelyhappypaintings,thatevokestheloveofawayoflife,ofafamily,andmostofall,ofaplace.

【作者简介】

Asachild,DianeGoodelovedbooksandart.Shehasbeendrawingeversinceshecanremember.OfItalianandFrenchdescent,sheenjoyedtherichnessofbothculturesandtraveledtoEuropeeverysummervisitingfamilyaswellascathedralsandmuseums.Shefeelsthattheseearlyimpressionshelpedshapeherappreciationofartandlife.ShestudiedarthistoryatQueensCollege,butswitchedtofinearts,inwhichsheearnedherdegree.HerloveforEuropeshowsinthesettingofmanyofherbooksParisinparticular,wheretwoofherrecentpicturebooks,Where'sOurMama?andMama'sPerfectPresent.takeplace.ShedrewonherexperienceoflivingforashorttimeinPennsylvania,todotheartworkforCynthiaRylant'sstoryofAppalachia,WhenIWasYoungintheMountains,forwhichshewasawardedaCaldecottHonorMedal.DianeGoodehasillustrated27booksforchildren,includinganthologiesandstoriesshehaswrittenherself.Shehasalwaysbeendrawntotheclassicsandhasillustratedmanyofthetraditionalfairytales.Ofherprocess,shesays:"Ialwaysbeginwitharoughdummyandthenworkontheindividualpages,sketchingverylooselyandquicklytoestablishmovementandcomposition.Idothesedozensoftimes,repositioningenlarging,reducing,addingandomitting.Therearealwayshundredsofsketchesforeachbook.Itsoundstedious,butitisthemostexcitingpartofcreatingabook.WhenImsatisfiedwiththese,Idothefinalart.Allofmyworkisdoneonopalineparchment,athinbutstrongpaper.Isketchlightlyinpencilandusewatercolorsappliedwithveryfinesablebrushes.SometimesIusecolorpencilswiththepainttosoftentheatmosphere."DianeGoodenowlivesinWatchung,NewJersey,withherhusbandDavid,anauthorandcollegeprofessor.Theirson,Peter,attendsRhodeIslandSchoolofDesign.