内容简介
DuringanightofriotinginLosAngeles,firesandlootingforceneighbors--whohavealwaysavoidedoneanother--tocometogether.DavidDiazwasawardedtheCaldecottMedalforhisboldacrylicpaintandphoto-collageillustrations.当洛杉矶附近的街道爆发暴动时，一个男孩和他的母亲在被迫逃亡中学会了与人相处的价值，无论他人的背景与国籍。
作者简介
DavidDiazhasillustratednumerousaward-winningbooksforchildren,includingEveBunting'sGoingHome;aswellasNewberyHonorwinner,TheWanderer,bySharonCreech.Mr.DiazwasawardedtheCaldecottMedalin1995forhisworkinSmokyNightbyEveBunting,andhiscolorfulillustrationsinMargaretWiseBrown'sTheLittleScarecrowBoyleadtothebookbeingnamedtheNewYorkTimesBestIllustratedBookfor1998.Mr.DiazlivesinSanDiego,California.BorninIreland,EveBuntinggrewupinatraditionsteepedintheartofstorytellingandthemagicofwords."ThereusedtobeShanachiesintheIrelandoflongago,"shesays."TheShanachiewasthestorytellerwhowentfromhousetohousetellinghistalesofghostsandfairies,ofoldIrishheroesandbattlesstilltobewon.MaybeI'mabitofaShanachiemyself,tellingmystoriestoanyonewho'lllisten."In1958,EveBuntingmovedtoCaliforniawithherhusbandandthreechildren.Itwasthere,severalyearslater,thatsheenrolledinWritingforPublicationclassatherlocaljuniorcollege.Filledwithideasandastrongdesiretowrite,shewas,nevertheless,uncertainofwhattoexpect."AlldoubtsvanishedwhenIhadmyfirstpublishedstoryandthenmyfirstpublishedbook,"sherecalls.Sincethefirstbook,aretellingofanoldIrishfolktaleaboutthegiantFinnMcCool,EveBuntinghascarriedonherhomeland'sstorytellingtraditioninoverahundredbooksforchildrenandyoungadults--booksabouteverythingfromsharksandhorsestofootballplayers."Iliketowriteforeverychild,"shesays."Foreveryage,foreveryinterest.ThatiswhyIhavesuchavarietyofbooks--frompre-school,throughthemiddlegradesandbeyond.TheyoungadultnovelsIwriteborderonthetrueadultnovel,butIenjoykeepingmyprotagonistsintheirupperteenswherelivesarenewandfilledwithchallenge,wherenothingisimpossible.Oneofmygreatestjoysiswritingpicturebooks.Ihavediscoveredthepleasuresoftellingastoryofhappinessorsorrowinafewsimplewords.Iliketowritepicturebooksthatmakeyoungpeopleponder,thatencouragethemtoaskquestions.'Whydidthathappen,Mom?Couldithappenagain?Can'twehelp?Whatcanwedo?'OnechildwrotetotellmethatoneofmybookshadwontheHealtheWorldawardatherschool.ItisamongthemostcherishedhonorsIhaveeverreceivedandtheplaquehangsproudlyabovemydesk."Inadditiontothistribute,EveBuntinghasreceivedmanyawards,includingtheGoldenKiteAwardfromtheSocietyofChildren'sBookWritersandIllustratorsin1976forOneMoreFlight(Warne).In1995theCaldecottMedalwaspresentedtoDavidDiazforhisillustrationsforherSmokyNight(Harcourt).Ms.Buntinghastaughtseveralwritingclasses,includingoneattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.SheliveswithherhusbandinPasadena,California.伊夫（Eve)居住于加利弗尼亚南部，许多著名书籍的作者，《烟雾缭绕的晚上》曾获凯迪克金奖。
