内容简介
PinkyandRexaregoingtocampforthefirsttime.RexkeepstellingPinkyhowmuchfunthey'regoingtohave,butPinkyjustwantstostayhomewherehebelongs.Canthe"DearArnie"columninthenewspaperhelpPinkyfigureoutwhattodo?ArniegivesPinkysomegoodadvice,andsodoesPinky'smother.Butit'shisbestfriendRexwhotellsPinkywhathereallyneedstoknow.
作者简介
JamesHoweistheauthorofovereightybooksforyoungreaders,includingthemodernclassicBunniculaanditshighlypopularsequels.In2001,HowepublishedTheMisfits,thestoryoffouroutcastseventh-graderswhotrytoendname-callingintheirschool.TheMisfitsisnowwidelyreadandstudiedinmiddleschoolsthroughoutthecountry,andwastheinspirationforthenationalmovementknownasNoName-CallingWeek,aneventobservedbythousandsofmiddleandelementaryschoolsannually.TotallyJoe,acompanionnoveltoTheMisfits,waspublishedin2005,andasecondcompanionnovel,AddieontheInside,isbeingpublishedin2011.Howe’smanyotherbooksforchildrenfrompreschoolthroughteensfrequentlydealwiththeacceptanceofdifferenceandbeingtruetooneself.MelissaSweethasillustratedover80children’sbooksincludingARiverofWords:TheStoryofWilliamCarlosWilliamsbyJenBryant,a2008CaldecottHonorbook,anNCTENotableChildren’sBookandaNewYorkTimesBestIllustrated,amongotherawards.HercollagesandpaintingshaveappearedinmanypublicationsincludingtheNewYorkTimes,MarthaStewartLiving,NickJr.Magazineandongreetingcards,cookbooksandposters.HertoysforeeBoohavewontheOppenheimandParentsChoiceAwards.Shehaswrittenandillustratedthreebooks,TupeloRidestheRails,andCarmine:ALittleMoreRed,aNewYorkTimesBestIllustratedChildren’sBooks,2005.Hernewestbook,BalloonsOverBroadwayisapicturebookbiography.Whensheisnotinherstudio,shecanbefoundtakinginanartclass,hikingwithherdogsorridingherbicycle.SheliveswithherfamilyinRockport,Maine.
