内容简介
Mahasmadeadozendeliciouscookies.Itshouldbeplentyforhertwochildren.Butthenthedoorbellrings--andringsandrings.EachringofthedoorbellbringsmorefriendstosharethedeliciouscookiesMahasmade."Refreshing,enjoyableandunpredictable."--SchoolLibraryJournal.AlsoavailableinaSpanish-languageedition,Llamanalapuerta.
作者简介
"Itendtoseethefunnysideofthings,"saysPatHutchins.Whetherit'sthelight,subtlehumorofherfirstpicturebook,Rosie'sWalk,ortheslapstickcomedyofRats!,herspecialgiftofhumorisreflectedinbothwordsandpictures.PatHutchinswasborninYorkshire,England,oneofsevenchildren,andgrewupinthecountrysideofYorkshire,whichshestillloves.Ataveryearlyagesheknewthatshewantedtobeanartist.Shewasencouragedbyanelderlycouple,whowouldgiveherachocolatebarforeachpictureshedrew.Alocalartschoolgaveherascholarshipandshestudiedthereforthreeyears,continuinghertrainingatLeedsCollegeofArt,whereshespecializedinillustration.Hercareerinthechildren'sbookfieldbeganwiththehighlyacclaimedRosie'sWalk,a1968ALANotableBook.Sincethenshehaswrittenfivenovelsandcreatedmorethantwentypicturebooks.ShewasawardedEngland'sprestigiousKateGreenawayMedalin1974forTheWindBlew.Shesaysshetries"towriteaboutwhatchildrensayanddo,"andshebelievesinverysimplepicturebooksfortheyoungestchild.Buthersimpletextsandwonderfullyvividpicturesmanagetoconveythemostcomplexemotions.Shealsohastherareabilitytousesuchbasicconceptsastime,growth,andchangetocreateimaginative,satisfyingbooksforchildren.Herideascomefromavarietyofsources:listeningtoherchildrenandtheirfriends,orsometimesfromrealsituations.TheideaforTheVeryWorstMonstercametoherwhenherniecetoldhershewantedtogiveherbabybrotheraway.Ms.Hutchinstemperedthethemeofsiblingrivalrybyusingsoftwatercolorstomakethemonsterfamilymorelovable.Theresultisadelightfullywickedmonsterfamilythatchildrenwillwishlivednextdoor.PatHutchinslivesinLondonwithherhusband,Laurence,alsoanartist.Theyhavetwosons,MorganandSam.
