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.
