内容简介
Nowinathree-parteditionthatincorporatesthelatestresearchonpediatricbraindevelopment,"WatchMeGrow:I'mOne-Two-Three"helpsparentsintheirdecision-makingbyexplaininghowchildrenexperiencetheworldduringthewondroustoddleryears.Inadditiontoofferingthemostcurrentresearchonage-appropriatebehaviorandsharingparentingstories,thisbookalsogivessoundadvicefromanexpertonchilddevelopment.Usingwisdomandhumor,Dr.O'Briengivesparentsandchildcareprovidersadeeperunderstandingoftheheartsandmindsoftheirgrowingone-,two-,andthree-year-oldchildren.
作者简介
MaryKayAndrewsMaryKayAndrewshasbeendelightingcriticsandreadersforyearswithaseriesoffunny,breezymysteries,whicharequitedifferentfromthemorehard-boileddetectivenovelsofacertainKathyHoganTrocheck.Ofcourse,asmostfansofAndrewsandTrocheckknow,theyareone-and-the-same.BiographyInIn2003,awriternamedMaryKayAndrewsburstonthebookscenewithanentertaining,lightheartedconfectionentitledSavannahBlues.Hailedasapromisingdebut,thebookreceivedpositivereviews;butnoteveryonerealizeditwasactuallytheworkofjournalist-turned-novelistKathyHoganTrocheck,authorofabestsellingmysteryseriesbegunin1990andfeaturingex-cop-turnedP.I.CallahanGarrity.TrocheckexplainedinaninterviewwithReadingGroupGuides.comthereasonforadoptingapseudonym(derived,bytheway,fromcombiningthenamesofhertwochildren):"BecauseBluesissodifferentfrommyCallahanbooks,Iwantedachancetotryforawholenewgroupofreaders,peoplewholikewomen'sfiction,Southernfiction,andstill,mysteries.ThatMaryKayisapseudonymforKathyHoganTrocheckisnotasecretfrommyfans."SavannahBluesintroducedreaderstoEloise"Weezie"Foley,whosemarriagetothewealthyTalmadgeEvansIIIsuffersafatalblowwhenheannouncesheisinlovewithsomeoneelse.WhenTalmadge'smistressmovesintohisSavannahmansion,it'sthebackyardcarriagehouseforWeezie,whosoonbeginstodeviseaplantogetrevengeonhercheatinghubby.BluesmayhavebeenamarkeddeparturefromTrocheck'sgrittierearlywork,butitwasarousingsuccessonallfronts.PublishersWeeklyhaileditas"delightfullybreezy,richlyatmospheric"andKirkusreviewscalledit"purefun."Soon,MaryKayAndrewshadassumedalifeofherown.Ayearlater,shepublishedLittleBittyLies,followedin2005bythejoyfullywackyNewYorkTimesbestsellerHissyFit.HavingrevisitedtheworldofherirresistibleprotagonistWeezieFoleytwicemoreinSavannahBreezeandBlueChristmas,Andrewscontinuestocraftherwinningbrandofwitty,Southern-friedfiction--muchtothedelightofhermanyfans.GoodToKnowWhenAndrewswasajournalistatTheAtlantaJournal-Constitution,shecoveredthefamous"MidnightintheGardenofGoodandEvil"murdercase.AsKathyHoganTrocheck,Andrews'smysterieshavebeennominatedfortheEdgar,Anthony,Agatha,andMacavityAwards.Whensheisn'twriting,MaryKayAndrewslecturesandteachesatwritingworkshops.AfewfunouttakesfromourinterviewwithAndrews:"WhenIfinishwritingabook,Ialwayscelebratewithmyfavoritejunkfoods:Reese'sPeanutButterCupsandWinkgrapefruitsoda.""Ihavenosenseofdirectionandamincapableofreadingamap.""I'machartermemberoftheSaltyDogchapteroftheAndyGriffithShowRe-runWatchersclub.""Iloveafternoonnaps,junking,reading,cookingwithmyhusband,anythingwithavocados,EnglishSetters,oldmovies,anythingblueandwhite.Ihateshoppingforclothes,cigarettesmoke,math,magic,mimes,scarymovies,andStarTrekre-runs."AlsoKnownAs:KathyHoganTrocheck(realname)Hometown:Atlanta,GeorgiaDateofBirth:七月27,1954PlaceofBirth:Tampa,FloridaEducation:B.A.innewspaperjournalism,UniversityofGeorgia,1976Website:http://www.MaryKayAndrews.com
