内容简介
Christmastime!ArthurdecidestomakeMotherandFatherspecialChristmascookiesasapresent.Butwhenthecookiesarefinallyfinished,theyarehardasrocks!CanArthurthinkofawaytoturnthisdisasterintothebestChristmaspresentever?
作者简介
LillianHoban'sbooksforchildrenhavebeenworkingmagicfornearlythirtyyears.Herillustrationscanhelpchangeanunfamiliarsetting-likeamuseumfilledwithdinosaursandwhales-intoawondrousadventure,andherwordsandpicturestogethercantransformchimpanzeesandbadgersintoveryrealcompanionsfortheyoungestreader.Ms.HobanwasbornandraisedinPhiladelphia.Amongthefirstbookssheillustratedweretheever-popular"Frances"books,andseveralyearslatershewroteandillustratedArthur'sChristmasCookies,therebyusheringinherbeloved'Arthur"series.In1967Ms.HobanwasaskedtoillustrateWillIHaveaFriend?byMiriamCohen.ItwasthebeginningofanenormouslypopularcollaborationthatproducedmorethatadozenbooksaboutJim,Paul,Danny,AnnaMaria,andtherestofthefirst-gradeclasscharactersasfamiliartochildrenastheirownclassmates.PerhapsthekeytotheunfailingpopularityofMs.Hoban'sstoriesandillustrationsisthatshe'slongbeenakeenobserverofchildren,havinghadfirsthandexperienceraisingfourofherown.LillianHobanlivesinConnecticut.
