内容简介
Silviacan'twaittotryonherpresentfromTiaRosita:newshoesasredastheinsideofawatermelon.TheshoesaretoobigforSilviatowear--butthatdoesn'tstopherfromdinfinglotsofwaystoenjoythemwhileshewaitsforherfeettogrow"Theexcitementofthenewshoesandtheformidabletaskofwaitingtogrowintothemarebothconveyedbeautifullythroughthestoryandtheart....WatercolorsfilleachpagewiththedetailsoflifeinSilvia'shomeandsmallvillage....Hurwitzperfectlycapturesthepleasureofaspecialgiftedthedifficultyofwaiting."--HornBookSpeaksuniversallytotheimaginationandemotions."--SchoolLibraryJournal
作者简介
JohannaHurwitzistheaward-winningauthorofmorethansixtypopularbooksforyoungreaders,includingFarawaySummer;DearEmma;ElisaMichaels,Bigger&Better;ClassClown;Fourth-GradeFuss;andRip-RoaringRussell,anAmericanLibraryAssociationNotableBook.Herworkhaswonmanychild-chosenstateawards.Aformerschoollibrarian,shefrequentlyvisitsschoolsaroundthecountrytotalkaboutherbooks.Mrs.HurwitzandherhusbanddividetheirtimebetweenGreatNeck,NewYork,andWilmington,Vermont.