THE BEST SICK DAY EVER and the animals in the zoo feature in this striking picture book debut. Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos McGee’s case, all sorts of species, too! Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of his friends at the zoo, running races with the tortoise, keeping the shy penguin company, and even reading bedtime stories to the ow...(展开全部)

THE BEST SICK DAY EVER and the animals in the zoo feature in this striking picture book debut. Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos McGee’s case, all sorts of species, too! Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of his friends at the zoo, running races with the tortoise, keeping the shy penguin company, and even reading bedtime stories to the ow...(展开全部)

A Song for a New Day is a science fiction novel by American writer Sarah Pinsker, first published in trade paperback and ebook by Berkley Books in September 2019. The first British edition was issued in hardcover and ebook by Ad Astra/Head of Zeus in August 2020. In this captivating science fiction novel from an award-winning author, public gatherings are illegal making concert...(展开全部)

A Song for a New Day is a science fiction novel by American writer Sarah Pinsker, first published in trade paperback and ebook by Berkley Books in September 2019. The first British edition was issued in hardcover and ebook by Ad Astra/Head of Zeus in August 2020. In this captivating science fiction novel from an award-winning author, public gatherings are illegal making concert...(展开全部)

In this captivating science fiction novel from an award-winning author, public gatherings are illegal making concerts impossible, except for those willing to break the law for the love of music, and for one chance at human connection.In the Before, when the government didn't prohibit large public gatherings, Luce Cannon was on top of the world. One of her songs had just taken o...(展开全部)

A Song for a New Day is a science fiction novel by American writer Sarah Pinsker, first published in trade paperback and ebook by Berkley Books in September 2019. The first British edition was issued in hardcover and ebook by Ad Astra/Head of Zeus in August 2020. In this captivating science fiction novel from an award-winning author, public gatherings are illegal making concert...(展开全部)

Let's be honest--"at least briefly. Sometimes you just need a day.

Winifred Watson 温妮弗瑞德·沃森（1906-2002） 长期居住在英国泰恩河畔的纽卡斯尔，因家道中落没进大学，为贴补家用做了打字员。沃森说过“我的雇主从没派给我什么工作，有天他让我带点毛线活儿来干，所以我在办公室里写完了整部小说”。她的第一部小说《四脚朝天》（Fell Top）就是在办公室里写出来的。小说放了一年，因为她妹妹看到一个出版商张贴的征稿广告而得以出版，后被改编为BBC广播剧。除了《派蒂格鲁小姐的大日子》，沃森的其他小说都是以乡村为背景。《派蒂格鲁小姐》1937年出版，在英国、澳大利亚和美国大获成功，并被翻译成法文在法国出版，二战开始时还计划在德国出版。在那时就打算翻拍成电影，由碧莉·伯克主演，却因战争之故泡汤。之后沃森结婚生子，那时她已出版了六部小说。佩塞芬妮出版社最初分别在2001年、2003年至2005年都出版过《派蒂...(展开全部)

威廉·史塔克（1907-2003），1930年开始为《纽约客》画漫画，享有“漫画之王”的美誉。1968年61岁时出版第一本图画书。1970年出版的《驴小弟变石头》获得了声望极高的凯迪克金奖。1977年，《会说话的骨头》获得凯迪克银奖。《老鼠阿贝漂流记》和《老鼠牙医生》分别获1977年和1983年纽伯瑞银奖。他本人在1988年获得国际安徒生奖画家奖的提名。

A Cloud A Day is a beautifully illustrated book containing 365 skies selected by the Cloud Appreciation Society. There are photographs by sky enthusiasts around the world, satellite images and photographs of clouds in space, as well as skies depicted by great artists over the centuries.