It has been a bad day for Horace. A very bad day. He's come home feeling mean. But his mother knows just what to do "For the book "Mean Soup, " the recipe is as follows: (1) clever text spiced with one or two outrageous bits; (2) a grand message about getting out anger instead of locking it inside; and (3) exciting artwork as full of life as the story."--"Booklist"

在线阅读本书 By the Kate Greenaway Medalist Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day. The Cat slices up the pumpkin, the Squirrel stirs in the water, and the Duck tips in just enough salt. But one day the Duck wants to stir instead, and then there is a horrible squabble, and he leaves the cabin in a huff. It isn't long b...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Mouse is in a jam -- soon he'll be weasel soup! Weasel is ready for his dinner. And poor mouse is it. Just in time, he thinks up a clever and entertaining way to distract weasel from serving up mouse soup for supper.

张贤亮，男，江苏盱眙县人，1936年12月生于南京。1955年中学毕业后至宁夏银川干部文化学校任教。1957年因在《延河》文学月刊上发表长诗《大风歌》而被列为右派，遂遭受劳教、管制、监禁达十几年，其间曾外逃流浪，讨饭度日。1979年9月获平反，1980年调至宁夏《朔方》文学杂志社任编辑，同年加入中国作家协会，1981年开始专业文学创作。曾任宁夏回族自治区文联副主席、主席，中国作家协会宁夏分会主席等职，并任六届政协全国委员会委员，中国作协主席团委员。受家庭影响，从小深受中国古典文学熏陶，中学时代开始广泛接触俄罗斯文学和法国文学作品，并尝试文学创作，曾写作发表了60余首诗歌。1979年重新执笔创作后，先后发表了短篇小说《邢老汉和狗的故事》、《灵与肉》、《肖尔布拉克》、《初吻》等；中篇小说《土牢情话》、《龙种》、《河的子孙》、《绿化树》、《浪漫的黑炮》、《...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Mouse is in a jam -- soon he'll be weasel soup! Weasel is ready for his dinner. And poor mouse is it. Just in time, he thinks up a clever and entertaining way to distract weasel from serving up mouse soup for supper.

A favorite joke inspires this charming tale, in which a little chicken’s habit of interrupting bedtime stories is gleefully turned on its head. It’s time for the little red chicken’s bedtime story —and a reminder from Papa to try not to interrupt. But the chicken can’t help herself! Whether the tale is HANSEL AND GRETEL or LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD or even CHICKEN LITTLE, she ju...(展开全部)

A favorite joke inspires this charming tale, in which a little chicken’s habit of interrupting bedtime stories is gleefully turned on its head. It’s time for the little red chicken’s bedtime story —and a reminder from Papa to try not to interrupt. But the chicken can’t help herself! Whether the tale is HANSEL AND GRETEL or LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD or even CHICKEN LITTLE, she ju...(展开全部)

In her acclaimed Persepolis books and in Embroideries , Marjane Satrapi rendered the events of her life and times in a uniquely captivating and powerful voice and vision. Now she turns that same keen eye and ear to the heartrending story of her great-uncle, a celebrated Iranian musician who gave up his life for music and love. We are in Tehran in 1958, and Nasser Ali Khan, ...(展开全部)

“Chicken with Plums is a feast you’ll devour.” — Newsweek Acclaimed graphic artist Marjane Satrapi brings what has become her signature humor and insight, her keen eye and ear, to the heartrending story of a celebrated Iranian musician who gives up his life for music and love. When Nasser Ali Khan, the author’s great-uncle, discovers that his beloved instrument is irrepa...(展开全部)