"The Blue Fox is a magical novel."--Bjork The year is 1883, and the stark Icelandic landscape is the backdrop for this spellbinding fable that is part mystery, part fairy tale. The fates of a priest, a naturalist, and a young woman with Down syndrome are intrinsically bound and gradually, surprisingly unraveled. "Sjon's fable...describes its world with brilliant, precise, concr...(展开全部)

大卫•香农。1959年出生于美国首都华盛顿，在华盛顿州的斯波坎长大。自幼喜欢棒球和绘画，在家人鼓励下，他选择了加利福尼亚的帕萨迪纳艺术中心设计学院。1994年，他自写自画了《乔治•拉德伯姆如何救了棒球》，这是他独立完成的第一本图画书，被评为《纽约时报》年度最佳图画书。但真正让他一举成名的，还是那本畅销至今的《大卫，不可以！》，它为他赢得了1999年的凯迪克奖银奖。因为孩子们反响强烈了，他又把大卫的故事写成了一个系列——它们分别是被评为《出版者周刊》“每周好书”的《大卫上学去》、登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜的《大卫惹麻烦》等。

大卫•香农。1959年出生于美国首都华盛顿，在华盛顿州的斯波坎长大。自幼喜欢棒球和绘画，在家人鼓励下，他选择了加利福尼亚的帕萨迪纳艺术中心设计学院。1994年，他自写自画了《乔治•拉德伯姆如何救了棒球》，这是他独立完成的第一本图画书，被评为《纽约时报》年度最佳图画书。但真正让他一举成名的，还是那本畅销至今的《大卫，不可以！》，它为他赢得了1999年的凯迪克奖银奖。因为孩子们反响强烈了，他又把大卫的故事写成了一个系列——它们分别是被评为《出版者周刊》“每周好书”的《大卫上学去》、登上《纽约时报》畅销书榜的《大卫惹麻烦》等。

Alice has a nose for trouble, but luckily she's a fairy--a Temporary Fairy. She has a magic wand, fairy wings, and a blanket, all of which she uses to disappear, to fly, to transform her dad into a horse, and to turn his cookies into her own! There are still a few things Alice needs to learn to become a Permanent Fairy, like how to float her dog on the ceiling and make her clot...(展开全部)

LIZA OF LAMBETH is Maugham's first novel, and such is its power that it remains as vital today as when first written. Liza is a warm-hearted young girl, stifled by life in a London tenement. Liza has been bred to it and externally can cope. But the heart is the problem: it craves love and affection. "A fine book...shows all the promise of the author's later stories." (Edi...(展开全部)

Maugham's first published novel - a vividly realistic portrayal of slum life. Down among the drab slums of Lambeth, eighteen-year-old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. Vibrant and bewitching, she has found an adoring if conventional beau in Tom. When she meets Jim Blakeston, a married man new to the area, she is immediately magnetized by his attentions. But the streets are wi...(展开全部)

Maugham's first published novel - a vividly realistic portrayal of slum life. Down among the drab slums of Lambeth, eighteen-year-old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. Vibrant and bewitching, she has found an adoring if conventional beau in Tom. When she meets Jim Blakeston, a married man new to the area, she is immediately magnetized by his attentions. But the streets are wi...(展开全部)

LIZA OF LAMBETH is Maugham's first novel, and such is its power that it remains as vital today as when first written. Liza is a warm-hearted young girl, stifled by life in a London tenement. Liza has been bred to it and externally can cope. But the heart is the problem: it craves love and affection. "A fine book...shows all the promise of the author's later stories." (Edi...(展开全部)

科拉莉•比克福德-史密斯：插画家、图书设计师，现在也是一位作家，毕业于英国雷丁大学印刷与图像传播学专业。她有很高的文学修养，所设计的图书广受赞誉，曾获得英国封面设计学院奖、《纽约时报》《Vogue》《卫报》等推荐，尤其是布封精装的“企鹅经典”系列，引领了图书装帧界的复古风。

From an award-winning designer comes a beautifully illustrated children’s story, a modern day classic that speaks to all ages. Once there was a Fox who lived in a deep, dense forest. For as long as Fox could remember, his only friend had been Star, who lit the forest paths each night. But then one night Star was not there, and Fox had to face the forest all alone and learns to...(展开全部)