李维·宾福德，英国著名青年绘本作家，毕业于英国法尔茅斯大学。在校期间即已形成自己的独特的基于写实倾向的唯美画风。除绘画外，李维也热衷于故事创作。自大学毕业至今，一直作为自由插画家活跃在艺坛。 李维的绘本作品形式独特而别致。他擅长以精巧的故事配以细节丰富的图画，展现一种既紧贴生活又飘逸出尘的创作风格。他的图画书处女作《TheDjango》（《蒂亚戈》）出版后即入围2011年凯特.格林纳威大奖，并使他荣获英国图书信托基金会最佳新兴插画家奖。 《大黑狗》是李维创作的第二本书，出版即荣获2013年凯特.格林纳威大奖、2013年美国图书馆协会推荐童书和2013年考文垂灵感书奖等诸多荣誉。

An enormous black dog and a very tiny little girl star in this offbeat tale about confronting one’s fears. When a huge black dog appears outside the Hope family home, each member of the household sees it and hides. Only Small, the youngest Hope, has the courage to face the black dog, who might not be as frightening as everyone else thinks.

黑人作家。1908年9月4日生于密西西比州纳切兹附近的一个种植园里。祖父是奴隶，父亲是种植园工人，后弃家出走。母亲是乡村教师。赖特进过孤儿院，曾在几个亲戚家寄养，15岁起独立谋生。他从小深受歧视，对社会、尤其对周围的白人世界怀着又恨又怕的心理。这种心理状态不仅在他的著名的自传《黑孩子》(1945)中作了生动的描述，而且在他的小说中也有所反映。赖特离家后曾在孟菲斯、芝加哥等地从事各种体力劳动，同时勤奋自学，立志成为作家。他爱读德莱塞、刘易斯、安德森等现实主义作家的作品，深受他们的影响。30年代美国经济萧条时期，赖特长期失业，对美国贫富悬殊、种族歧视的社会有了进一步认识。1932年加入美国共产党，学习运用马克思主义的观点去观察社会，这使他后来的创作能够比较深刻地发掘生活，揭露社会的矛盾和黑暗面，向社会提出控诉和抗议，因而成为30至40年代美国左翼文学中所...(展开全部)

A special 75th anniversary edition of Richard Wright's powerful and unforgettable memoir, with a new foreword by John Edgar Wideman and an afterword by Malcolm Wright, the author’s grandson. When it exploded onto the literary scene in 1945, Black Boy was both praised and condemned. Orville Prescott of the New York Times wrote that “if enough such books are written, if enough mi...(展开全部)

There's never been another dog as delightful -- or dirty -- as Harry. Whether he's a white dog with black spots, or a black dog with white spots, Harry is sure to steal your heart (and your scrub brush, too, if you're not careful).</p> First published in 1956, this beloved classic is a collaboration between Gene Zion and two-time Caldecott Honor winner Margaret Bloy Graham. ...(展开全部)

When a little dog appears at a family picnic, the girl and boy play with him all afternoon, and they name him Willy. At day's end they say good-bye. But the dog has won their hearts and stays on their minds.The following Saturday the family returns to the picnic grounds to look for Willy, but they are not alone -- the dogcatcher is looking for him, too...Caldecott Medalist Marc...(展开全部)

“It takes skill to depict, as Miss Renault has done, this half-man, half Courtesan who is so deeply in love with the warrior.” - The Atlantic Monthly The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander’s life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with Alexander after the Mac...(展开全部)

Winner of the Governor General's Award Counterpointing the stories of the legendary Western cowboy Shorty McAdoo and Harry Vincent, the ambitious young screenwriter commissioned to retell his story in 1920s Hollywood, this novel reconstructs an epic journey through Montana into the Canadian plains, by a group of men pursuing their stolen horses. "The Englishman's Boy" intelli...(展开全部)

盖伊·范德海格1951出生于加拿大萨斯喀彻温省。他的第一部作品《走下坡路的人》（1982）获加拿大最高文学奖——总督文学奖与英国菲伯奖，此后他发表了长篇小说《我现在的年龄》，此书获得1984年布克奖提名。他在1989年发表的长篇小说《乡思》获得多伦多市图书奖。他的作品《事物真相》，是一部受到广泛好评的短篇小说集。

盖伊·范德海格1951出生于加拿大萨斯喀彻温省。他的第一部作品《走下坡路的人》（1982）获加拿大最高文学奖——总督文学奖与英国菲伯奖，此后他发表了长篇小说《我现在的年龄》，此书获得1984年布克奖提名。他在1989年发表的长篇小说《乡思》获得多伦多市图书奖。他的作品《事物真相》，是一部受到广泛好评的短篇小说集。