文图作者： Kazuno Kohara：小原胜野，来自日本的绘本插画家，这是他的第一本创作，在本书中他以橘、黑与白色三个色调为主，完成了这一本充满乐趣与一点点惊悚的万圣节绘本。该书出版后获得的2008年，纽约时报书评週刊的十本年度选书之一。 这本书被描述为纽约时报书评家Editor Gregory Cowles描述为“甜蜜而美好”。

In a big old house at the edge of town there's a spooky surprise in store...But who's afraid of a few ghosts? Not this little girl! With a highly original artwork style that's perfect for Halloween, this quirky and very funny story marks the debut of a new talent in picture books. 点击链接进入中文版： 飘着幽灵的小房子

'Every family is a ghost story ...' As a child, Charley Benetto was told by his father, 'You can be a mama's boy or a daddy's boy, but you can't be both.' So he chooses his father, only to see him disappear when Charley is on the verge of adolescence. Decades later, Charley is a broken man. His life has been destroyed by alcohol and regret. He loses his job. He leaves his famil...(展开全部)

Book Description This is the story of a man named Charley who loses his job, leaves his family, and decides, one night, to end his life. Somewhere between this world and the next, he encounters his mother, who died years ago, and he spends one last day with her - a day he never had on earth. This 'ordinary' day covers the whole of their existence, and reveals how Charley, like...(展开全部)

Book Description This is the story of a man named Charley who loses his job, leaves his family, and decides, one night, to end his life. Somewhere between this world and the next, he encounters his mother, who died years ago, and he spends one last day with her - a day he never had on earth. This 'ordinary' day covers the whole of their existence, and reveals how Charley, like...(展开全部)

艾德华‧凯瑞（Edward Carey），英国剧作家、小说家、插画家。曾在伦敦、立陶宛、罗马尼亚剧场工作，在马来西亚与皮影戏大师合作。着有两本成人小说并亲手绘制插图：《望楼馆追想》（Observatory Mansions）、初选提名IMPAC都柏林文学奖《Alva & Irva》，皆译成多国语言出版。现居美国德州奥斯汀，因为想念寒冷阴沉的感觉，创作了《艾尔蒙哲三部曲》。