I'm not sure what it is about this kid Duncan, but his crayons sure are a colorful bunch of characters! Having soothed the hurt feelings of one group who threatened to quit, Duncan now faces a whole new group of crayons asking to be rescued. From Maroon Crayon, who was lost beneath the sofa cushions and then broken in two after Dad sat on him; to poor Turquoise, whose head is n...(展开全部)

“An adventure, a mystery, and a love song to the natural world. . . . Run out and read it. Right now.”—Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly. But when Georgie blurts out something she shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees,...(展开全部)

Set in Paris on the eve of World War II and sizzling with love, anger, and revenge, She Came to Stay explores the changes wrought in the soul of a woman and a city soon to fall. Although Fran oise considers her relationship with Pierre an open one, she falls prey to jealousy when the gamine Xavi re catches his attention. The moody young woman from the countryside pries her way ...(展开全部)

宫越晓子/著绘 1982年生于日本埼玉县。毕业于武藏野美术大学。大学在学期间即开始绘本创作，2009年其《台风来了》（BL出版社出版）获第25届日产童话及绘本最优秀奖。2012年其《森林里的茶话会》（偕成社出版）获第17届日本绘本奖大奖。绘本作品有《野地上的屋子》（白杨社出版）、《钢琴发表会》《这是谁的？》（青铜新社出版）、《手电筒》（福音馆书店绘本杂志<小小科学之友>）等。 季颖/译 日本圣和大学大学院教育研究科博士，儿童文学研究学者、翻译家、作家。译文细腻优美,朗朗上口。

The relatives' station wagon: it smelled like a real car, looked like a rainbow, and was roomy eugh for a crowd.

In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars. When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be tog...(展开全部)

Caldecott Honor artist David Shannon captures the chaos that follows an unexpected downpour. One noisy event leads to another, until finally the sun comes out, and everyone in town ends up smiling and lending one another a hand.

迈克尔·莫尔普戈(1943--)，英国当代著名作家，尤以在儿童文学方面的创作成就而蜚声英国文坛，多次摘得童书奖项，其中包括于2000年获得的英国儿童文学桂冠奖。 莫尔普戈自1975年开始发表小说，截止目前已出版九十多部作品，且被翻译成二十多种文字。 《健介的王国》是其创作的一部寓意深刻的儿童历险小说，享有当代版《鲁滨孙飘流记》的盛誉。该书曾于2000击败《哈利·波特与麾法石》，荣获英国惟一由孩子们投票选出的童书奖。

A powerful and necessary picture book - the journey of a child forced to become a refugee when war destroys everything she has ever known. Imagine if, on an ordinary day, war came. Imagine it turned your town to rubble. Imagine going on a long and difficult journey - all alone. Imagine finding no welcome at the end of it. Then imagine a child who gives you something small but v...(展开全部)

A moving, poetic narrative and child-friendly illustrations follow the heartbreaking, ultimately hopeful journey of a little girl who is forced to become a refugee.The day war came there were flowers on the windowsill and my father sang my baby brother back to sleep.Imagine if, on an ordinary day, after a morning of studying tadpoles and drawing birds at school, war came to you...(展开全部)