'On the night before Tim's birthday, he finds a rebus note, a secret message directing him to his gift. Youngsters can read the note with him, then follow him up, down, and through the various-shaped, brightly colored die-cut] pages to find the puppy at the end. . . . 'A Very-First-Step-To-Learning Book' dealing with directional concepts.' --CE.

麦家 继鲁迅、钱钟书、张爱玲后入选“企鹅经典文库”的当代作家。 . 1964年生于浙江富阳。 1986年写作，著有《人生海海》《风声》《解密》《暗算》等长篇小说。作品被译成三十多种语言。 2008年《暗算》获第七届茅盾文学奖。 2014年《解密》英文版被英国《经济学人》杂志评为“全球年度十佳小说”，2017年被英国《每日电讯报》选入“全球二十部间谍小说”。 2019年《人生海海》上市，首年发行量便破百万册。 . 《风声》是麦家代表作之一，作品具有奇异的想象力和独创性，人物内心幽暗神秘，故事传奇曲折，充满灵魂不可思议的力量。曾获《人民文学》杂志优秀长篇小说奖，麦家个人也因之获得华语文学传媒盛典年度小说家奖。根据小说改编的电影《风声》，掀起了中国当代谍战影视的狂潮，影响巨大。

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