Mice, a rottweiler, an arachnid and a few other assorted critters make sturdy reappearances in five board book versions of picture books. In Ellen Stoll Walsh's Mouse Paint, "three white mice on a white piece of paper" enjoy a colorful romp, while in Walsh's Mouse Count a similar gaggle narrowly escapes being served for dinner (Harcourt/Red Wagon, $6 each, 28p, ages 1-3 ISBN 0-15-200265-0; -200266-9 Sept.). Yet another mouse searches the animal kingdom for companionship?and finds an unexpected respondent?in Eric Carle's Do You Want to Be My Friend? (HarperFestival, $6.95, 32p, ages 2-6, ISBN 0-694-00709-9 Sept.). The rewards of industriousness are celebrated in a second Carle title, The Very Busy Spider; its embossed web brings a tactile dimension to his familiar collage artwork (Philomel, $9.95, 26p, ages 2-up ISBN 0-399-22919-1 Aug.). Finally, the canine in question is Alexandra Day's beloved Carl, who takes charge of a crew of toddlers in Carl Goes to Day Care (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $5.95, ages 1-3 ISBN
“黄帽子”先生不在家,乔治收到了一封奇怪的信,这让他想写字了,不过墨水溅得哪儿都是,只好用香皂清洗,这下子农场“发水了”。乔治为了抽水只好偷偷去拿水泵,一下子又放跑了猪圈里的猪并偷了一头牛,农夫们气得追拿乔治。乔治搭乘一辆卡车逃到了博物馆,不过他把恐龙展览给搞砸了,只有“黄帽子”先生赶来解围。原来,博物馆的馆长就是那个写信的人。这次他写信让乔治成为个上太空的猴子。乔治同意了,于是他的过错被原谅了,而且由于勇敢而得到了一枚奖章。 In this story,George's troubles begin when the Man with the Yellow Hat leaves himat home, admonishing him not to get into trouble; George receives aletter which he cannot read; then he attempts to write a letter,spills the ink, fills the room with soap and water in an attempt toclean it up, then makes off for the country to swipe a pump toempty the room. He releases a he
当布兰妮以为自己的噩梦已经结束的时候,她受邀前往游乐园。 令布兰妮没有想到的是,这个游乐园似乎透着丝丝的诡异,和它的表面截然不同,但和它的名字一致——惊恐乐园,让人感觉非常不自在。 布兰妮发现自己被困在了这个惊恐乐园中。 更糟糕的是,有越来越多和她一样的孩子不断来到这个恐怖乐园中。 布兰妮感觉到似乎有人或者说是有东西在不断召唤大家来到这里。 它究竟是什么?布兰妮必须尽快找出来,不然他们可能永远被困在这个地球上恐怖的地方了…… 惊险刺激的故事情节,丝丝恐怖在字里行间里渗透出来,令人感觉头皮发麻,背脊发凉的同时却依然不愿停下来。
Grade 4-6–The sequel to How to Train Your Dragon (Little, Brown, 2004) continues the adventures of the son of Stoick the Vast and future leader of the Hairy Hooligan Viking tribe. Although the skinny, freckled Hiccup has more brains than the rest of the Hairy Hooligans put together, he has a hard time garnering respect from anyone, least of all his arch-rival, Snotlout. It doesn't help that Hiccup's dragon, Toothless, is predisposed to hypochondria and cowardice. During a pirate-training session, them meet up with charming "Alvin the Poor-But-Honest-Farmer," who is keen to help them discover the legendary treasure of Grimbeard the Ghastly. After a series of hair-raising, humorous escapades on the high seas, a deadly island, and an undersea cavern, Hiccup learns some surprising things about his previously undervalued abilities. The usual motifs of deceptive appearances, last-minute escapes, and the merits of inner worth are addressed with humor that is accessible to both reluctant and avid readers. Cheeky dr
As soon as they say good night to Mama, the five littlemonkeys start to jump on their bed. But trouble lies ahead as, oneby one, they fall off and hurt themselves.