This is the story of everyday life in the big, happy Ruggles family who live in the small town of Otwell. Father is a dustman and Mother a washerwoman. Then there's all the children - practical Lily Rose, clever Kate, mischievous twins James and John, followed by Jo, who loves films, little Peg and finally baby William. This is a truly classic book awarded the Carnegie Medal as the best children's book of 1937. 《小拉格尔斯奇遇记》(原名《小街上的一大家子》)描写了社会底层的一家人,他们虽然生活困顿,却积极向上,坚强乐观,真诚而勇敢,用自己的方式寻找生活的乐趣。小说完成后,出版前曾遭遇多家出版社的退稿,有人甚至说它根本不适合小读者阅读!可是,当小说在1937年终于面世后,却取得了空前的成功,并在当年一举击败J.R.R.托尔金的名作《霍比特人》,赢得了著名的儿童文学奖——卡内基奖。 之后,许多小读者,甚至成人读者,都纷
Twelve-year-old villain Artemis Fowl is the most ingeniouscriminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to holda leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargainedfor when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (LowerElements Police Reconnaissance Unit). This is a truly modernclassic, first published in 2002.
这是一本足以让人永葆童心的不朽经典,被全球亿万读者誉为值得收藏的书。 遥远星球上的小王子,与美丽而骄傲的玫瑰吵架负气出走,在各星球漫游中,小王子遇到了傲慢的国王、酒鬼、惟利是图的商人,死守教条的地理学家,后来到地球上,试图找到治愈孤独和痛苦的良方。 这时,他遇到一只奇怪的狐狸,于是奇妙而令人惊叹的事情发生了…… 《小王子》犹如透亮的镜子,照出了荒唐的成人世界。她在提醒我们,只有爱,才是的哲学,才是我们活下去的理由。
"A true genius...Roald Dahl is my hero" - David WalliamsPhizz-whizzing new branding for the world's No.1 storyteller, RoaldDahl! Exciting, bold and instantly recognisable with QuentinBlake's inimitable artwork. Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, sothe Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingeniousplan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve! RoaldDahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales ofNorwegian parents. After school in England he went to work forShell in Africa. He began to write after "a monumental bash on thehead", sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl diedin 1990. Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-lovedchildren's illustrators and it's impossible now to think of RoaldDahl's writings without imagining Quentin Blake'sillustrations.
《小屁孩日记》以图文并茂的形式给我们展现了美国乃至世界儿童的真实生活以及情感世界。幽默诙谐的漫画和妙趣横生的文字天然浑成,相映生辉。主人公格雷是一个念初中的半大小子。他善良、诚实、聪明、爱玩,满脑子的鬼点子。他的妈妈让他记日记,他除了松散地记述了有趣的或难忘的事情外,还画了许多漫画。在日记里,格雷记叙了他如何驾驭充满冒险的中学生活,如何巧妙逃脱学校歌唱比赛,重要的是如何不让任何人发现他的秘密。我们在富有喜剧性色彩的文字和图画中,真切地感受到了那种鲜活的现代气息以及蓬勃向上的热情。这是一套很有趣的、能让我们感觉到童年很美妙的书。
Roald Dahl's much-loved story about how Charlie Bucket wins aticket to visit Willy Wonka's amazing chocolate factory is turnedinto a play for children to act. With tips about scenery, props andlighting, the play is easy to stage and there are lots of parts foreveryone.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1 Boys don't keep diaries—or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley's star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend's newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion. Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, "Just don't