《Tales from Deckawoo Drive》是纽伯瑞金奖得主Kate DiCamillo经典作品《小猪梅西 Mercy Watson》的续作,讲述那些曾在小猪梅西中出现过、居住住Deckawoo Drive的人物故事。
该系列第一本“Leroy Ninker Saddles Up”以《小猪梅西抓小偷 Mercy Watson Fights Crime》中的那个小偷为主角,讲述小偷和他的马Maybelline的故事。看到这些熟悉的配角人物在这里出现,孩子们一定会感到惊喜和亲切。
该系列适合6到9岁的小朋友们阅读。
Tales from Deckawoo Drive #1: Leroy Ninker Saddles Up
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Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn’t have is a horse — until he meets Maybelline, that is, and then it’s love at first sight. Maybelline loves spaghetti and sweet nothings, and she loves Leroy, too. But when Leroy forgets the third and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues. Can Leroy wrestle fate to the ground, rescue the horse of his heart, and lasso loneliness for good? Join Leroy, Maybelline, and a cast of familiar characters — Stella, Frank, Mrs. Watson, and everyone’s favorite porcine wonder, Mercy — for some hilarious and heartfelt horsing around on Deckawoo Drive.
Tales from Deckawoo Drive #2: Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon
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Francine Poulet is the greatest animal control officer in Gizzford County. She hails from a long line of animal control officers. She’s battled snakes, outwitted squirrels, and stared down a bear. "The genuine article," Francine’s dad always called her. She is never scared – until, that is, she’s faced with a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost. Maybe Francine isn’t cut out to be an animal control officer after all! But the raccoon is still on the loose, and the folks on Deckawoo Drive need Francine back. Can she face her fears, round up the raccoon, and return to the ranks of animal control? Join a cast of familiar characters – Frank, Stella, Mrs. Watson, and Mercy the porcine wonder – for some riotous raccoon wrangling on Deckawoo Drive.
Tales from Deckawoo Drive #3: Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?
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Baby Lincoln’s older sister, Eugenia, is very fond of telling Baby what to do, and Baby usually responds by saying "Yes, Sister." But one day Baby has had enough. She decides to depart on a Necessary Journey, even though she has never gone anywhere without Eugenia telling her what to take and where to go. And in fact Baby doesn’t knowwhere she is headed — only that she was entirely happy in the previous night’s dream, sitting aboard a train with a view of shooting stars. Who might Baby meet as she strikes out on her own, and what could she discover about herself? Will her impulsive adventure take her away from Eugenia for good?
作者简介:Kate DiCamillo(凯特·迪卡米洛)
美国著名儿童书刊作家,在佛罗里达州长大。大学时代主修英美文学,并从事成人短篇小说的创作,曾经获得1998年迈克奈特基金会的作家奖助金。她的第一本儿童小说《傻狗温迪克》刚一问世就广受好评,并夺得了2001年纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖。
凯特笔下的人物都显得十分真实。她说,她并没有塑造这些人物,而是专心聆听这些人对她说什么,然后把他们说的东西转述出来。她不喜欢刻意介入或扭转故事的发展,也不特意挑选故事的题材或背景,一切都是自然而然流露出来的。