LAUGH ALREADY!
Book ID/图书代码： 11710421C00004
English Summary/英文概要： In difficult times a sense of humor—in particular about oneself—is essential to living happily. But this is not always so easy to achieve as it sounds. With his masterfully simple yet expressive line drawings in this nearly wordless graphic story, Don Freeman, author of Corduroy, shows us how it can be done—with help from a king who had to learn this himself. A simple yet timeless story illustrated with humor and insight, for young people of all ages!
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在困难时期，幽默感——尤其是对自己的幽默感——是快乐生活的必要条件！但这并不总是像听起来那么容易实现。《小熊可可》的作者唐·弗里曼在这本几乎没有文字的生动故事中，用他娴熟而简单却富有表现力的线条画向我们展示了如何做到这一点——从一位必须亲自学习这一点的国王的那里开始。一个简单而永恒的故事，以幽默和洞察力，献给所有年龄的年轻人! (Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Don Freeman was born in San Diego, California, in 1908. At an early age, he received a trumpet as a gift from his father. He practiced obsessively and eventually joined a California dance band. After graduating from high school, he ventured to New York City to study art under the tutelage of Joan Sloan and Harry Wickey at the Art Students’ League. He managed to support himself throughout his schooling by playing his trumpet evenings, in nightclubs and at weddings.
Gradually, he eased into making a living sketching impressions of Broadway shows for The New York Times and The Herald Tribune. This shift was helped along, in no small part, by a rather heartbreaking incident: he lost his trumpet. One evening, he was so engrossed in sketching people on the subway, he simply forgot it was sitting on the seat beside him. This new career turned out to be a near-perfect fit for Don, though, as he had always loved the theater.
He was introduced to the world of children’s literature when William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books. Soon after, he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled into comfortably and happily. Through his writing, he was able to create his own theater: "I love the flow of turning the pages, the suspense of what’s next. Ideas just come at me and after me. It’s all so natural. I work all the time, long into the night, and it’s such a pleasure. I don’t know when the time ends. I’ve never been happier in my life!"
Don died in 1978, after a long and successful career. He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear named Corduroy.
Don Freeman was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, and the Caldecott Honor Book Fly High, Fly Low.
Format:HARDCOVER
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