《Sweetest Fig》是1993年11月Houghton Mifflin Harcourt出版的圖書，作者是Jane Yolen。
基本介紹
- 中文名：Sweetest Fig
- 作者：Jane Yolen
- 出版社：Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- 出版時間：1993年11月
- ISBN：9780395673461
內容簡介,作者簡介,
內容簡介
"These figs are very special," the woman whispered. "They canmake your dreams come true." -- Thus Monsieur Bibot, thecold-hearted dentist, was given two ordinary-looking figs aspayment for extracting a tooth from an old woman's mouth. MonsieurBibot refused to believe such nonsense and proceeded to eat one ofthe figs for a bedtime snack. Although it was possibly the finest,sweetest fig he had ever tasted, it wasn't until the next morningthat Monsieur Bibot realized it indeed had the power to make hisdreams come true. While dragging his poor dog, Marcel, out for hiswalk, he discovered that his strange dream from the night beforewas becoming all too real. Determined to make good use of thesecond fig, Monsieur Bibot learns to control is dreams. But can hecontrol Marcel? Once again Chris Van Allsburg explores themysterious territory between fantasy and reality in an uncanny talethat will intrigue readers of all ages.
作者簡介
Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, forJumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of aCaldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. The author andillustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has alsobeen awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement inchildren's literature. In 1982, Jumanji won the National Book Awardand in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris VanAllsburg was formerly an instructor at the Rhode Island School ofDesign. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and twochildren.
