David Small's dryly comic story of a little girl who wakes one morning to discover she has grown antlers has delighted children since it was first published 15 years ago. Now reissued in a sparkling oversize format, this classic is ready for a whole new audience.
The family doctor, the school principal, and even Imogene's know-it-all brother, Norman, fail to resolve her dilemma. Imogene, the cook, and the kitchen maid, however, make the best of things, finding unusual uses for Imogene's new horns. Meanwhile, the problem appears to be solved when Imogene awakes the next morning antler-free. But the family (and the reader) are in for a surprise when Imogene comes down to breakfast. . . .
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David Small美國作家和畫家,1945年生於底特律,藝術天分很早就被母親發現,童年時期身體孱弱,長期獨字臥病在床,使得他日後的作品流露出對人性孤獨的探討,以及克服困難的題材。他的第一本書Eulalie and the Hopping Head於1982年出版,並且於2000年獲得Caldecott Award的殊榮。作品以水彩、筆和墨水呈現,充滿著溫暖、柔和的淡色彩,對於畫作中的小細節都很注意,至今他仍未有任何令自己非常滿意的作品出現,喜歡不斷的以新想法、樣式和媒介挑戰。