Mr. Putter & Tabby Run the Race

Cynthia Rylant

thg 5 2008 · Recorded Books · Người đọc: John McDonough

Giới thiệu về sách nói này

Beloved children's author and Newbery Medal recipient Cynthia Rylant's warm-hearted Mr. Putter and Tabby books tickle readers' funny bones. There's going to be a marathon for the town's senior citizens, and Mrs. Teaberry and her dog Zeke are ready to join up. To make the race even more fun, she asks her friendly neighbors, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby, to join them.

Giới thiệu tác giả

Cynthia Rylant was born on June 6, 1954 in Hopewell, Virginia. She attended and received degrees at Morris Harvey College, Marshall University, and Kent State University. Rylant worked as an English professor and at the children's department of a public library, where she first discovered her love of children's literature. She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish, including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her novel Missing May won the 1993 Newbery Medal and A Fine White Dust was a 1987 Newbery Honor book. Rylant wrote A Kindness, Soda Jerk, and A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories, which were named as Best Book for Young Adults. When I was Young in the Mountains and The Relatives Came won the Caldecott Award. She has many popular picture books series, including Henry and Mudge, Mr. Putter and Tabby and High-Rise Private Eyes.