本書簡介：
DonFreeman'sclassiccharacter,Corduroy,isevenmorepopulartodaythenhewaswhenhefirstcameonthescenemorethanthirty-fiveyearsago.Nowhisoriginalstoryisavailableinanunabridged,sturdyboardbookformat,perfectforeventheyoungestreaders.
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DonFreemanwasborninSanDiego,California,in1908.Atanearlyage,hereceivedatrumpetasagiftfromhisfather.HepracticedobsessivelyandeventuallyjoinedaCaliforniadanceband.Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,heventuredtoNewYorkCitytostudyartunderthetutelageofJoanSloanandHarryWickeyattheArtStudents'League.Hemanagedtosupporthimselfthroughouthisschoolingbyplayinghistrumpetevenings,innightclubsandatweddings.
Gradually,heeasedintomakingalivingsketchingimpressionsofBroadwayshowsforTheNewYorkTimesandTheHeraldTribune.Thisshiftwashelpedalong,innosmallpart,byaratherheartbreakingincident:helosthistrumpet.Oneevening,hewassoengrossedinsketchingpeopleonthesubway,hesimplyforgotitwassittingontheseatbesidehim.Thisnewcareerturnedouttobeanear-perfectfitforDon,though,ashehadalwayslovedthetheater.
Hewasintroducedtotheworldofchildren’sliteraturewhenWilliamSaroyanaskedhimtoillustrateseveralbooks.Soonafter,hebegantowriteandillustratehisownbooks,acareerhesettledintocomfortablyandhappily.Throughhiswriting,hewasabletocreatehisowntheater:"Ilovetheflowofturningthepages,thesuspenseofwhat'snext.Ideasjustcomeatmeandafterme.It'sallsonatural.Iworkallthetime,longintothenight,andit'ssuchapleasure.Idon'tknowwhenthetimeends.I'veneverbeenhappierinmylife!"
DonFreemanwasborninSanDiego,California,in1908.Atanearlyage,hereceivedatrumpetasagiftfromhisfather.HepracticedobsessivelyandeventuallyjoinedaCaliforniadanceband.Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,heventuredtoNewYorkCitytostudyartunderthetutelageofJoanSloanandHarryWickeyattheArtStudents'League.Hemanagedtosupporthimselfthroughouthisschoolingbyplayinghistrumpetevenings,innightclubsandatweddings.
Gradually,heeasedintomakingalivingsketchingimpressionsofBroadwayshowsforTheNewYorkTimesandTheHeraldTribune.Thisshiftwashelpedalong,innosmallpart,byaratherheartbreakingincident:helosthistrumpet.Oneevening,hewassoengrossedinsketchingpeopleonthesubway,hesimplyforgotitwassittingontheseatbesidehim.Thisnewcareerturnedouttobeanear-perfectfitforDon,though,ashehadalwayslovedthetheater.
Hewasintroducedtotheworldofchildren’sliteraturewhenWilliamSaroyanaskedhimtoillustrateseveralbooks.Soonafter,hebegantowriteandillustratehisownbooks,acareerhesettledintocomfortablyandhappily.Throughhiswriting,hewasabletocreatehisowntheater:"Ilovetheflowofturningthepages,thesuspenseofwhat'snext.Ideasjustcomeatmeandafterme.It'sallsonatural.Iworkallthetime,longintothenight,andit'ssuchapleasure.Idon'tknowwhenthetimeends.I'veneverbeenhappierinmylife!"
Dondiedin1978,afteralongandsuccessfulcareer.Hecreatedmanybelovedcharactersinhislifetime,perhapsthemostbelovedamongthemastuffed,overall-wearingbearnamedCorduroy.
DonFreemanwastheauthorandillustratorofmanypopularbooksforchildren,includingCorduroy,APocketforCorduroy,andtheCaldecottHonorBookFlyHigh,FlyLow.
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