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Chris Riddell
克里斯·里德尔是一位杰出的插画家，他创作了很多深受孩子们欢迎的插图作品，包括和理查德·普莱特合作的《海盗日记》、《城堡日记》，这两部作品都获得了凯特·格林纳威奖；和凯瑟琳·凯乌合作的《别的东西》，进入了凯特·格林纳威奖和聪明豆奖的决选名单，并获得了联合国教科文组织颁发的奖项；还有与保罗·斯图尔特合作的畅销书《界限编年史》系列，现已被译成了三十多种文字。
Chris Riddell is an accomplished artist and political cartoonist for the Observer, who has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes including the 2001 and 2004 Kate Greenaway Medals, and his previous work for Macmillan includes MUDDLE EARTH and the BLOBHEADS series, with Paul Stewart. Chris lives in Brighton with his family.
关于这本书：
Don’t let the page count fool you. This “novel” is probably more pictures than text. It’s not, however, a graphic novel in the sense of a sequential telling; （这段说的太贴切了！）nor does it follow the model Brian Selznick used so effectively in The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007), where art replaced text to further the story. The pictures here simply add texture to the words they accompany—but what a delight they are. Award-winning British cartoonist Riddell (the Edge Chronicles, with Paul Stewart) illustrates in pen and ink, enhanced by crosshatching and a smattering of bright red, to concoct a cast of quirky characters and amazingly detailed backdrops on which they interact. The story, a lightweight mystery at best, begins by introducing calm, curious, detailed-obsessed young Ottoline, who, along with sidekick Mr. Monroe (think Gomez Addams’ hairy Cousin Itt) investigates the disappearance of several pampered pooches, only to discover the dognapper isn’t exactly after canine company. In an oversize trenchcoat, Mr. Monroe makes a bizarre gumshoe, with fellow cast members, canines included, just as wacky. An entertaining alternative for chapter-book readers. Grades 2-4. --Stephanie Zvirin
上封面：
这样的封面很有欺骗性！看起来像是普通的大部头的纯文字书吧？其实绝对不是！！！它里面其实是这样！
这样！
和这样的！
TB入手，定价30元。平装，176页。
整本书其实是漫画绘本。黑白和红色两种色调。文字流畅，画面极具趣味！非常有意思。、
其实这个作者本身画的题材大部分都是魔幻风格，所以画面设计都非常有细节和创造力！
故事的主角是个父母酷爱旅游而常年不在家的孤独小女孩Ottoline和一个终年长发着地、看不到脸的小毛怪……。
难度方面，我感觉我这“绝对没水平”的人凭借图片的帮助也能坑坑洼洼的看懂70-80%左右，应该还是满浅显易懂的。
晚上回家再拍细节上传。
同时还入手了他这个系列的另外两本：
Ottoline Goes to School 和Ottoline at Sea ，在下面的楼层里慢慢发给大家共赏。这两本入手的是精装，确实华丽了一大截……。
作者对自己的介绍：
