与大雪作战的Irene

原来怪物史莱克的作者就是他William Steig.

很庆幸能碰到这样一本书。带着只有作者本人的印记，那样独特，有趣而温暖。

Dumpling, cupcake and Pudding, 这些名字里蕴含着妈妈对于女儿独特的爱。而也正是因为这份爱，Irene独自对抗着暴风雨，要将妈妈亲手缝制的晚裙送到公爵夫人的府邸。

可是，暴风雪是那样得猛烈，小小的Irene真的无法与之对抗，最后，她那小小的身子已经被埋在厚厚的雪里了。可在这紧要关头，作者笔锋一转，向我们展示了Irene的勇敢，源于对妈妈的爱。

And never see her mother’s face again?

Her good mother who smelled like fresh baked bread?

In an explosion of fury, she flung her body about to free herself and was finally able to climb up on her knees and look around.

How to get down to that glittering palace?

As soon as she raised the question, she had the answer.

Irene用装着晚裙的纸盒作为雪橇，成功抵达公爵夫人的府邸。这之后，她惊讶地发现，原来，那件被暴风雪吹走的晚裙就挂在眼前的大树上。

故事的最后，Irene参加了公爵夫人的舞会，并且在第二天早上乘坐马车回到了妈妈的身边，还带回了公爵夫人送给妈妈的糖果。

Brave Irene displays William Steig’s customary enchanting illustrations and witty writing in this story of determination and adventure.