Shaun is the new sheep shearer in Shaggy Gully. Since shearing is such hard work, all the other shearers have sheep dogs to help them. But not Shaun. His partner is Pete . . . a sheep- sheep!
Pete has a polite way of rounding up his charges, and Shaun is an expert shearer. The sheep are thrilled with this unconventional new team, but the other shearers—Ratso, Big Bob, and Bungo—are not. Luckily, Pete has a few ideas under his hat that are sure to please everyone.
Bruce Whatley’s spirited illustrations bring to life Jackie French’s zany characters in this hilarious tribute to individuality and the working sheep.
牧羊狗你一定见过,但是你见过牧羊羊吗?Pete就是一只牧羊羊,它和主人Shaun来到一个新的农场。农场里面原来有三个农夫和他们的牧羊狗。他们看到牧羊羊都笑惨了。对于牧羊羊Pete的想法也觉得很好笑。不过事实上大多数的羊偏爱Pete的服务,于是三只牧羊犬英雄无用武之地。他们的主人很生气。于是就把Pete跟他的主人赶走。原以为已经失业的主人Shaun在Pete的建议下,开设了新的小羊专属的beauty salon,专门帮羊羊做造型,配套上Pete的贴心服务,很快,农场里的羊们都往店里跑。竟然连农场里的那三只牧羊犬也都跑来做造型,甚至留下来店里帮忙!哈哈!接下来事情会怎么发展呢?
生于澳洲悉尼,成长于布里斯班,现居住新州小镇,低调安心尽享“种豆南山下”一般田园生活的Jackie French。投身文学创作领域已超25年,出版过多达140余本作品。其作品被翻译成36种之多语言刊印传播海外,迄今被授颁60多项海内外文学图书奖项,亦是对她个人儿童文学事业创作的推崇首肯。其作品适读人群涉及覆盖跨度广泛,从牙牙学语几小龄童的儿童图画书(Picture book),到小学低年级准少年们的故事/非故事情节类读物(Junior fiction/non-fiction),再至十几岁中学阶段的青少年小说读本(Teen and young adult ficiton),她都兴致饱满,精力豁然投入其中。
拥有着童书作家,畅销生活类书籍作家,历史学家,生态学者等多重身份的Jackie French在去年,获选并游历全澳积极履行澳洲儿童文学桂冠诗人(2014-2015)之职责,切身竭力倡导推广儿童阅读文化,更是创作业界对其成就再次投注的厚望赞誉。肩负文学热忱推广,儿童阅读权利宣传以及书籍力量倡导者使命于一身的文化大使新责,她在就职演说上的精彩片断,无不令爱书之人听之心绪澎湃,心有向往。
“Fans of the teen goth writer will likely find plenty to feast on here.”–Publishers Weekly
“Readers will be racing to reach [the end] as they devour this compelling tale. Atwater-Rhodes does another fine job of building a suspenseful mood and sustaining it throughout.”–School Library Journal