The Truth about Max

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マックスはグーズベリーから生まれました。
たった一匹でした。
けれども彼はこねこ１０ぴき分のいたずらっ子だでした。どんどん成長していったけど、マックスはいつもハラペコでした……。

メープルヒル農場で生まれた猫のマックス。
彼はネズミ、子ウサギ、モグラを捕まえるのが好きで、時にはヘビやカエルさえ捕まえました。時々、玄関先に勇気の「贈り物」を置いていきます。彼は農場いるすべての猫と犬の陽気なボスでもありました。

アリス&マーティン・プロベンセンの「メープルヒル農場」
ここを舞台に描かれた絵本は何冊か出ていますが、この物語は家族が愛した猫のマックスが主人公です。
いたずらっこで、いつもお腹がへっていて、夜中にふらっとどこかへいってしまうマックスを魅力的に描いた絵本です。

The Truth about Max
by Alice Provensen (Created By) , Martin Provensen (Created By)

Format:Hardback 40 pages
Publisher:Enchanted Lion Books
Imprint:Enchanted Lion Books
ISBN:9781592703753
Published:5 Oct 2023
Weight:362g
Dimensions:195 x 279 x 13 (mm)
Pub. Country:United States

Description
A never-before-published original work from renowned children's book duo Alice and Martin Provensen, which invites into the mystery that is Max the cat!A Publishers Weekly 2023 Summer Read, with starred reviews from Kirkus and PW!In this picture book fromthe Provensens' archives, the unforgettable Max, who appears in many of the Provensens' picture books, takes center stage. Wherever Max goes, mischief is sure to follow! He spends his days teasing, playing hide-and-seek, and prowling the barnyard. He's also keenly intelligent and independent, with his own private life thatbegins at night.

An affectionate portrait of a pet who's both friend and hunter,from a luminary author-illustrator pair of American children's literature. Taking inspiration from their own life at MapleHill Farm in Dutchess County, New York, great American illustrators Alice andMartin Provensen shared the changing seasons that give rhythm to life in thecountry in A Year at Maple Hill Farm and the lovable antics of theirbarnyard animals in Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm. This picturebook will include backmatter from Karen Provensen, with more information of Max, the real-life catwho lived on Maple Hill Farm, and her parents' lasting legacy.