Irene valientemente se enfrenta a una nevada para entregar el traje que su madre ha creado para la Duquesa. Aunque se encuentra con un peligro terrible, al final todo vale la pena.
William Steig(1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, including
Shrek!, on which the DreamWorks movies are based; the Caldecott Medal-winner
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble; The Caldecott Honor book
The Amazing Bone; and the Newbury Honor Books
Abel's Islandand
Doctor De Soto. Stieg also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, including
The Lonely Ones,
Male/Female, and
Our Miserable Life.
Despite a raging snowstorm, Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, offers to deliver the duchess's newly finished ball gown...With sure writing and well-composed, riveting art, Steig keeps readers with Irene every step of the long way. Starred, Booklist
One of Steig's simplest stories [and] one of his best, a tale that has the force of a legend. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Despite a raging snowstorm, Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, offers to deliver the duchess's newly finished ball gown...With sure writing and well-composed, riveting art, Steig keeps readers with Irene every step of the long way. --Starred,
Booklist