怪兽与贝瑟妮：怪兽与贝瑟妮系列，第1册（美版） The beast and the Bethany

基本信息

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Aladdin

Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 14, 2021

Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1534478906

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1534478909

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces

Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 13 years

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.13 x 0.6 x 7.63 inches

信息仅供参考，具体请以实物为准。

书籍简介

这部作品融合了雷蒙尼·斯尼克和罗尔德·达尔的风格，讲述了一个“妙趣横生”（《纽约时报》畅销书作家詹姆斯·庞蒂语）、惊悚诡谲、插图精美的故事：一只饥饿的野兽、一个虚荣的永生者，以及一个并不讨喜的小女孩，她浑然不知自己即将被吃掉。

美丽是有代价的。没有人比埃比尼泽·特威泽更明白这一点，他已经保持了511年的美貌。你可能会好奇他是怎么做到的？其实，埃比尼泽只需要喂养他豪宅阁楼里的那只野兽。作为回报，他会献上表演的猴子、温斯顿·丘吉尔的雕像，偶尔还会献上仙人掌，而野兽则会赐予他永葆青春的药水和其他礼物。

但是，野兽每吃一顿，就变得更加贪婪。有一天，它宣布下一个目标是一个鲜嫩多汁的孩子。埃比尼泽从未做过如此可怕的事情来保住他美好的生活。然而，他还是找到了一个极其顽劣、顽皮、令人厌恶的孩子，准备把她喂给那头野兽。

这个名叫贝瑟尼的孩子，或许比埃比尼泽预想的更有趣。她的确是个相当无礼的房客，但埃比尼泽却发现自己竟然希望她不被吞噬。难道贝瑟尼不值得被吃掉，反而更值得……做朋友吗？

Lemony Snicket meets Roald Dahl in this “wickedly funny” (James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author), deliciously macabre, and highly illustrated tale of a hungry beast, a vain immortal man, and a not-so-charming little girl who doesn’t know she’s about to be eaten.

Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer, who has stayed beautiful for 511 years. How, you may wonder? Ebenezer simply has to feed the beast in the attic of his mansion. In return for meals of performing monkeys, statues of Winston Churchill, and the occasional cactus, Ebenezer gets potions that keep him young and beautiful, as well as other presents.

But the beast grows ever greedier with each meal, and one day he announces that he’d like to eat a nice, juicy child next. Ebenezer has never done anything quite this terrible to hold onto his wonderful life. Still, he finds the absolutely snottiest, naughtiest, and most frankly unpleasant child he can and prepares to feed her to the beast.

The child, Bethany, may just be more than Ebenezer bargained for. She’s certainly a really rather rude houseguest, but Ebenezer still finds himself wishing she didn’t have to be gobbled up after all. Could it be Bethany is less meal-worthy and more…friend-worthy?

作者简介

杰克·梅吉特-菲利普斯是一位作家、编剧和剧作家，他的作品曾在圆屋剧场上演，并在BBC广播四台播出。他也是播客节目《广告史》的编剧和主持人。杰克自认为是一位极具天赋的交谊舞舞者，然而他的热情远远超过了他的实际才能。杰克住在伦敦北部，大部分时间都用来品尝各种奇特的茶饮和阅读P·G·伍德豪斯的小说。

Jack Meggitt-Phillips is an author, scriptwriter, and playwright whose work has been performed at The Roundhouse and featured on Radio 4. He is scriptwriter and presenter of The History of Advertising podcast. In his mind, Jack is an enormously talented ballroom dancer, however his enthusiasm far surpasses his actual talent. Jack lives in north London where he spends most of his time drinking peculiar teas and reading P.G. Wodehouse novels.