| 词条 | Sam McBratney |
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| name = Sam McBratney | image = | image_size = 220px | caption = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1943}} | birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Author | spouse = Maralyn McBratney (Married 1964)[1] | parents = | children = }}Sam McBratney (born 1943) is a writer from Northern Ireland. He has written more than fifty books for children and young adults, but is best known as the author of the best-selling children's book Guess How Much I Love You, which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, and been translated into 53 languages.[2] BiographyPersonal lifeMcBratney was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1943. After earning a degree in history from Trinity College Dublin, he worked as a primary and secondary school teacher from 1970 until 1990, when he took early retirement to focus on writing.[3][4][5] McBratney and his wife Maralyn have had three children, who are now adults.[4][6] He currently lives near Lisburn, Northern Ireland.[3] Publishing careerMcBratney wrote his first novel, Mark Time, in 1969. Initially, he was unable to find a publisher for the book, which he has described as a semi-autobiographical, and as a "pre-puberty love story." The book was ultimately published by Abelard-Schuman in 1976.[6][7] Writing part-time while also pursuing his career as a teacher, McBratney had published twenty-three novels by the time he retired from teaching in 1990, most of then targeted at young adult readers. One of his most successful works in this genre was The Chieftain's Daughter (1993), a historical novel set in the Fifth century, which won a Bisto Book of the Year Merit Award in 1994.[6][8] Other notable works include The Lough Neagh Monster, (1994) and Put a Saddle on a Pig (1991), which was republished as You Just Don't Listen in 1993.[9] After his editor suggested he write a picture book for younger readers, McBratney began working with illustrator Anita Jeram on Guess How Much I Love You, which was first published by Walker Books in 1994.[6][10] The book became popular quickly, selling more than 150 thousand copies within four months of its publication.[10] By September 1995, it had sold more than a million copies worldwide.[11] Popular as a gift for new parents, weddings, and other special occasions, the book has become a modern classic and sales have continued to climb. It is frequently listed among the most popular and best selling children's books of all time.[3][10][12][13] ReceptionMcBratney has been called "a highly skilled but somewhat uneven" author,[9] and has himself commented that many of his earlier works sold "just a few hundred copies," and were remaindered.[3] He won considerable praise from critics for The Chieftain's Daughter, however, and widespread admiration for Guess How Much I Love You. Booklist reviewer Stephanie Zvirin, for example, suggested that there was "not a note wrong" in the book, and predicted that it would become "an enduring bedtime favorite – right up there with Goodnight Moon" shortly after its publication.[14] Select bibliography
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References1. ^1 "Sam McBratney." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Literature Resource Center. Web. 23 February 2015. 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/sam-mcbratney-guesses-why-his-guess-how-much-i-love-you-has-sold-30-million-copies-1.2102777|title=Sam McBratney guesses why his Guess How Much I Love You has sold 30 million copies|work=The Irish Times}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-news/sams-20year-love-story-for-parents-and-children-30923512.html|title=Sam's 20-year love story for parents and children|work=The Irish Independent}} 4. ^1 http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/mcbratney 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://biography.jrank.org/pages/1876/McBratney-Sam-1943.html|title=Sam McBratney (1943–) Biography – Personal, Addresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Sidelights|publisher=jrank.org}} 6. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/49182-a-conversation-with-sam-mcbratney.html|title=A Conversation with Sam McBratney|work=Publishers Weekly}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/mcbratney/transcript|title=Transcript from an interview with Sam McBratney|work=Reading Rockets}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.obrien.ie/the-chieftains-daughter|title=The O'Brien Press – The Chieftain's Daughter By Sam McBratney Illustrated by Noel Monahan|work=obrien.ie}} 9. ^1 {{cite book |last= Hunt |first= Peter |date= 2004 |title= International Companion to Children's Literature (Second Edition) |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=t1RsBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1101&lpg=PA1101&dq=The+Chieftain%E2%80%99s+Daughter+%281993%29&source=bl&ots=BN6kMUTDYG&sig=vfrZVsf6J6HOi3X3pk2KaPAjXlM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Z57rVNPaKdTToASB64L4Dg&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false |location= |publisher= |page= 1101|isbn= |access-date= }} 10. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/65181-guess-how-old-guess-how-much-i-love-you-is-20.html|title=Guess How Old 'Guess How Much I Love You' Is? 20!|work=Publishers Weekly}} 11. ^Diane Roback, UK Sleeper a Hopaway Success, Publishers Weekly. 242.37 (11 September 1995): p33. 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/childrens-books-everyone-must-read-2014-7|title=Children's Books Everyone Must Read – Business Insider|date=29 July 2014|work=Business Insider}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20011217/28595-all-time-bestselling-children-s-books.html|title=All-Time Bestselling Children's Books|work=Publishers Weekly}} 14. ^Stephanie Zvirin, Guess How Much I Love You, Booklist. 91.14 (15 March 1995): p1328. 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/library/services/book-promos/childaward/bisto.htm|title=Award Winning Books for Children – Bisto Book of the Year Awards|work=clarelibrary.ie}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.childrensbooksireland.ie/past-winners|title=Past winners|work=childrensbooksireland.ie|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224043544/http://www.childrensbooksireland.ie/past-winners|archivedate=24 February 2015|df=dmy-all}} 17. ^http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/9/all_years External links
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