This is a story of an apprentice cook who wished to learn culinary skills from a chef. He was tasked to prove his worth through kitchen cleaning. Meanwhile, as he was cleaning，he met his friends coincidentally as they came in to be the customers. Read about how he uses his quick wits (if you see […]
This is a visually intriguing book. I imagine the author staring into half a watermelon or eating it on a hot summer day and imagining himself soaking into the cool watermelon while conceiving the concept of this book. I love most the concept of selling the dark clouds as a before-and-after-shower point and the white […]
这个故事叙述了一只毛绒兔子被送给一个小男孩当玩偶后的经历。起初， 因为小男孩有许多其他的玩具，毛绒兔子被冷藏在玩具库室里。在那里，他被其他比较新款的玩具取笑他只不过是一只毛绒织成的兔子。幸好，他也同时碰到了一只玩具老将 — 木马。木马经常鼓励他，告诉他，当玩具陪伴主人的日子长了，得到主人的宠爱，玩具有一天会变成真。 有一天，毛绒兔子的机会终于来了。 小男孩的玩具小狗不见了。小男孩的保姆就立即随手把毛绒兔子递给小男孩做陪伴。从此，毛绒兔子就和小男孩朝夕相对，寸步不离。有一回，毛绒兔子还亲耳听见小男孩告诉保姆他自己不只是个玩具，而是“真正”的兔子。这可让毛绒兔子乐极了，让他深信他已经成“真”了。 但是，有一天男孩带他到野外碰见了几只野兔子。 几只野兔子一直游说毛绒兔子和他们一起跳和玩。 但是因为动弹不得，毛绒兔子被那群野兔子发现他不是一只真正的兔子，万分无奈的想澄清，但是却无济于事。 不久后，小男孩生了一场大病。 医生嘱咐保姆必须焚烧所有小男孩房间里头的玩具和书。这当然也包括了毛绒兔子。可怜的毛绒兔子，这么日盼夜盼能成真，却沦落如此的下场。在垃圾袋里的他，回想着和主人共处的美好时光，毛绒兔子不禁流下了一滴眼泪。一滴真正的眼泪。毛绒兔子是否变真了呢？ 想知道， 你可以点击 The Velveteen Rabbit by Komako Sakai 购买。 我喜欢这本书是因为它透过主角毛绒兔子的经历，让我看到孩子很单纯的内心世界，他们是怎样和玩偶一起活动玩乐，怎样用想象力和没有生命的玩具，建立一种联系，培养爱的品格。 在我们视为是他们假装游戏的世界里，其实是流露出多少份他们的真实的情感 — 以至没有生命的玩具，也能有所盼望，也能有一天因为真正的”欢笑“，”哭“ 和 “活”过，而成为真实的。 这个故事本来就是深入浅出， 再加上Komako Sakai 的绘图更是让这本 1922 年 Margery Williams 的 Velveteen Rabbit 触动人心。 家长也可以用这本书和孩子们探讨遭受欺凌， 或 “爱”和”真实“ 的 哲理问题。 This is a retelling of the classic children’s book by Margery Williams […]
这本书是以第三人叙事 的写作手法来叙述感叹号的心声 。起初，感叹号感到自己十分突出，不管去到哪儿，他都觉得自己如鱼离水。然后，他遇到了另一个标点符号，被他的一连发问所激发后，发现他生命的潜能！ 这个故事让我联想到最近读过关于一个没有手的新加坡女子成功的成为 一名舞蹈指导员，也在疫情时胜任送外卖的工作。起初，她经常需要面对旁者的好奇眼神和问题，对于自己的残疾感到失落。 不过，后来她终于能克服自己的不幸，找到了生命的热诚 家长可以和孩子分享残疾与否，每个人都是创造者微妙的旨意和创作。除了用此书的内容，我们也可以用以上的报道，延申讨论，培养孩子同理，感恩和知足的心。 另一位值得孩子学习的榜样则是患有先天性四肢切断症（海豹肢症）的演说- 家尼克·武伊契奇。 这本书简单的绘画和文字，叙述感叹号的情感，配搭得天衣无缝，让读者在翻阅时，享尽无穷的乐趣。 值得拥有的一本好绘本。 你可以点击 感叹号 购买。 This is a really delightful and clever story about the life, thoughts and feelings of an exclamation mark through a third-person narrative style. At first, he was really uncomfortable about himself and how he looked and tried hard to fit in. Then […]
This is a heartwarming story about a girl who could not bear to part with her old pair of shoes. As she was placing her new shoes that her mum bought for her at the door, she saw her old pair and it evoked lots of memories of the time spent with the shoes while […]
This is a really quirky story infused with witty dialogues about the encounters of the mouse and a duck inside a wolf’s belly after both had been eaten up by the wolf sequentially. The duck had apparently built a home in the wolf’s belly after he had been eaten. After some initial annoyance of being […]
This is a story about a red delivery truck who had been given the task to deliver gifts to a family of rabbits welcoming a newborn. In the big city, he met other vehicles who were faster and bigger than he is. He started to feel low in confidence. Along the way, he met with […]
This is a super delightful story of the monster “Nian” with a slight twist. The story accords “Nian” to be a little monster once created from the cumulative loneliness in the winter air and lived in the mountain top. In the coldest of the winter, he would feel extremely lonely and angry and thus descend […]
这本绘本是关于一个很富有想象力的小女孩 Poppy Pickle 的故事。我想故事的主角Poppy Pickle 和她爱发挥想象力的喜好，应该是大多的小孩能认同的。 当一件出乎意料的事发生在她所想象的事物时， 她的房间顿时变成魔幻般。正当她在这个魔幻般的空间里玩得乐透，突然一切变得不妙了。看一看Poppy 怎样灵机一动，解决眼前的问题，收拾她所闯下的祸。 家长可用绘本来和小孩讨论面临问题时应该有的态度，和勇于承担责任的好品格。 喜欢这本书吗？请点击这里 Poppy Pickle by Emma Yarlett 购买。 This is a story about Poppy Pickle, a little girl with a big imagination. I guess any kids would be able to relate to the girl and her imagination. It was all fun and magical when something unexpected […]
这本书的故事环绕着一棵树和小男孩的关系。树因爱小男孩而付出她自己。就像是父母无条件爱孩子的一种体现。故事不仅生动感人，也让年幼的小孩能意识到每个人的生命在不同的季节时的需要是不同的，从而让成人能和孩子更深入的探讨爱和感恩的主题， 同时，也探讨一些其他课题 例如能施的赋予和接受他人能回馈的局限。 This story is about the relationship between a tree and a boy. The tree expresses its love for the little boy by giving . I find that this love expression draws resemblance to some sort of unconditional parental love for their child. It is a moving and touching story.It also offers glimpses of […]
绘本好介绍 (双语）Bilingual reviews for picture books 