编辑推荐
适读人群 :4岁及以上 Presented in blocks of brilliant colors, the multihued train in this Caldecott Honor book undertakes a dazzling journey before disappearing from the final page. Ages 2-up.
内容简介
The freight train stands still at first, all owing readers to count the cars, name their colours and iden tify their functions. Then the train picks up speed, zooming across the page in a blur of colour, speed and sound.
作者简介
Donald Crews is the renowned creator of two Caldecott Honor books, Freight Train and Truck. Among his other enormously popular books are such favorites as Night at the Fair, Sail Away, Bigmama's, Shortcut, and School Bus. He and his wife, Ann Jonas, live in New York's Hudson River Valley.
Donald Crews grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and says that all through his childhood the members of his family were always doing something with their hands. He was always drawing pictures. Now, in the old farmhouse where he lives with his wife, the noted author and illustrator Ann Jonas, Donald Crews is still drawing pictures.
After graduating from New York City's Cooper Union, Mr. Crews spent three years working as a designer. He was assistant art director of Dance magazine, on the staff of a small design studio, and did freelance work as a book-jacket designer. But in 1962 he was inducted into the Army, and for a time his artistic pursuits were set aside. As the end of his eighteen-month military stint in Germany approached, he assigned himself to the task of writing and illustrating a children's book to add to his portfolio. The result was the brilliant concept book We Read: A to Z (Harper & Row, 1967), which, nearly twenty years later, was reissued by Greenwillow Books. Ten Black Dots, a counting book, came next, and then several books for which he did illustrations only. But the turning point came in 1978, when Greenwillow published Freight Train, a picture book inspired by Mr. Crews's childhood train trips from Newark to visit his grandmother in Florida. It was named a Caldecott Honor Book. Since then, Mr. Crews has created several other highly acclaimed picture books (including Truck, a 1981 Calclecott Honor Book), all painted in the flat, clean colors and bright, unambiguous shapes that are the hallmarks of his striking graphics.
When Donald Crews is asked why he focuses on picture books, he frequently answers, "Why not?" All the tools necessary for the creation of any piece of art are also elements in a successful picture book. Mr. Crews chooses a subject, explores ways to develop the subject visually, writes a story, then produces his finished illustrations. And the final audience, the children, tell him that they like what he does. Why not, indeed!
内页插图
精彩书评
"As trains do, this one simply - splendidly simply - comes and goes. Starting with an empty track, Crews sets down and names the six different ears: each a different primer-bright color, all together a streaking rainbow when pulled along by the moving black engine. Through tunnel and city and darkness and daylight moves the freight train, Going, going - gone, leaving behind a trail of smoke and a strong, sharp impression. Clean, clear, brillant design, with no drag."
--Kirkus Reviews
前言/序言
畅游在想象的国度:一部关于友谊、勇气与成长的绘本之旅 图书名称: 《星辰之约:小狐狸与月亮树》 作者: 艾莉丝·林德伯格 插画师: 马克斯·范德比尔特 出版社: 晨曦之光童书坊 适读年龄: 3岁及以上 --- 内容简介 《星辰之约:小狐狸与月亮树》是一本充满诗意与温暖的图画书,它带领小读者们踏入一片宁静而充满魔力的森林深处。故事围绕着一只名叫“菲恩”的小红狐狸展开,他生活在一个被高大橡树和潺潺溪流环绕的安宁角落。菲恩是一只充满好奇心、但也有些胆怯的小家伙,他对夜空中的一切都感到着迷,尤其是那棵传说中只在满月之夜才会绽放银色花朵的“月亮树”。 第一章:月夜的低语与初次相遇 故事始于一个普通的夏日傍晚,但对菲恩来说,这是一个特殊的夜晚。他听着奶奶讲述关于月亮树的古老传说——只有拥有最纯净心灵的孩子,才配得上在月亮树下许下心愿。菲恩心中一直藏着一个愿望:他想找到一个可以一起分享秘密、分享冒险的真正朋友。 然而,通往月亮树的路径被一片被称为“迷雾沼泽”的区域阻隔,那片沼泽常年弥漫着湿漉漉的薄雾,充满了未知的声响,让所有小动物都心生畏惧。菲恩的父母再三叮嘱他不要靠近那里。 在一个流星划过的夜晚,菲恩鼓足勇气,决定独自去探寻月亮树的踪迹。他带着妈妈为他准备的一块小小的松饼,踏上了旅程。刚进入沼泽边缘,浓厚的雾气立刻吞噬了周围的景象,熟悉的灌木丛变得扭曲而陌生。他感到孤单和害怕,松饼的香味似乎也无法驱散内心的不安。 正当他准备放弃时,他听到了一阵微弱的、像风铃般的笑声。 第二章:迷雾中的盟友——飞天松鼠“希尔达” 笑声的来源,是一只翅膀上覆盖着如同夜蛾般闪烁鳞片的飞天松鼠,名叫希尔达。希尔达与众不同,她不害怕迷雾,反而将迷雾视为她最棒的游乐场。她总是轻盈地穿梭在树冠和雾气之间,像一个活泼的精灵。 初次见面,菲恩的胆怯让他躲在了一棵老蕨草后面。希尔达发现了躲藏的菲恩,她没有嘲笑他,而是轻轻地落在离他几步远的一根湿滑树枝上,问道:“小小的红影,你迷路了吗?这里可不是看星星的好地方。” 菲恩小心翼翼地走出来,吞吞吐吐地讲述了他寻找月亮树的愿望。希尔达听完,眼睛闪烁着光芒。“月亮树?我知道!那里是森林最美的地方。不过,迷雾沼泽可不好走,没有导航会很容易绕回去的。” 希尔达提议,如果菲恩愿意分享那块美味的松饼,她愿意充当他的向导。这份真诚的友谊邀请瞬间融化了菲恩心中的冰霜。他们分享了松饼,那味道在雾气中似乎也变得更加香甜。 第三章:友谊的力量与跨越障碍 在希尔达的带领下,旅程变得充满了乐趣。希尔达教菲恩如何辨认不同树叶的气味来判断方向,菲恩则用他敏锐的听觉帮助希尔达留意地面上那些会突然冒出的、吓人的水洼。 他们共同面对了旅途中的小挑战: 声音的欺骗: 一声巨响让菲恩以为是可怕的野兽,结果却是一只打嗝的獾。希尔达教他冷静下来,分辨声音的来源。 滑溜的苔藓桥: 他们必须通过一段长满光滑苔藓的倒木。菲恩几乎滑倒,是希尔达迅速用她有力的尾巴勾住了他,才得以安全通过。 通过这次合作,菲恩意识到,真正的勇气并非意味着不害怕,而是找到一个可以依靠的伙伴,共同面对恐惧。希尔达的无畏和菲恩的细心,完美地结合在一起。他们的友谊,比任何传说中的魔法都要坚实。 第四章:月亮树下的秘密与成长 经过不懈的努力,他们终于穿过了迷雾,来到了森林的最高处。一棵巨大、古老的树木矗立在山顶,它的树干上布满了岁月的螺旋纹理。他们到达的时间正好是午夜,一轮皎洁的圆月高悬夜空。 刹那间,奇迹发生了——月光洒满了树冠,无数银白色的花朵如同星辰般悄然绽放,散发出温暖的、带着茉莉花和雨后泥土混合的香气。 菲恩走到树下,他凝视着这些美丽的景象,心中充满了感恩。他原本想许下关于“永远不害怕”的愿望,但看着身边兴奋不已的希尔达,他改变了主意。 他轻轻地闭上眼睛,许下了他的心愿:“我希望,我和希尔达的友谊,能像这棵月亮树一样,永远坚韧、永远闪耀。” 当他睁开眼睛时,一朵小小的、散发着柔和银光的叶片轻轻飘落到他的爪子上。这不是一个瞬间改变世界的魔法,而是一个关于“懂得珍惜”的证明。 结局:归途与新的开始 太阳升起前,菲恩和希尔达带着满心的喜悦踏上了归途。迷雾沼泽在晨光中看起来不再那么可怕,反而充满了露珠的晶莹。 回到家中,菲恩不再是那个只敢躲在角落里的小狐狸。他学会了如何面对未知的挑战,因为他拥有了最珍贵的宝藏——一个真正的朋友。 《星辰之约:小狐狸与月亮树》不仅是一个关于寻找神秘地点的故事,更是一曲献给童年友谊的颂歌。它温柔地告诉孩子们:成长意味着走出舒适区,而最伟大的冒险,往往是那些与朋友一起分享的旅程。它赞美了合作、信任以及探索未知世界所带来的丰厚回报,鼓励小读者们勇敢地伸出友谊之手,共同去迎接生活中的每一轮“满月”。 本书特色: 色彩运用: 插画以深邃的靛蓝色、温暖的琥珀色和柔和的银白色为主调,营造出梦幻般的夜间氛围,极具视觉吸引力。 情感深度: 故事细腻地刻画了幼年期对友谊的渴望和克服恐惧的内心挣扎,主题积极向上。 教育意义: 强调了团队合作、同理心和坚持不懈的重要性,是引导幼儿理解人际关系和自我成长的绝佳读物。