繪本作者 : Shel Silverstein
特色 : 畫風剪潔 情節逗趣
草莓的英文繪本閱讀分級 : Level 2
第一次看 Shel 的繪本是他的 The Giving Tree.
Shel 的畫風相當簡潔隨意 就像在吃飯的時候隨意在餐巾紙上畫下來的一樣
然而他那溫馨而帶有小小的惆悵和幽默的文字 更讓人愛不釋手
The Giving Tree 的故事或者是很多人耳熟能詳的
有一顆樹很愛一個小男孩 男孩常常來找他玩耍
可當男孩長大之後 玩耍漸漸不能滿足男孩的慾望
於是樹把自己的果實 樹枝 樹幹 給了小男孩 讓男孩去滿足他的慾望
到了男孩老的時候 又來找樹 他們的對話令人動容
"I am sorry, Boy," said the tree, "but I have nothing left to give you
" "My apples are gone."
"My teeth are too weak for apples," said the boy.
"My branches are gone," said the tree. "You cannot swing on them”
"I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
"My trunk is gone," said the tree. "You cannot climb"
"I am too tired to climb," said the boy.
"I am sorry," sighed the tree. "I wish that I could give you something------ but I have nothing left. I am just an old stump."
"I don't need very much now," said the boy. "just a quiet place to sit and rest. I am very tired."
"Well," said the tree, straightening herself up as much as she could, "Well, an old stump is good for sitting and resting. Come, Boy, sit down. Sit down and rest." And the boy did.
And the tree was happy.
最感人的文字莫過於結尾的那句"And the tree was happy."
當一個人已經一無所有而還能感到快樂 那該是怎樣的心境
這樣的一棵樹讓人難免想到為人父母對於子女的付出
寫父母之愛 最淋漓盡致莫過於此
全篇沒有提到一個父一個母 可卻讓人充滿孺慕之情
今天在圖書館看到Shel的另一本書 - Who wants a cheap Rhinoceros?
就忍不住借來看了
這本書跟 The Giving Tree 的寫作風格上當然有極大的差異
但是仍能聞到 Shel 那種淡淡的特殊氣味
這是本相當有趣的小品
只可惜我在書後面借書單上登記借書的人從 93 年至今寥寥無幾
實在有點可惜
推薦這本書給那些住在公寓裡卻很想養寵物的傢伙們
那種心情 很貼近 ~~
網路上還有這本書的動畫檔 有興趣可以去瞧瞧
然後還是提醒一下那些常跑圖書館的爸媽們
不論你們有多喜歡這本書 拜託別在上面做任何記號 即使是用鉛筆都不要
老是在英文繪本上面看到有人把生字用底線標出來
或甚至把自己查字典之後的中文寫在上面
我就很想流眼淚 ~~
這是公家的書 不論你覺得自己花了多少努力查字典以致於想要留下一點痕跡
也不該留在書上面
要不就自己去買一本吧 你愛在上面簽名畫小人都行
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