《雪人》是一本无字书,它是最严格意义上的图画书,也就是说让孩子通过图画领会一切,无须一个文字。
Random House兰登书屋的书评上用了一个重重的叹号:“即使一个学龄前的孩子也可以读懂这个故事!”
这个发生在冬天寒夜的故事太迷人了,很温暖,也有些感伤;孩子们一定在生活中也体会过和朋友在一起的快乐,以及离开朋友而感到伤心。
有人问过本书作者,《雪人》为什么一个字都不用呢?作者说:他一开始就没想过让雪人开口说话,而主人公不说话,其他人就没有必要说话了,于是就把故事自然而然地画成了这个样子。
內容簡介:
在一个寒冷的冬夜,雪停了,小男孩发现门外有一篇奇异的光亮……天哪,他白天堆的那个雪人竟然动了起来,小男孩请它到家里做客,两个人偷偷摸摸穿过客厅和爸爸妈妈的卧室,雪人穿上了家里人的衣服,打扮得好帅啊。
为了回报小男孩给它的快乐,笨拙的雪人拉起小男孩飞上了天,他们在风雪中看到辽阔的大地,好开心啊!
然而太阳一出来,一切都融化了;但是当雪人冲男孩一挥手,无声地“大喊”【跟我来】时的情景以及两人奔跑的快乐情景却让小读者久久难忘;这本书里有快乐也有悲伤,两者都纯净得让人难忘!
Illus. in full color. A wordless story. The pictures have "the
hazy softness of air in snow. A little boy rushes out into the
wintry day to build a snowman, which comes alive in his dreams that
night. The experience is one that neither he nor young ''readers''
will ever regret or forget."--starred Booklist.
關於作者:
Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934. At the age of 15,
he went to Wimbeldon Art School to learn how to draw, as he wanted
to become a cartoonist. But there he was told that cartooning was
not a profession for gentlemen and that he ought to be a painter.
Raymond then went on to the Slade School in London to study
painting as a full-time student. During his spare time, he began
work on a portfolio of illustrations of all kinds, including
jackets and a wide selection of drawings to take to publishers.
After illustrating for advertising, newspapers and books, Raymond
discovered that book illustration inspired him the most, since it
offered far greater variety and freedom than anything else. Raymond
has always found it unfavorable to sustain a consistent
illustration style for a long period of time. He is always seeking
to try something else new and different with his work. Some of
Raymond''s best known works are The Snowman , The Man , and The Bear
. The setting for The Snowman is based on Raymond''s own house and
garden, which is in Sussex, England at the foot of South Downs, a
few miles from Brighton.
雷蒙-布力格斯
1934年生于英国伦敦。先后在温布尔顿艺术学校和伦敦斯雷德艺术学校学习印刷、艺术和美术。他为孩子们创作的第一本图画书是Strange
House.而他的第四本图画书The Mother Goose
Treasury使他声名鹊起,获得了格林威纳奖。他的另外两本获奖作品是Father Christmas和Wh