Picturebooks Everyday

5.10.2010

Child Labor

這些以相片為主的書，都是記載不同時代的童工。
從農業時代、工業革命、戰爭、移民、任何城市興起…兒童都是首當其衝被驅使、受難、強迫、利用的。
這幾本書從不同時代，記錄式的相片中，介紹不同區域的兒童。
都是在國外書店的童書部購得的。
Factory Girl, by Barbara Greenwood
Children of the Dust Bowl, the true story of the school at Weedpatch camp
Voice from the Field, Children of Migrant Farmworkers tell their stories
Kids at Work, Lewis an dthe Crusade against child labor, by Russell Freeman

這是美國的社會運動者為他們的兒童發聲，同時，在過完兒童節之後，也想仔細想想我們的孩子在做些什麼？
有人去拍放學時的孩子，背著一天的書包再到安親班，直到七點才回家。比照過去的童工，這有比較好嗎？照樣消耗孩童的身心，甚至更差的是孩子沒有與土地親近的個性，以為士農工商，唯有讀書高人一等。而高教單位缺少研究精神和創造力，強制推銷"卓越"，忽略人性中最珍貴的溫厚與踏實。
...今天說太多了...

Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter - A Journal, 以scarpbook的方式記錄Beatrix的生活和手稿
The tale of beatrix Potter, by Margaret Lane
The World of Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potter
The tale of Mrs William Heelis, Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter, the Creator of Peter Rabbit, by Elizabeth Buchan
beatrix Potter's Americans: Seleted Letters, edited by Jane Crowell Morse

Beatirx Potter

Beatrix Potter, by Jeanette Winter 2003
Beatrix Potter, by Alexandra Wallner 1995
My Dear Noel, The story of letter from Beatrix Potter, by Jane Johnson, 1999
Beatirx Potter in America, an Exhibition at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art,
The Making of Miss Potter, the official guide to the Movie,
MOE 月刊, June 2006

Rabbits 10

the Bunnies are not in their beds, by Marisabina Russo
Bruh Rabbit and theTar Baby Girl, by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by James E. Ransome
Scuba Bunnies, by Christine Loomis, illustrated by Ora Eitan

Rabbits 9

Little Bunny Bobkin, by James Riordan, illustrated by Tim Warnes, 1998
The ABC Bunny, by Wanda Ga'g, 1933
Little Bunny's Sleepless Night, by Carol Roth, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev, 1999

Rabbits 8

The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes, by Du Bose Heyward, illustrated by Marjorie Hack
Little Moment of Happiness, by Elisabeth Brami, Philippe Bertrand
My Bunny Diary, by Dora Cottontail
Little Bunny on the Move, by Peter McCarty

Rabbits 7

Jack's Rabbit 與 Jack the Wolf, by Yvonne Jagtenberg
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown, by Cression Cowell, illustrated by Neal Layton
應該再加上Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Tale與Knuffle Bunny Too, A Case of Mistaken Identity, by Mo Willems

Rabbits 6

Mama, If You Had a Wish, by Jeanne Modesitt
I Love You, Little One, by Nancy Tafuri
Jump Again! More Adventures of Brer Rabbit, by Joel Chandler Harris, Adapted by Van Dyke Parks, illustrated by Barry Morer

Velveteen Rabbit 各版本

The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams, 1922
ビロードのうさぎ, The Velveteen Rabbit, 酒井駒子, 2007
The Velvetten Rabbit, by Michael Hanue, 1983
The Velveteen Rabbit, Barnes & Noble, by Armand Eisen, 1991
VHS, narrated by Meryl Streep, music by George Winston

Rabbits 5

Little Rabbit Runaway, 2005
Little Rabbit Lost, 2002,
Little Rabbit Goes to School, 2004
The Race, by Alison Jay

Tortoise and Hare

Hare adn Tortoise Race to the Moon, by Oliver J. corwin
Tortoise VS Hare, by Prestem Rutt, illustrated by Ben Redlich
The Tortoise and teh Jackrabbit, by Susan Lowell, illustrated y Jim Harris
The Hare and the Tortoise, by Brian Wildsmith
The Tortoise and the Hare, by Janet Stevens
The Race, by Caroline Repchuk, illustrated by Alison Jay

Rabbits 4

Nancy Wallace 的兔子Minna系列
Minna喜歡說I am still thinking.

5.09.2010

rabbits 3

Rabbits 2, Beatrix Potter collection,

Rabbits 1

這是我最喜歡的Jon Agee的Milo's Hat Trick
另一本一看就知道是魔術師的兔子 The Magic Rabbit, by Annette LeBlanc Cate
還有一隻不想睡覺的兔子, The Rabbit Who Didn't Want to Go to Sleep, by Lilian Edvall, Sara Gimbergsson

5.08.2010

Denver

當時Andersen Press也極力推薦，我心想已經訂貨了，等回書店再買吧！買了書也一直沒靜下來看，其實Denver這名字不像David, Nick, Max這種名字，對我來說比較有個性上的意義，這個名字沒什麼反應，就是個好人吧！？

Denver 是個很有錢很有錢的人，住在小鎮，有司機、很多園丁、廚師，還有很多人為他工作。甚至當他開派對時，也找人來幫忙，但是他最喜歡的事是星期天在家畫畫。有一天來了一個黑衣看不到面容的陌生人，開始對小鎮的人耳語，為什麼Denver哪麼有錢？你們那麼少，It's not right!
所以小鎮處處私語，大家快樂的臉不見了，取而代之的是貪婪的眼神，Denver略有耳聞，他有天請小鎮的人聚在一起，說他將自己的財產平分，一人一袋，這時久不見笑容的鄉友，個個露出牙齒滿意得不得了，之後大家分道揚鑣，Denver搬到另一個小城租個小房子畫畫，原來小鎮分到錢的人就出門渡假，花錢花錢，花、花、花。

錢花完回到家，這時的小鎮再也不同了，因為Denver搬走了，只留下落寞的小鎮。
另一個小鎮因為Denver而富庶熱鬧，Denver快樂地畫圖、賣圖，只要與他相處就有歡樂，小鎮甚至吸引許多觀光客，他又開始累積財富，又可以有幫忙打掃的人…
至於那個黑衣人，還是在路上嘮嘮叼念不滿，如果他來到你的面前，記得離他遠一點。

生活的富足關鍵其實是"心情"，只要往正面想自然凡事正向快樂，如果還是惦記著人生不公平，那永遠沒解；雖然是英國作家的書，讀起來也像是社會觀察的普遍現象，如果說要培養孩子才藝、閱讀、獨立思考、國際觀、同理心、領導力、競爭力…，還不如培養一個體貼的心，多贏的觀念，避免作繭自縛。David McKee真是一位社會觀察家。