今天(1/26)和小六女孩, 一起共讀了這本得獎書: A Sick Day for Amos McGee. 之前已經和小一女生, 小二男生齊看過了, 無人不喜歡, why? 本書的圖真的居功厥偉!!! 幾個顏色(除了貫穿全書的紅氣球與特殊的背景直黃條紋)幾乎都是灰灰淡淡暗暗的, 卻把一個動物管理員和他的好友群 ( the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, the owl)之間的愛與互動關係, 表現得十分溫馨可愛, 讓所有看的大人小孩,  都立刻感受到其中的溫暖!!! 木刻與鉛筆可以把個性, 故事與愛, 傳達到這般淋漓盡致的地步, 真的怪不得要獲得評審青睞囉!!!

我因一而再, 再而三地與小朋友共讀, 有幸一次又一次地讀到畫面中許許多多的細節, 開心不已!!! 小孩的眼睛與心真的是我們大人的好老師喔! 有空到圖書館借來看看吧! 相信很快地書店亦可買到這本書了!

2011 Medal Winner

The 2011 Caldecott Medal winner is A Sick Day for Amos McGee, illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead. A Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing. 

In this tender tale of reciprocity and friendship, zookeeper Amos McGee gets the sniffles and receives a surprise visit from his caring animal friends. Erin Stead’s delicate woodblock prints and fine pencil work complement Philip Stead’s understated, spare and humorous text to create a well-paced, gentle and satisfying book, perfect for sharing with friends.

“Endearing, expressive characterization in spare illustrations rendered in muted tones distinguish this timeless picture book.  It’s a great day for Amos McGee!” said Caldecott Medal Committee Chair Judy Zuckerman. 

(資料來源: ASLC--Association for Library Service to Children網站, 圖片來自網路)