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★ 睡不著？那就從頭再來一次！★ 一封寫給「睡前故事」的爆笑情書★ 偵探式推理 × 冷面幽默，爸媽也會笑出聲★ 波隆那得獎插畫家打造的夢境級畫面為什麼，就是睡不著？刷牙了。換睡衣了。跟爸爸說晚安了。通通做過一遍，卻還是睜著眼睛。是不是哪個步驟漏掉了？乾脆全部再來一次！就在她懷疑人生時，門外出現一隻同樣失眠的大熊。她靈機一動，拿起書為牠唸起睡前故事——不到幾秒，大熊呼呼大睡。那一刻，她終於恍然大悟：原來自己忘了最重要的一件事——讓爸爸唸故事給她聽。於是，回家、找爸爸、躺上床，故事開始……世界慢慢安靜下來。義大利插畫家 Bruno Zocca 以細緻墨線與復古數位色彩，打造一個物理法則不存在的奇想宇宙。故事，才是通往夢鄉的鑰匙。A love song to bedtime books that is also laugh-out-loud funny, while still promising to leave little ones cozy and sleepy--even with the giggles it will bring. This delightful picture book starts with a very big--and very relatable--problem: No matter how hard she tries, our protagonist just can't seem to fall asleep. Could she have skipped a step in her bedtime routine? Just in case, it's best to do it all over again! So she brushes her teeth, puts on her pajamas, and says good night to Daddy. But no luck--she still can't get to sleep! So she ventures outside, where she meets a very sleepy bear who shares her same problem. To help him, she runs inside for a book to read him

在本書中，一個來自芬蘭的小女孩不蒐集「第一次」，而是把生活中的「最後一次」剪貼成冊。最後一次戴毛帽的寒日、跳水前最後一口緊張的呼吸、班上最後一個掉牙的人、最後一塊巧克力，甚至一生中的最後一句話，都被她細細保存。這些片刻有些溫柔，有些古怪，也帶著淡淡的失落與滿足。本書以鉛筆與水彩描繪，線條安靜，情感含蓄，讓讀者在翻頁之間慢慢體會改變與告別。作者 Maija Hurme 長年投入童書創作，作品曾入圍 Nordic Council’s Children’s Literature Prize、Finlandia Junior Prize 等獎項。本書入選 2023 年 100 Outstanding Picture Books，並獲《Kirkus Reviews》星級推薦。它像一本奇特的記憶簿，引人反思自己珍藏的「最後」。A thoughtful, imaginative child decides to make a scrapbook of "lasts" instead of "firsts," inviting readers to think about what they hold onto and collect, in this charmingly drawn import from Finland! Some people collect pens, shells, or stamps. Others collect friends, trips, or world records. This picture book shares one girl's unusual collection: a collection of lasts. With a feel for the poignant, the bittersweet, and the odd, an observant, emotionally astute child shares the whimsical, eccentric, and touching lasts she has collected, from the last day cold enough for a wool cap, to the last anxious breath before a high dive,

《幻想文法》被譽為結合詩意與教育的經典，義大利童書大師Gianni Rodari不只創作童話，更深信故事是孩子認識世界、發展創意的起點。書中透過童話結構解析、遊戲活動與實用建議，引領讀者發現說故事的樂趣，激發想像力。本書由童話研究權威傑Jack Zipes重新翻譯，並搭配插畫家Matt Forsythe的精美圖像，是一本值得反覆翻閱、陪伴成長的創意指南。From the father of modern Italian children’s literature, a guide to fairy tales and their potential for teaching creative storytelling to children—with radiant illustrations from Matt Forsythe and a refreshed translation from Jack Zipes“The ultimate synthesis of Rodari’s exuberant knowledge, a book of both pedagogy and poetics, poetry for teachers and pedagogy for poets.” —Italo CalvinoA groundbreaking pedagogical work that is also a handbook for writers of all ages and kinds, The Grammar of Fantasy offers a playful, practical path to finding your own voice through the power of storytelling. Full of ideas, glosses on fairy tales, stories, and wide-ranging activities, this book changed how creative arts were taught in Italian schools.Gianni Rodari is not only revered as a children’s author, but also remembered f

藍貝托男爵老邁多病，卻因有人日夜念著他的名字，奇蹟似地一天天好轉。但一場關於財富、陰謀與二十四名強盜的鬧劇也隨之展開。義大利童話大師羅達利以幽默筆觸，帶來一則荒誕卻耐人尋味的現代寓言。From Gianni Rodari, the father of modern Italian children’s literature, comes a pithy, humorous tale about life and death, health and wealth . . . and bandits and balloons! A refreshed translation from Batchelder Award–winner Antony Shugaar, illustrated with all-new art from Roman Muradov“Gianni Rodari gave free rein to his imagination, with inspired panache and gleeful lightness. At the same time, he had a precise and meticulous love for detail, for rich and exact language, and so all of his inventions are set in a very concrete world with real form and action.” —Italo CalvinoBaron Lamberto is very old, very rich, and very sick. He lives in a villa on a private island in the middle of Lake Orta, tended to by his trusty butler, Anselmo, who keeps track of the baron’s 24 maladies, 24 banks, and endless eccentricities. After a mysterious trip to Egypt, the baron hires six people to take up residen

《There's a Ghost in Grandpa's Garden》透過一段祖孫間的靜靜對話，展開關於記憶與自然的細膩探索。花園裡藏著消失的水流、打翻的花盆、來自過去的小禮物，都是看不見的「幽靈」留下的痕跡。作者Kyo Maclear用溫柔文字搭配Katty Maurey清新的畫面，帶領孩子學會觀察、傾聽與想像，從花園的一草一木中，看見時間與故事悄然流轉。The 2024 New York Times / New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's BooksA gentle, probing picture book from award-winning author Kyo Maclear and celebrated illustrator Katty Maurey about the special relationship between a grandfather and his grandson, and the many traces, memories, and even ghosts with which we live There's a ghost in Grandpa's garden. It leaves tracks by the path where there was once a cool, dark stream. It makes mischief by knocking over flowerpots. And sometimes, it leaves behind a gift perfect for a curious boy in the form of little treasures from times gone by. The boy who is the narrator of this picture book loves spending time with his grandpa in the garden, enjoying the natural world, listening to memories of how things used to be, and making up stories about the friendly

韓國創作者Lee Juck與插畫家Lee Jinhee聯手打造的《Comet & Star》，是一則關於等待與友誼的宇宙寓言。故事描寫一顆孤單的小星星，在廣闊銀河中守候，直到彗星劃破夜空，相遇短暫卻足以照亮彼此的世界。全書以柔和色鉛筆風格呈現，畫面細膩富含情感，結合簡潔詩意的敘事，讓人靜靜感受，原來每段等待，都是為了那難得一見、珍貴如星光的陪伴。A 2025 Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year! A beautiful picture book of cosmic dimensions about the tranquility and happiness that come from no longer feeling alone, by Korean singer-songwriter Lee Juck and award-winning illustrator Lee Jinhee A long, long time ago, in a far, far corner of the universe, there lived a lonely little star. One day, a comet appears--is this finally the star's chance to make a friend? Inspired by Halley's Comet, this picture book written by Korean singer-songwriter Lee Juck and illustrated by acclaimed artist Lee Jinhee is about the moments of connection--however brief or rare--that give us the joy and hope to shine bright across the vast universe.A 2025 Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year! “Through brief encounters once every 76 years, two cele

《A Daydreamy Child Takes a Walk》出自義大利童話大師Gianni Rodari的經典故事集《Telephone Tales》，由國際知名插畫家Beatrice Alemagna繪製，全新詮釋孩子天真的靈魂。小喬凡尼走在路上，注意力卻被花草、雲朵、世界的細節吸走，結果竟「遺失」了自己。這個看似荒誕的故事，卻巧妙捕捉孩子專注於生活微小處的美好，是一首送給所有孩子與仍懷有童心大人的溫柔讚歌。Written by Gianni Rodari, the father of modern Italian children's literature, and charmingly illustrated by award-winning artist Beatrice Alemagna, this bright, sweet story reminds us what children are really like in the most essential and beautiful way!Little Giovanni is always daydreaming, always paying attention to the small miracles that lead him to lose track of the big picture. So even though he's promised his mama to keep his eyes open on his walk, he can't help but get distracted. Cheerful, carefree, and curious, Giovanni literally loses himself as he discovers the wide, wonderful world around him. Here, Rodari highlights the gorgeous way children give themselves over to their attention to the world by having Giovanni lose parts of himself as he walks along. Should his mam

Julie Paschkis帶來充滿想像力與幽默感的《ZigZag》。小鱷魚ZigZag熱愛品嚐文字，卻在開心時不小心吞下了所有母音，生活頓時失去色彩和樂趣。從缺少母音的奇怪單字，到重新發現語言的趣味，故事結合簡單字彙與鮮明插圖，讓孩子在歡笑中認識母音的重要。這是一本適合親子共讀、邊玩邊學的語言繪本，也延續了《The Wordy Book》的巧思與趣味。Help ZigZag the alligator get his vowels back in this playful picture book from beloved author-illustrator Julie Paschkis!There's nothing ZigZag enjoys more than tasting his words as he uses them, plays with them, and enjoys them, for ZigZag is a lover of words! But one day, excited and energized, he gulps down all his vowels while exploring and enjoying the word "tambourine." Without A, E, I, O, and U, ZigZag's life is turned upside-down: no more lovely tambourines, only tasteless and dull tmbrns; no more tart green apples, only disappointing ppls. Poor ZigZag can't even get any sleep in his comfy, cozy bed, which is now a too short bd. But vowels are all around ZigZag, from his grandmother's satisfied "Aaahs" to his best friend Beanie's amazed "Ooohs." Can you help ZigZag find his vowels again?This is a wonde

Chirri and Chirra frolic in the moonlight in the latest whimsical adventure of this much-beloved picture-book series from Japan.With the light of their trusty bicycles and a glorious full moon illuminating the darkness, Chirri and Chirra go on a nighttime adventure, accompanied by their new cat friends. From fizzy full-moon drinks that give them cat ears and tails to sparkling flower necklaces that grant them access to a special night market, the inseparable duo enjoys all the dreamy treats that the Full Moon Festival has to offer, basking in the warmth and light of discovery, generosity, and friendship.

以繪本形式重述經典童話，視角轉為嫉妒的皇后。故事探討人性中的陰暗與脆弱，透過皇后的獨白，呈現羨慕、空虛與自我迷失的糾結心理。全書畫面細膩強烈，風格深邃不失美感，適合青少年與成人細讀。這不僅是童話重構，更是對善惡界線與人性複雜的冷靜凝視。Shortlisted for the Global Literature in Libraries Initiative's Translated Young Adult Book Prize!In this dark adaptation of Snow White, acclaimed artist Beatrice Alemagna tells the story from the point of view of the jealous stepmother queen, to complicate the question of goodness and set into high relief the shadow side, with its capacity for evil, of human life.Once upon a time, a child was born with skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony: the princess Snow White. She is possessed of beauty and innocence, but there in the shadows lurks a queen who will remarry her widower father, a queen who is as empty and envious, as narcissistic and fractured as is every life that gets stuck in the endless reflecting pool or mirror of the self. Void of love, it is hatred that animates her. But like all true fairy tales, this story doesn't ask us to

This tale of passion, persistence, and hubris reminds us that what seems foolish in hindsight may have been born of boldness and bravery.The tailor Pierre has a big dream: He wants to fly. To make this outlandish vision a reality, he decides to sew a garment that is up to the task: his very own, resplendent bird coat. But can a human really become a bird with anything but disastrous results? This is a fantastical story of the imagined selves that we dream into being, and the hubris that can come hand-in-hand with these imaginings. Illustrated in the distinctive hand of award-winning Norwegian illustrator Øyvind Torseter, this tale was inspired by the true story of Franz Reichelt, dubbed "the flying tailor," who in 1912 jumped from the Eiffel Tower in an attempt at flight.

Follow unexpected possibilities on fanciful and humorous journeys, powered by the limitlessness of the imagination and the openness of the human spirit.SUPPOSING I looked in the mirror one day and saw someone who wasn't me atall...SUPPOSING I sailed around the world and when Iwas a mile from my hometown, I just turned the boat and sailed round again theother way...SUPPOSING...Supposing leads to pondering a chain of hypothetical events that play with theway that things are, daring to imagine a world beyond the laws of physics andunbeholden to societal conventions. Each sentence may start with the same word"SUPPOSING," but it's impossible to predict where the zany musings will lead!Alastair Reid's text, still as delightful and fresh as it was in 1960, isaccompanied by new, dazzlingly vibrant illustrations from JooHee Yoon.

你聽過《小紅帽》的故事嗎？《Telling Stories Wrong》由義大利童書界傳奇 Gianni Rodari 改編經典童話，爺爺把「小紅帽」講成一團亂，孫女拼命糾正，故事卻越講越離奇，笑料不斷。Rodari 擅長透過顛覆、想像，引導孩子思考故事之外的可能，這本書正是他幽默教育理念的展現。插畫家 Beatrice Alemagna 以獨具童趣的畫風，陪伴讀者一起在錯誤中，發現說故事的樂趣和親情的溫度。A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2022 Everyone knows how "Little Red Riding Hood" goes. But Grandpa keeps getting the story all wrong, with hilarious results!"Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Little Yellow Riding Hood—" "Not yellow! It's Red Riding Hood!" So begins the story of a grandpa playfully recounting the well-known fairytale—or his version, at least—to his granddaughter. Try as she might to get him back on track, Grandpa keeps on adding things to the mix, both outlandish and mundane! The end result is an unpredictable tale that comes alive as it's being told, born out of imaginative play and familial affection. This spirited picture book will surprise and delight from start to finish, while reminding readers that sto

日本繪本系列《Sato the Rabbit》第三集，Sato再次帶領讀者進入充滿想像的日常旅程。雪地、森林，甚至茶水組成的海洋，都是他探險的舞台；一個剛出爐的派裡，也可能藏著另一個小小世界。作者用簡潔溫柔的圖像，描繪出萬物蘊藏的生命力與微小中的魔法，提醒我們，平凡生活中處處都是值得細看的驚喜與想像空間。The winsome Sato continues his magical adventures, traversing snowy landscapes and crossing a sea made of tea. Yet, no matter where he ventures, his participation in the natural world, and the magic that he finds within the ordinary, infuse each new day with possibility.In this third installment of the whimsical series originally published in Japan, the titular Sato continues his adventures, exploring both expansive landscapes―snowy fields, forests, oceans made of tea―and tiny microcosms of worlds, found in unlikely places―like within a freshly-baked pie! In Sato's reality, which is in many ways similar to our own, seemingly commonplace occurrences are portals to new and fantastical experiences, and every object possesses an intrinsic magic and aliveness. Like all of the installments in the trilogy, this collection of vignettes reminds

「傷心欲絕的善良國王一夕之間性格大變，殘酷與怒火使人民逃離。」熱愛故事的Shahrzad沉浸其中，想像自己跳上飛機找到國王，試圖用故事打動國王，使他重拾善良本性。沒想到，白日夢竟化成現實…。A retelling of the Scheherazade story, set in the contemporary world, Shahrzad and the Angry King centers on the scooter-loving, story-loving Shahrzad. One day, Shahrzad sees a boy in the park who she's never seen before. He looks sad, and because she loves stories and therefore always listens to everyone and everything, she asks him to tell her his story. He talks, she listens, and she hears the tale of a country that was peaceful and happy until misery befell its king when his wife died in childbirth. After, the king grows angry and cruel; so much so that the boy must flee with his family. After hearing this story, Shahrzad can't forget it. And so, one day, when she sees a toy airplane in a store, she begins to imagine that she is flying off to the boy's home country, where she confronts the king. Like Scheherazade, she tells the king stories, but this time not to save her own life, but tho

爺爺的記憶衰退，逐漸忘掉一個個單字，Stump努力為他拾起忘記的單詞，悉心收藏一起度過的歡樂時光。隨著癡呆日漸嚴重，爺爺甚至在大雪之中迷失方向，Stump與奶奶才終於意識到需要找出陪伴爺爺新方式。A beautiful, candid picture book for children to understand what happens when a loved one begins suffering from dementia, and how best to care for them.Stump always has a fantastic time with his grandparents, filled with flowers, puzzles, crosswords, and endless love. But one day, Stump's grandfather starts to lose his memory—and his words, which literally fall from him. Stump tries his best to keep the lost words safe, collecting them in a special box. But Grandpa seems to forget more and more everyday, and the situation comes to a head one snowy night when Stump wakes up to find Grandpa missing. Together, Stump and Grandma must find new ways to connect with Grandpa, and show him that he's not alone. This poignant, tender picture book depicts the struggle of coping with a loved one's dementia with honesty and sensitivity, with a message of hope that affirms the deep bonds of love between

Celebrating science and the poetry of existence, this is a true story about time and chance, genetics and gender, love and death—all made more accessible to the young imagination in the concrete, finite life of one tiny snail named Jeremy.★ A Kirkus Best Book of 2021: A Best Informational Picture Book★ A Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings) Best Children’s Book of 2021★ A Spirituality & Practice Best Spiritual Book of 2021Based on a real scientific event and inspired by a beloved real human in the author’s life, this is a story about science and the poetry of existence...The Snail with the Right Heart is a story about time and chance, genetics and gender, love and death, evolution and infinity—concepts often too abstract for the human mind to fathom, often more accessible to the young imagination; concepts made fathomable in the concrete, finite life of one tiny, unusual creature dwelling in a pile of compost amid an English garden. Emerging from this singular life is a lyrical un

A gentle story about sadness showing that sometimes all you need to feel better is the openness of someone who accepts you as you are.This is a subtle story about an elephant who is down in the dumps.

Jack hatches a plan to land himself in the newspaper: he’s going to rescue the chairman’s prize-winning hen. Of course, that means he has to “borrow” it first.Jack hatches a plan to land himself in th

Having explored blossoming fields, a magical mound of tall grass, crystal caves and underground passageways, here Chirri and Chirra explore life in town! In this fifth book of perhaps the most charmin

In this, Jenni Desmond’s third nonfiction children’s book about one of the large, endangered animals of Earth, we join a young boy as he learns about The Elephant.

This story follows a little boy named Raphael, whose daily rhythm is steeped in his immense affection for his friend Jerome. The two boys share jokes and snacks and plan future adventures to the Himal

Following on her gorgeous blue whale, Desmond's polar bear is exquisitely rendered, magnificent, and precise, with wonderful storytelling too. A gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book about the polar

A wonderfully imaginative story about two girls that is full of charm, food, animals, and lyrical small details. The first book in a completely charming series by a well-known Japanese author and illu

A many-layered alphabet book from an international star of the children's book world,Daytime Visions is graphically strong and intelligent in how it explores words and situations. Whether it's a kiwi

Gorgeously illustrated and including two gatefolds that give us a panoramic jungle at war, The Tiger Who Would Be King is as entertaining as it is wise, as wry as it is passionate. Yoon's humorous ima

Enormous Smallness is a nonfiction picture book about the poet E.E. cummings. Here E.E.'s life is presented in a way that will make children curious about him and will lead them to play with words an

Escoffier and Di Giacomo, who have teamed up for many French picture books, are a zesty, irreverent, utterly delightful duo! In the duck family, there are four siblings, one of whom always wants to be

One day, Nora returns home from kindergarten upset because a boy in her class told her that she has the legs of a flamingo! When her mother gives her a magic wand to read people's minds, a new and fa

A man drives his truck up to a cliff's edge. Unable to go any further, he opens the back door of his truck and a flock of birds flies out, but, as the man soon discovers, a small timid bird remains. S

Witty, humorous illustrations of great charm tell this story of conscience and mistaken identity as thoroughly as the book's delightful text. Here a lizard takes the liberty of using what seem to be

In this graphically stunning picture book, Blexbolex explores the cyclical nature of time by looking at the seasons. Using objects, landscapes, activities, and different types of people that are assoc

Presents an introductory field guide to observing and appreciating the night sky, introducing celestial phenomena and providing practical advice for using binoculars and telescopes for observation.

John and his friends come together for a party, using the everyday things around them to construct inventive costumes on the spot. Pots and pans, an empty soap box, your mother’s clothes—these are all

Graphically striking, this is a book about animal mommies and babies that is funny, lively, poetic and deeply intriguing. The art was made using a technique called collagraphy. These textures, deep a

From acclaimed Italian artist Alessandro Sanna, an astonishing wordless series of paintings about humans, inhumanity, and war that also contemplates the creative and destructive power of our hands.Selected as one of Kirkus Reviews’s “Must-Read Spring Highlights”A stone falls to the Earth. It picks up speed, rolling down the steep side of a mountain until it comes to rest in an empty plain. But the plain won’t remain empty for long: out of the shadows emerge two figures, who immediately start to grapple, using that very stone as a weapon to kill.But those same hands, our human hands, holding the same weight of stone, also shape and forge, chisel and build, creating as they destroy, rendering beauty and violence alike. What is the relationship of those twin impulses? In these pages, artist Alessandaro Sanna uses the shaping force of his hands to explore the seemingly endless, perversely steadfast human capacity for destruction. Unflinchingly tracing humanity’s long history of war, from t

在本書中，Arthur Geisert 為 Clayton County 三部曲畫下句點。故事發生在 Turkey River 河畔的小鎮，住在地底洞穴裡的 trolls 調皮又愛熱鬧，常把玉米種到街道縫隙，或讓大街滑得像溜冰場，惹得鎮民哭笑不得。然而當河水暴漲、洪患逼近，trolls 第一時間奔走示警。若想守住共同的家園，彼此唯有放下成見，攜手合作。本書以童話般筆調描繪美國中西部小鎮日常，細節豐富，節奏從容。Arthur Geisert 四十年來以版畫風格聞名，作品曾獲《The New York Times》年度最佳圖畫書肯定；此次首度以鋼筆與水彩創作，仍保有細膩線條與幽默感，為風景與社群留下溫柔註腳。Legendary illustrator Arthur Geisert returns with the final installment in his Clayton County trilogy--this time imagining how the Turkey River trolls and townspeople must come together to save their shared home from flooding. The trolls of the Turkey River live underground in hollows they call homes. They are fun loving and communal, but also mischief-makers who sometimes go too far! From sowing corn that sprouts up through the cracks in the pavement to making Main Street as slippery as an ice-skating rink, there's nothing more fun for a troll than pranking the townspeople. But when the waters of the Turkey River start to rise and threaten to flood, the trolls rush to warn the townspe

在本書中，Chirri 與 Chirra 再次騎著腳踏車出發，這一次來到櫻花盛放的春日。兩人先品嚐櫻花甜點，再走進巨大的櫻花樹裡，發現以 sakura 為主題的美容院，圍上柔軟薄紗、灑上淡淡香氣。最後，她們登上觀景台，靜靜啜飲櫻花茶，看花瓣在風中飄落，如粉色細雨般覆滿大地。本書為 Kaya Doi「Chirri & Chirra」系列第九冊。作者以細膩色鉛筆筆觸，描繪動物朋友與自然風景，氣氛溫柔而安靜。系列曾被《The Wall Street Journal》譽為近二十年最迷人的圖畫書之一，亦入選《Kirkus》二十一世紀最佳童書。書末附有關於櫻花的譯者說明，讓讀者在閱讀之餘，也更貼近日本春日文化。From beloved Japanese author-illustrator Kaya Doi, the ninth volume in her Chirri & Chirra series is set amidst the cherry blossoms of Japan, giving readers a gorgeous explosion of petaled pinkness! Chirri & Chirra, Among the Cherry Blossoms, the ninth book in our beloved Chirri & Chirra series, takes readers on yet another charming adventure filled with delicious food, animal friends, and the beauty of nature. Here, Chirri and Chirra ride their trusty bicycles to a giant cherry tree. After tasting delicious cherry-blossom sweets, they go inside the tree, where they find a sakura-themed beauty parlor! Decked out in chiffon scarves and spritzed with sweet perfume, their nex

本書描繪一隻自信滿滿、也相當享受獨處生活的青蛙 Truman Toad。他住在舒適的小公寓裡，時常對著大鏡子欣賞自己。直到某天，他夢見一個溫暖的擁抱，決心要在現實中尋找同樣美好的感受。於是，Truman 展開尋找「完美擁抱」的旅程，卻發現朋友們的擁抱不是太滑，就是太硬；不是太溫柔，就是太熱情。當他屢屢失望時，也開始理解擁抱並非追求完美，而是接受彼此的方式。Oren Lavie 的敘述搭配 Anke Kuhl 生動又獨具個性的插畫，使本書在幽默之中帶出溫度，適合大小讀者一同思考關於接納與連結。A self-important but good-hearted toad, with an ample amount of self-love, discovers his love for others in this entertaining, award-winning picture book originally published in Germany. Truman Toad lives in a cozy little apartment, all by himself. In fact, he loves his own company so much that he keeps a giant mirror nearby so that he's never too far from his reflection. After all, who better than himself to spend all his time with! One day, Truman wakes up from the most wonderful dream about the most wonderful hug--and he's determined to make it come true. The quest for the perfect hug has begun... but nothing seems quite perfect enough to Truman: the hugs he gets from his animal friends are too long or too slippery, too soft or too hard, t

本書以簡潔溫暖的筆觸描繪一隻小貓的世界：牠有小小的眼睛與耳朵、柔軟的鬍鬚和會輕輕擺動的尾巴。作者 Natalia Shaloshvili 透過細膩圖畫呈現小貓日常中的小確幸，例如在花叢間散步、喝口牛奶、或在陽光下找到最舒服的角落。然而，牠最需要的其實是能陪伴牠、疼愛牠的那雙手──或許就是翻開這本書的孩子。Natalia Shaloshvili 以柔美的畫風與精準節奏，讓小貓的可愛特質與孩子的情緒自然連結。無論是散步、喝牛奶，或在陽光下伸展，小貓的日常都像孩子的生活縮影。Sweet, tender, and perfect for the youngest picture book readers, this winning story about a most adorable kitten is an affectionate invitation to identify with and love this small cat! What does a small cat need? Two little eyes, two little ears, big whiskers, and a tail, to start. What else does a small cat need? Maybe a walk in the flowers, a sip of milk, or a warm spot to laze around in the sun. But above all else, what a small cat needs is... someone big or little--maybe someone just like you!--with cuddly arms and a huge heart to pet it and hear it purr. Yes, every cat needs that! This is a tender and universal story through which author-illustrator Natalia Shaloshvili achieves something quite rare: illustrations that are of great artistic quality