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適讀人群 :4-8歲 哈佛大學教育學博士硃莉嚮您推薦“I Can Read!係列”:
內容簡介
The five simple chapters in Arnold Lobel's Days with Frog and Toad say more about the rewards of friendship than any adult tome ever could. Frog and Toad, the amiable amphibian duo, fly kites, clean house, and tell ghost stories together. And, in a surprisingly sophisticated, yet perfectly easy-to-grasp, segment, they even learn about the value of being alone. Frog is ever-so-slightly more sagacious than Toad; his gentle and supportive way with his chum shows that personal variances don't have to get in the way of friendship. On the contrary: vive la différence! Arnold Lobel's illustrations in warm frog and toad tones create the perfect atmosphere for this wise and touching early reader, an ALA Notable Children's Book.
Lobel has created four "Frog and Toad" stories for the "I Can Read" books, an immensely popular series with large type, abundant illustrations, and ample spacing that first launched with Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear. Fans of the foot-flapping friends won't want to miss Frog and Toad Are Friends (a Caldecott Honor book); Frog and Toad Together (a Newbery Honor book); and Frog and Toad All Year (an ALA Notable Children's Book). Children will be overjoyed to spend an evening--or days on end--with these affectionate friends.
故事主要是在述說主角青蛙與蟾蜍這一對好朋友生活當中的種種趣事。文字優美流暢,敘述方式幽默童趣,故事感人又好玩,這兩個角色錶現齣的童心及純真的友誼將使讀者會心一笑。他們的友情與默契貫串所有的故事,讓讀者在閱讀時,從頭到尾都沉浸在一種溫馨的情緒中。然而,青蛙與蟾蜍特殊的個性、齣人意料的行為及想法,又讓故事的發展充滿幽默風趣的驚喜。作者洛貝爾運用日常生活中最平凡的場境及生活點滴,透過想象的魔力,直接帶領讀者打開神奇的幸福寶藏,品味最美麗、最真摯的友誼。沒有嚴肅的教條味,也沒有沉重的批判思考,滿滿是至真至情,挑動讀者內心深處最原始而純真的感動。其故事在文字使用上,及文學內涵上都有極佳的閱讀價值,是簡易閱讀書籍中的重要佳作,也是讓孩子在閱讀較具挑戰性的短篇章節小說前的良好暖身材料。
作者簡介
During his distinguished career Arnold Lobel wrote and/or illustrated over 70 books for children. To his illustrating credit, he had a Caldecott Medal book -- Fables (1981) -- and two Caldecott Honor Books-his own Frog and Toad are Friends (1971) and Hildilid's Night by Cheli Duran Ryan (1972). To his writing credit, he had a Newbery Honor Book -- Frog and Toad Together (1973). But to his greatest credit, he had a following of literally millions of young children with whom he shared the warmth and humor of his unpretentious vision of life.
Though he was a born storyteller -- he began making up stories extemporaneously to entertain his fellow second-graders in Schenectady, New York, where he grew up in the care of his grandparents. Mr. Lobel called himself a "lucky amateur" in terms of his writing. Viewing himself as a professionally trained illustrator (he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute), he said, "I know how to draw pictures. With writing, I don't really know what I'm doing. It's very intuitive."
In addition to the Frog and Toad books, Owl at Home, Mouse Tales, The Book of Pigericks, and many other popular books he created, Mr. Lobel also illustrated other writers' texts that captured his fancy. He viewed this as "something different and challenging." Often his illustrations for those books showed a different aspect of his personality and his artistic expertise, ranging from his meticulous dinosaurs in Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish to his chilling pen-and-ink drawings in Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep by Jack Prelutsky, about which Booklist wrote, "Young readers will be amazed that the gentle Lobel of Frog and Toad fame can be so comfortably diabolic."
In 1977 Mr. Lobel and his wife, Anita, a distinguished children's book author and artist in her own right, collaborated on their first book, How the Rooster Saved the Day, chosen by School Library Journal as one of the Best Books of the Year, 1977. They then collaborated on three more books, A Treeful of Pigs, a 1979 ALA Notable Book; On Market Street, a 1982 Caldecott Honor Book; and The Rose in My Garden, a 1984 Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Book.
Arnold Lobel died in 1987.
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前言/序言
《青蛙和蟾蜍的奇妙冒險》 一本關於友誼、日常與成長的溫馨故事集 作者: 艾諾·洛貝爾 (Arnold Lobel) 適閤年齡: 4-8歲,初級讀者(I Can Read, Level 2) 書籍類型: 平裝繪本,章節式故事 內容簡介: 本書收錄瞭五則獨立又相互關聯的短篇故事,主角是兩位性格迥異卻形影不離的好朋友——青蛙(Frog)和蟾蜍(Toad)。他們住在寜靜的河邊,過著簡單而充實的日子。艾諾·洛貝爾用他標誌性的、充滿溫柔與智慧的筆觸,描繪瞭這對摯友在日常生活中的點點滴滴,探索瞭友誼的真諦、接受彼此的差異,以及享受簡單快樂的重要性。 第一章:兩個朋友 故事從介紹青蛙和蟾蜍的友誼開始。青蛙性格樂觀、細心且富有耐心,而蟾蜍則更愛抱怨、略顯懶散,但內心深處也十分善良。 第一篇故事講述瞭他們一起度過一個陰沉多雨的日子。當烏雲密布、雨點敲打窗戶時,蟾蜍感到無聊透頂,心情也隨之低落。青蛙提議做一些有趣的事情來打發時間。他們決定一起做蛋糕。然而,製作過程並不順利。蟾蜍在幫忙的過程中錶現得心不在焉,不是忘記放糖,就是把麵粉弄得到處都是。青蛙總是耐心地收拾殘局,並用積極的態度引導蟾蜍。當蛋糕終於烤好時,雖然外觀不盡完美,但他們一起品嘗著這份勞動成果,分享著簡單的快樂。這個故事強調瞭即使在最平淡無奇的日子裏,隻要有朋友在身邊,生活也能充滿樂趣。 第二章:等待與耐心 在第二篇故事中,友誼的考驗圍繞著“等待”展開。蟾蜍想要種植一排嚮日葵,他迫不及待地播下種子,並期盼它們能立刻發芽長大。他每天寸步不離地守在花盆旁,不斷地催促種子快點長齣來。 蟾蜍的焦慮和急躁讓青蛙感到擔憂。青蛙耐心地嚮他解釋,自然萬物都有自己的生長規律,需要時間和耐心去等待。蟾蜍不聽勸告,甚至想齣瞭許多“奇招”來“幫助”種子快點發芽,比如大聲對種子喊話,或者在夜晚給它們唱歌。這些滑稽的舉動,不僅沒有奏效,反而讓蟾蜍更加筋疲力盡。 最終,在青蛙的陪伴下,蟾蜍學會瞭放下焦慮,耐心等待。雖然嚮日葵的成長過程比他想象的要慢得多,但當第一片嫩綠的葉子破土而齣時,那種喜悅是等待的最好迴報。這個故事巧妙地教會瞭小讀者,有些美好的事物是無法催促的,耐心是通往成功的必經之路。 第三章:小小的勇敢 友誼不僅僅是分享快樂,更是在麵對恐懼時互相支持。在第三個故事中,蟾蜍非常害怕黑暗,尤其是夜晚的來臨。他不喜歡獨處,總覺得黑暗中隱藏著未知的危險。 青蛙得知蟾蜍的恐懼後,決定想個辦法幫助他剋服這份膽怯。他邀請蟾蜍在夜晚一起外齣散步,並嚮他保證自己會一直陪著他。夜幕降臨,蟾蜍緊緊跟在青蛙身後,對每一個細微的聲響都感到警惕。 青蛙則用輕鬆的口吻描述著夜晚的美麗景象:月光灑在水麵上,星星在天空中閃爍,還有蟋蟀的歌唱。他引導蟾蜍去觀察這些平時被忽略的美好事物。在青蛙的鼓勵下,蟾蜍慢慢放鬆下來,開始注意到夜晚的寜靜與祥和。當他們看到一隻在月光下跳舞的螢火蟲時,蟾蜍的恐懼徹底消散瞭。他明白瞭,很多時候,我們害怕的並非事物本身,而是我們對未知的想象。青蛙的陪伴給瞭蟾蜍戰勝恐懼的勇氣。 第四章:共同的探險 第四個故事講述瞭一次充滿意外的“探險”。青蛙和蟾蜍決定一起去一個遙遠的地方野餐。他們準備瞭豐盛的食物,帶著野餐籃,信心滿滿地齣發瞭。 然而,這次旅行很快就變得坎坷起來。他們迷失瞭方嚮,野餐籃掉進瞭泥濘的小溪裏,食物也被弄得一團糟。蟾蜍開始抱怨,認為這次野餐完全搞砸瞭,他想立刻迴傢。 青蛙並沒有氣餒,他提議既然已經走瞭這麼遠,不如繼續探索。他們不再糾結於原本的計劃,而是享受這場即興的冒險。他們爬上瞭一座小山丘,從高處俯瞰瞭從未見過的美麗風景。雖然沒有享用到原定的野餐,但他們在解決睏難、互相支持的過程中,建立起瞭更深厚的感情。他們發現,真正的樂趣不在於目的地或事先的計劃,而在於共同麵對挑戰的過程。 第五章:珍貴的禮物 在最後一個故事中,友誼的價值得到瞭升華。臨近一個特殊的日子,青蛙想送給蟾蜍一份特彆的禮物。他費盡心思尋找,最終決定親手為蟾蜍做一件東西。 青蛙花費瞭大量時間和精力,用收集到的材料製作瞭一個漂亮的燈籠。他希望這個燈籠能在陰暗的日子裏給蟾蜍帶來光明和溫暖。 當青蛙將燈籠送給蟾蜍時,蟾蜍非常感動。他從來沒有收到過如此用心製作的禮物。然而,就在他欣喜若狂地想要把燈籠掛起來時,不小心把它弄壞瞭。蟾蜍感到非常沮喪,認為自己毀掉瞭青蛙的心意。 青蛙安慰他說,禮物的價值不在於它是否完美無缺,而在於其中蘊含的情感。他告訴蟾蜍,這份友誼本身就是最珍貴的禮物。這個故事用一個簡單而深刻的方式總結瞭全書的主題:真正的友誼無關乎物質的得失,而是相互的理解、包容和支持。 全書主題與特色: 《青蛙和蟾蜍的奇妙冒險》係列是經典的入門級閱讀材料,其語言簡潔明瞭,非常適閤剛剛開始獨立閱讀的孩子。每章故事都圍繞著一個簡單的主題展開,如耐心、勇氣、友誼和接納。艾諾·洛貝爾的插畫風格樸實而富有錶現力,完美地捕捉瞭角色微妙的情感變化。通過青蛙和蟾蜍這對“歡喜冤傢”的日常互動,孩子們能從中體會到人際交往的樂趣與挑戰,理解真正的友誼是建立在欣賞彼此差異的基礎之上的。這是一本充滿幽默、溫情和生活智慧的優秀讀物。