The Poet’s Dog

 

　　泰迪是一隻聰明狗狗。他的主人是詩人希爾萬，從小泰迪就聽主人朗讀十四行詩長大。希爾萬總是告訴泰迪，世界上只有兩種人聽得懂泰迪在說什麼：詩人與兒童。

 

　　泰迪發現希爾萬是對的。某一天，泰迪發現困在暴風雪中的尼克爾與弗洛拉，泰迪告訴孩子他會帶他們回家，而孩子們聽懂了。孩子們都怕瑟瑟寒風，但是不怕會講話的泰迪。於是泰迪領著孩子們回到他與主人的林中住處，卻發現他的主人希爾萬不見了……。

 

　　當他們窩在房子裡躲避暴風雪時，泰迪卻一直在回想他與希爾萬的過往。當新朋友都回家後，泰迪該怎麼辦呢？他們能幫助彼此找到自己遺失的心愛之物嗎？

 

　　紐伯瑞兒童文學獎得主佩特莉霞．麥拉克倫（Patricia MacLachlan）最新力作，一個關於詩人、孩子與一隻狗，以及他們如何面對失落與追回所愛的動人故事。(文/博客來編譯)

From Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant story about two children, a poet, and a dog and how they help one another survive loss and recapture love.

3 starred reviews. ＂Just what I needed,＂ raves Brightly. ＂It’s a heart-warming story of loss and love that filled me with hope for a better future and renewed my belief in good.＂

Teddy is a gifted dog. Raised in a cabin by a poet named Sylvan, he grew up listening to sonnets read aloud and the comforting clicking of a keyboard. Although Teddy understands words, Sylvan always told him there are only two kinds of people in the world who can hear Teddy speak: poets and children.

Then one day Teddy learns that Sylvan was right. When Teddy finds Nickel and Flora trapped in a snowstorm, he tells them that he will bring them home--and they understand him. The children are afraid of the howling wind, but not of Teddy’s words. They follow him to a cabin in the woods, where the dog used to live with Sylvan . . . only now his owner is gone.

As they hole up in the cabin for shelter, Teddy is flooded with memories of Sylvan. What will Teddy do when his new friends go home? Can they help one another find what they have lost?

作者簡介

　　Patricia MacLachlan is the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. Her novels for young readers include Arthur, For the Very First Time; The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt; Skylark; Caleb’s Story; More Perfect than the Moon; Grandfather’s Dance; Word After Word After Word; Kindred Souls; and The Truth of Me; she is also the author of countless beloved picture books, a number of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily.