救命喔!給我安靜個5分鐘好嗎?媽媽也是有情緒的……
象媽媽看著一團亂的廚房,心裡只想要圖個清靜,可惜的是小象們卻不這麼想,一會兒要吹笛子給她聽、一會兒又要唸故事給她聽,接著更吵著要和她一起泡澡玩水。看來享受五分鐘的寧靜,對象媽媽而言似乎是很難達成的心願。
似曾相似又溫馨有趣的家庭故事。作者Jill Murphy筆下的媽媽平凡又真實,她會對孩子的吵鬧感到生氣,想要獨自享受片刻的寧靜;期待一年一度和爸爸的獨處時間、生病了也想要躺在床上休息;雖然禁止家人吃不健康的食物,但是自己卻忍不住誘惑…她就是這麼的自然直率,就像大家的媽媽一樣。【文∕博客來外文館】
There's never a dull moment with the Large family! One morning Mrs Large, needing some peace and quiet away from her boisterous children, decides to take refuge in the bathroom. She fills herself a foamy bubble-bath and takes in a tray of her favourite breakfast ... but finds her peace is to be very short-lived!