The Bear and the Piano

　　本套書包含以下內容：

　　1. The Bear and the Piano Sound Book（音效繪本）
　　一本彷彿音樂家德布西˙<月光曲>的圖畫書，
　　絢麗、溫暖、優雅的色彩和構圖，最適合在秋天聆聽的故事。

　　生命裡，什麼是最重要的事情？
　　逐步實現夢想的過程中，朋友、家人在背後的支持，是最鞏固的基石。

　　有一天，森林裡的小熊發現了一樣從沒看過的東西。「這個奇怪的東西到底是什麼呀？」他想，小心翼翼的伸出短短胖胖的手掌按了一下，啊！好特別的聲音。

　　後來小熊慢慢長成大熊，也能跟這個怪東西演奏出一段又一段優美旋律，森林裡所有的熊都陶醉其中。直到有一天，一對父女闖入森林，帶大熊到五光十色的城市裡演奏、聽更多美麗的音樂，大熊的演出次次大受歡迎，也越來越有名氣。可是，即使得到了名聲、得到了獎項、聽遍全世界的音樂，在大熊的內心深處，卻始終有個聲音呼喚著……

　　大熊想念森林、朋友、家，於是他決定要回家了。不過，老朋友們還記得他嗎？
　　故事中的大熊願意為了夢想而勇敢離開舒適圈，也為了找回最樸實的自己，放棄擁有的一切……面對人生的每一道選擇題，你又會如何決定？

　　大千世界如此多采多姿，但永不變的樸實情誼和真摯關懷，更是值得守護的寶藏。

　　——中文簡介擷取自《森林裡的鋼琴師》，維京出版

　　Hear the best-selling book The Bear and the Piano come to life with this special gift-edition sound book.

　　One day, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before in the forest. As time passes, he teaches himself how to play the strange instrument, and eventually the beautiful sounds are heard by a father and daughter who are picnicking in the woods.

　　The bear goes with them on an incredible journey to New York, where his piano playing makes him a huge star. He has fame, fortune and all the music in the world, but he misses the friends and family he has left behind in the woods.

　　Enjoy this moving tale of exploration and belonging from a prize-winning author-illustrator, now brought to life with real piano sounds that tie in with the story.

　　2. The Bear, The Piano, The Dog and the Fiddle
　　如果你曾因「森林裡的鋼琴師（The Bear and the Piano）」感動 ，
　　那你絕對不能錯過作者的暖心續作

　　不吝對朋友伸出援手，由衷為朋友舉手喝采，這樣的友情如同悅耳音樂，動人且歷久彌新，但要當一位好朋友，真的這麼容易嗎？

　　不論快樂、低潮、甚至某些瘋狂的時刻，Hector 都和他的小狗 Hugo 一起玩音樂度過；然而，Hugo 學會拉小提琴，甚至有機會和 Bear’s Big Band 合作演出後，Hector 逐漸對 Hugo 燃起了嫉妒之心。Hector究竟能不能放下自己的勝負心，由衷地為朋友的成就感到開心呢？（文 / 博客來編譯）

　　Hector and his dog Hugo have made music together through good times, bad times and even some crazy times. But when Hugo learns to play the fiddle, and gets the chance to play with Bear’s Big Band, Hector’s jealousy gets the better of him. Can Hector swallow his pride and learn to be for happy for his friend? Set in New Orleans with a new cast of animal musicians, this big-hearted sequel to the best-selling The Bear and the Piano teaches that friendship, like good music, lasts forever.
 

作者簡介

David Litchfield

　　DAVID LITCHFIELD first started to draw when he was very young, creating Star Wars and Indiana Jones ’mash up’ comics for his older brother and sister. His first picture book with Frances Lincoln Children’s Books,The Bear and the Piano, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize (Illustrated Book Category) and became a best-seller in the UK and US. It was shortlisted for 8 other awards in the UK including the Sheffield Children’s Book Award and the Independent Bookshop Week Award, and has sold in over 20 languages. David has since illustrated The Building Boy by Ross Montgomery (Faber & Faber, 2016), and his second book, Grandad’s Secret Giant, published in April 2017. David lives in Bedford with his family.