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感謝維持城市生活運作的無名英雄！12本以疫情為主題創作的繪本

文／賴嘉綾2021年05月14日
從2020年初起，疫情開始悄悄從亞洲擴散到世界各地，因衛健習慣不同，起初被認為如流感的傳播漸漸肆虐到成為抵擋不住的大疫情。許多策略式的封城、鎖國，期待天暖時疫情降溫、疫苗發明，種種措施都仍在人類抗疫過程不斷更新。我們不知道未來將如何記載這幾年的歷史，謹慎的活在當下照顧好自己，不要麻 more

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嚴峻疫情下的人性觀察與反思，看見不可思議的美好

　　★ 以Bear Came Along獲2020凱迪克榮譽獎得主范雷韻（LeUyen Pham）新作

　　★ 記錄全球在疫情下的艱難時刻以及令人意想不到的美好

　　全世界每一處地方，

　　所有人都關起房門，躲在屋裡，等待，

　　在屋裡，他們煮飯、聽音樂、玩遊戲，

　　有些人工作變得更忙碌，卻也有些人根本無法做事……

　　在屋外，聳立著有形與無形的圍籬，

　　盪鞦韆靜止了，學校鐘聲也停息，

　　生日不再有派對，世界一點一滴改變。

　　待在家雖然有千百種理由，

　　但最重要的是大家都知道這麼做是對的。

　　外在的世界雖然改變，但我們的內心卻會變得更強大，

　　不久的將來，春天會再次來臨。

　　《Outside, Inside》一書以不疾不徐的節奏探索著當全球籠罩在Covid-19的陰影下時，世界發生了什麼變化。一條曾經充滿人潮的街道，轉瞬間變為空城，病患躺在醫院的病床上，面對的是穿戴著全套防護裝備的醫療人員，而且除了醫療人員之外，大多數都人躲在家裡，無事可做。儘管生活如此不便，但幾乎所有人都知道，隔離在家才是正確之舉。

　　《Outside, Inside》全書沒有提到「病毒」二字，相反地，這本書是對一段艱難日子的紀錄，記錄著失落，但卻也留下了令人意想不到的美好時刻。

From Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham, Outside, Inside is a moving picture book that captures the unforgettable moment during the pandemic when people all over the world came together. It celebrates the essential workers, frontline workers, and communities that worked with each other to protect our loved ones.

Something strange happened on an unremarkable day just before the season changed.

Everybody who was outside . . .

. . . went inside.

Outside, it was quieter, wilder, and different. Inside, we laughed, we cried, and we grew.

We remembered to protect the ones we love and love the ones who protect us.

While the world changed outside, we became stronger on the inside and believed that someday soon spring would come again.

A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2021
Evanston Public Library101 Great Books for Kids List of 2021
A Shelf Awareness Best Children’s Book of 2021
A 2022 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts List

作者介紹

LeUyen Pham has illustrated more than one hundred books for children, including the Caldecott Honor book Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris and the bestselling Princess in Black series by Shannon and Dean Hale. She is the cocreator, along with Shannon Hale, of the bestselling graphic memoirs Real Friends and Best Friends. Her own books include The Bear Who Wasn’t There and Big Sister, Little Sister. A graduate of the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, LeUyen lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.