Art and Max

　　小蜥蜴Max看到Arthur在畫畫，覺得很好玩，也想試試看，可是要畫什麼好呢？Arthur 建議說：「不然畫我好了？」

　　沒想到Max拿起顏料就往Arthur身上塗，大玩各種不同媒材，突然，Arthur發現自己的身體一點一點消失……Max要怎麼畫，才能把Arthur變回來呢？跟著Max和Arthur一起，發揮創造力，動手玩創意，這裡沒有規則，歡迎你大膽嘗試，一起探索藝術的無限可能性！

　　大衛威斯納（David Wiesner）是當代繪本界的頂尖創作者，擅長以巧妙的視覺敘事，和豐富的想像力，開展出不可思議的世界。他熱衷於以圖像語言來說故事，無字的繪本帶給讀者不受侷限的閱讀體驗。透過縝密的構圖安排和生動的戲劇張力，讓讀者自然而然被吸入書中，主動和故事產生連結，更鼓勵讀者思考，自由發揮想像力。
 
　　大衛威斯納曾三度勇奪繪本界殊榮「凱迪克大獎金牌獎」，並贏得「出版人週刊年度最佳繪本」、「紐約時報年度推薦童書」等無數重量級大獎，以及國際媒體一致好評，在繪本創作史上留下輝煌印記。

　　Max and Arthur are best friends who both want to make art. Arthur is an accomplished painter; Max is a beginner. Max's first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind adventure with paints, pastels and pencils, which turn out to have unexpected pitfalls.

　　Heavily influenced by surrealist Salvador Dali, Wiesner has crafted a fascinating story about friendship, creativity and the mysterious place where these two forces meet.

作繪者簡介

大衛威斯納（David Wiesner）

　　大衛威斯納是美國童書界的頂尖創作者，視覺敘事對他來說，是先於文字也先於聲音的表現主體，他熱衷無字圖畫書的創作領域，相信視覺藝術所能帶給人的廣大與豐富。

　　他是繪本大獎的常勝軍，曾經三度奪得美國凱迪克大獎金牌獎，並三度奪得凱迪克大獎榮譽獎，是童書史上唯二曾經三度獲此殊榮的創作者。歷年來大衛威斯納更曾奪下包括：《出版人週刊》年度最佳好書、《紐約時報》年度推薦童書、《號角雜誌》評選最佳童書、紐約市立圖書館好書100、美國圖書館協會推薦童書等多項重要獎項。他的代表作品包括 Tuesday《瘋狂星期二》、 Sector 7《7號夢工廠》、Flotsam《海底來的秘密》和 Mr. Wuffles《鬆餅先生》等，為他贏得來自世界各國讀者的廣泛喜愛。
 
　　大衛威斯納光榮榜
　　★ 凱迪克大獎金牌獎
　　★ 凱迪克大獎榮譽獎
　　★《紐約時報》年度推薦童書
　　★《出版人週刊》年度好書
　　★《號角雜誌》評選最佳童書
　　★《美國學校圖書館雜誌》年度好書
　　★ 藍緞帶好書榜
　　★ 美國圖書館協會推薦童書
　　★ 紐約市立圖書館推薦童書

　　David Wiesner’s interest in visual storytelling dates back to high school days when he made silent movies and drew wordless comic books. Born and raised in Bridgewater, New Jersey, he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration. While a student, he created a painting nine feet long, which he now recognizes as the genesis of Free Fall, his first book of his own authorship, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal in 1989. David won his first Caldecott Medal in 1992 for Tuesday, and he has gone on to win twice more: in 2002 for The Three Pigs and in 2007 for Flotsam. He is only the second person in the award’s history to win the Caldecott Medal three times. David and his wife, Kim Kahng, and their two children live near Philadelphia, where he devotes full time to illustration and she pursues her career as a surgeon.