Love

　　站在床邊看著你的父母，眼神裡有愛；半夜做惡夢醒來，母親抱著你輕聲說，沒事沒事，這也是愛……。



　　紐伯瑞文學獎金獎得主最新力作！透過各種情境，帶你體會「愛」，這個全世界數十億人口共享的真摯情感！



　　「一開始有光，還有兩個人站在你床邊，睜大了雙眼看著你，他們的聲音，是愛」、「當你坐在後座，隨著城市不平的路面顛簸時，計程車司機扭開的收音機頻道裡輕輕傳來的，正是愛的聲音，所有一切聞起來都好新鮮，就像生活一樣……」。



　　紐伯瑞文學獎金獎得主Matt de la Peña輕柔的筆觸，加上暢銷童書繪者羅倫（Loren Long）透過各種情境的描述，帶我們再次體會「愛」，這個從我們出生的那一天起一直擁抱，一直延續到童年以及未來歲月的普世價值。



　　Matt de la Peña抒情的文句，舒緩而又鼓舞人心，溫柔的呢喃鋪陳出一個強大的故事，各世代的讀者都能與之共鳴。(文/博客來編譯)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

＂[A] poetic reckoning of the importance of love in a child’s life . . . eloquent and moving.＂--People

＂Everything that can be called love -- from shared joy to comfort in the darkness -- is gathered in the pages of this reassuring, refreshingly honest picture book.＂--The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice / Staff Picks From the Book Review

＂Lyrical and sensitive, ’Love’ is the sort of book likely to leave readers of all ages a little tremulous, and brimming with feeling.＂--The Wall Street Journal

From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all.

＂In the beginning there is light
and two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot of your bed
and the sound of their voices is love.
...
A cab driver plays love softly on his radio
while you bounce in back with the bumps of the city
and everything smells new, and it smells like life.＂

In this heartfelt celebration of love, Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long depict the many ways we experience this universal bond, which carries us from the day we are born throughout the years of our childhood and beyond. With a lyrical text that’s soothing and inspiring, this tender tale is a needed comfort and a new classic that will resonate with readers of every age.

Matt de la Peña is the author of Last Stop on Market Street, which won the Newbery Medal and was chosen for a Caldecott Honor. He is also the author the award-winning picture book A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis and six critically acclaimed young adult novels. Matt teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the country. Matt lives in Brooklyn, NY. You can visit Matt at mattdelapena.com or on Twitter @mattdelapena

Loren Long is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Otis series. He’s also the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestseller Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama, as well as the re-illustrated, #1 New York Times bestseller The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper. He lives near Cincinnati with his wife, two sons, and two Weimaraners. Visit him online at LorenLong.com or on Twitter @lorenlong.