Do Not Lick This Book

　　給學齡前孩子認識微生物最俏皮、互動性最高的繪本！
　　動畫感十足的微生物角色帶領孩子逐步認識微生物的特性，把自己的身體當作探險場景！

　　小迷是個微生物。
　　她很小。
　　非常非常小。

　　其實她小到你必須透過顯微鏡才能看見她。或者你可以輕鬆的翻開這本書，帶著小迷一起造訪她從未去過的神奇地方──像是你那長得像冰河一樣的牙齒表面，或是你衣服內捲來捲去、纏繞成一塊的纖維。

　　對任何想要再近一點觀察世界的人來說，這本書是再好不過的選擇。

　　對學齡前的孩子而言，他們也許不容易理解肉眼看不見的細菌對身體有哪些好處或壞處，對微生物、細菌、病毒這些名詞也相對陌生，如何讓孩子對這方面的知識產生興趣呢？這本互動性十足的知識繪本，以擬人化的微生物角色、活潑俏皮的對白、充滿後設趣味的情節，幫助孩子建立正確的知識觀念。

　　繪者朱利安把電子顯微鏡下形狀各異其趣的微生物，設計成帶有鮮豔色彩、形狀圓潤、甚至具有手腳的可愛角色，主角小迷是大腸桿菌，她就住在這本書（紙張）的一個小小的黑點上。在翻頁的過程中，讀者將自然而然的跟隨文字指示，動動手指把書（紙張）上的小迷沾起來，帶著她前往牙齒、衣服、肚臍的表面。每一站的底圖都是電子顯微鏡拍攝的影像，再以電腦繪圖軟體後製而成的彩色場景，小迷每到一個新地方，就認識一個新朋友（微生物），而讀者的手指就像一輛列車，讓四個角色依序上車，載著他們四處探險，最後回到書上。在電子顯微鏡照片上，藉由角色之間的對話，讀者可以了解微生物的大小、特性，以及洗手、刷牙、維持衣服清潔的重要性。以真實的顯微影像和充滿動畫感的角色造型互相襯托，獲得知識的同時，我們彷彿也縮小成微生物的大小，經歷了一場驚奇旅行。

　　——中文書介摘錄自小天下出版《不要舔這本書》

        In this interactive children’s picture book, microbiologist Idan Ben-Barak and award-winning illustrator Julian Frost zoom in on the microscopic world found on everyday objects--and in our bodies--warning readers Do Not Lick This Book.
 
        Min is a microbe. She is small.
        Very small.
 
        In fact, so small that you’d need to look through a microscope to see her. Or you can simply open this book and take Min on an adventure to amazing places she’s never seen before--like the icy glaciers of your tooth or the twisted, tangled jungle of your shirt.
 

Idan Ben-Barak has written several books so far; they’ve been translated into over a dozen languages and won a couple of awards. He lives in a smallish apartment in Melbourne, Australia with his wife and their two boys. Sometimes, after they go to bed, he grabs the guitar and makes up harmless little tunes. He has degrees in microbiology and in the history and philosophy of science, a diploma in library studies, and a day job that has very little to do with any of the above. You can find Idan on Facebook (too often for his own good), Instagram (occasionally) and Twitter (rarely). When he has anything to say about writing he says it on his blog.
 

Julian Frost is an internationally renowned illustrator, designer, director, and animator. He received worldwide acclaim for his animation ’Dumb Ways to Die, ’ created for the Metro Trains in Melbourne, Australia to promote rail safety. Winner of the Cannes Lion Grand Prixs, which had close to 150 million views on YouTube since 2012.