The Dog That Ate the World

 
　　在美麗的山谷中，森林裡的動物們，和自己的家人、友伴們聚集在一起，各自安好。直到有一天，出現了一隻全然不講道理、又非常貪心的黑狗，把出現在眼前的一切，毫不遲疑地吞進肚子裡。大黑狗狂掃過森林裡的各個角落，原本安居樂業的動物、生意盎然的花草樹木，無一倖免，他越吃越多，身形越來越大，卻絲毫沒有要停下來的意思……
     
　　出乎意料之外，身陷絕境的動物們，選擇在大黑狗的肚子裡，繼續工作、聊天、演奏音樂，儘管失去了美麗的森林，他們仍將陪伴彼此，好好生活。直到貪婪無比的大黑狗，把天空和太陽也吃了，故事又會出現什麼樣的轉折呢？
 
　　英國藝術家珊卓拉・迪克曼（Sandra Dieckmann）， 以《一隻叫做葉子的北極熊》（Leaf）一鳴驚人。第二本繪作《吃掉全世界的狗》（The Dog that Ate the World）再次以錯綜複雜的線條圖案，豐富多彩的動植物生態，呈現出寓意深遠的故事，讀起來像一則畫面絕美的古老的神話。

Discover the importance of friendship and community in this stunning picture book by the creator of Leaf.

Down in the valley, all the animals live in peace among their own kind, happy but not quite united until the day the enormous dog appeared. The animals run as fast as they can, but the big dog is so terrible and so greedy that he swallows them all one by one! With their whole world in darkness, they have no choice but to band together to rebuild their lives, and in the process they discover value in each other. The Dog That Ate the World is the second picture book by Sandra Dieckmann, whose debut Leaf, was a Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2017.

Sandra Dieckmann is an artist, illustrator and potter. She is best known for her colorful, patterned and intricate drawings of nature and wildlife. In 2011 Sandra was chosen by Oscar-winning animator and illustrator Shaun Tan as the Emerging Talent in Illustration for her image ’Fox Tree’. Her debut picture book, Leaf, was selected as a Kirkus Reviews, Best Book of 2017.