他將自己的童年經歷,原原本本呈現在這本繪本裡。
是良師益友?還是大怪獸?
一次偶然的相遇
一個愉悅的星期六早上
偏見迷霧散去
他們看見了彼此的真心與真性情……
故事描述調皮搗蛋的男孩小羅最喜歡在教室裡射紙飛機,偏偏卻遇到凶巴巴的柯比老師。嚴厲的柯比老師不但會大吼大叫、重重跺腳,如果你在教室裡射紙飛機,她就不准你下課;她是怪獸!不上學時,小羅喜歡到公園玩耍,有個星期六的早上,他竟然在公園遇見了柯比老師!小羅很想跑開,很想躲起來,但卻只能尷尬的坐在長椅上和柯比老師大眼瞪小眼,直到一陣強風吹走了柯比老師的帽子……
為了真實呈現孩子的樣貌與心聲,彼得.布朗一次又一次的走進校園,和老師與小朋友懇談,以捕抓住孩子的觀點與感受。在這本書裡,他先用鉛筆、墨水、水彩、不透明水彩畫在紙張上,再以電腦數位處理、合成上色,簡潔的構圖、幾何的造形、復古的色彩,以及漫畫式的對話框,呈現這個讓孩子感同身受的故事,尤其是綠色怪獸老師的形象,相信孩子一定可以體會主角小羅的感受。
★ 美國《出版人週刊》年度最佳繪本
★ 美國《柯克思書評》年度最佳童書
★ 美國Brain Pickings網站年度最佳童書
★ 入選美國插畫家協會繪本原畫展
——中文書介取自中文版《我的老師是怪獸!(不,我不是!)》,小天下出版
Bobby has a problem at school. It's his teacher, Miss Kirby. She stomps, she roars, and she won't even let him throw paper aeroplanes in class... what a monster! One day the unthinkable happens when Bobby bumps into Miss Kirby outside school. However, he soon finds out there's more to her than meets the eye.
This beautifully illustrated and brilliantly funny book from award-winning artist Peter Brown shows that monsters, and teachers, are not always as bad as they seem.
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"picture book of the year" - New Statesman
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