The Seekers

　　知名立體剪紙藝術家夫婦Hari & Deepti，以複雜深刻的剪紙藝術，

　　表現這個經典的傳說童話，

　　翻開這本書，你會感覺彷彿進入一個神秘的藝術世界，

　　視覺美學與文學性兼具，讀來令人難忘。



　　Mio和Nao住在大河流經的克拉姆山谷上方，這條大河提供他們生活所需的一切，每天他們都忙著捕捉蝸牛為食，日復一日過著簡單而快樂的生活。從小開始，祖父便會講述銀狐與火狼的故事給他們聽，根據傳說，銀狐與火狼分別代表冰與火，守護著克拉姆山谷，但大家都認為這只是傳說罷了，只有Mio堅決相信這個故事一定是真的。



　　Mio和Nao住在村莊裡最高的一棵樹上，儘管兩人的個性很不一樣，但他們倆都是克拉姆山谷最好的覓食者。某天，Nao在貝殼裡發現了一顆神奇的寶石，她決定將寶石戴在脖子上。然而，這件事卻彷彿改變了世界：天空變暗，河流流速變得緩慢，越來越少蝸牛聚集，到最後甚至一隻都不剩了。在聰明的Mio與勇敢的Nao帶領下，村民們決定離開山谷尋找神秘的問題根源，他們離家越來越遠，遇見失去生命的樹還有被煙霧纏繞的灰暗天空，但此時村民們已開始對這場長征感到厭倦，直到某天，Mio和Nao突然發現小時候聽到的傳說真實地呈現在眼前，他們必須冒險，才能拯救心愛的家園免於傾覆……



　　The Seekers一書強調環保意識的重要性以及對貪婪的警示，故事內容令人難忘，此外，這本書最特別之處還在於作者——立體剪紙藝術家夫婦Hari & Deepti以複雜的剪紙藝術描繪故事，利用黑色剪紙映襯白色圖像，將一張張白紙切割成最具藝術性的故事書，襯托出引人注目的大膽美麗構圖。充滿活力的萬花筒輪廓，給人以生動的感覺，讓這本書讀來視覺美學與文學性兼具，令人難忘。（文／博客來編譯）

A small band of brave adventurers journey to save their village in this stunning debut picture book from papercut artists Hari & Deepti. Perfect for fans of Aaron Becker's Journey.

Mio and Nao live in the valley of Krum, above a great river that provides everything they need to survive. As children, their grandfather told tales of the Silver Fox and Fire Wolf, tales everyone else believed were only legends--everyone, that is, but Mio.

When the life-giving river that flows through their village is mysteriously threatened, Mio and Nao set out beyond their valley to find out what has gone wrong. The farther they get from home, they find lifeless trees and skies filled with smoke. The other villagers grow weary of their mission until they are confronted with their childhood legends come to vivid life and have to risk everything to save their home.

Depicted through intricate cut-paper art, this memorable tale will remind readers of the importance of home while still striving to discover the world around you.

Hari & Deepti are a husband-and-wife artist duo based in Mumbai. Their work has been featured on books covers, and The Seekers is their first picture book. Visit them at harianddeepti.com or on Instagram at @harianddeepti.