Harry in a Hurry

　　小兔子哈利個性非常急躁，總是坐不住，而且去到哪裡都很匆忙，就算把人撞倒了，他也一點都不在意。一天，哈利騎滑板車貪快，不小心摔進湖裡，被小烏龜湯姆救上岸後發現受了傷，便借住湯姆家療養。

　　新朋友湯姆從不趕時間，凡事慢慢來的步調讓哈利很不習慣。但是，哪兒也去不了的哈利，跟著湯姆一起「慢活」後，開始對生活有了一些新的想法......

　　孩子精力充沛，能量源源不絕，在自我控制還沒成熟的階段，個性容易急躁不耐煩，但是個性越急越容易粗心，反而需要花更多時間去完成交代的工作。本書引導孩子了解，多給自己一點時間，把事情做對、做好，才有更多的時間去探索新奇有趣的世界。

本書特色
　　★ 幫助孩子學習等待，安定自己的心，培養從容不迫的個性。
　　★ 從急躁不耐煩→從容不著急，細膩呈現主角轉變的心路歷程，讓孩子更有共鳴！
　　★ 故事幽默好笑，讓孩子好理解
　　★ 插畫細節滿分，連配角都很有戲！
　　★ 英國奧斯卡童書獎得主，《小鱷魚，最怕水》（The Crocodile Who Didn’t Like Water）作者梅莉諾（Gemma Merino）繪製作品，畫風溫柔細膩，角色可愛討喜。
 
　　——中文書介取自中文版《哈利不要急》，格林文化出版

　　Harry in a Hurry is Timothy Knapman and Gemma Merino's unique twist on the well-loved Aseop’s Fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. Harry the Hare is always in a hurry – he’s not even sure why! He eats fast and talks fast – and if he’s riding on his speedy scooter then you’d better watch out! But when Harry accidentally hurries his way into the local pond, and Tom the Tortoise fishes him out, Harry is forced to take a leaf out of Tom’s book and slow right down. In doing so he not only finds a new friend, but enjoys a whole new world of experiences.

Gemma Merino

　　Gemma Merino won the prestigious Macmillan Prize for Children’s Illustration in 2011, whilst studying for her MA in Children’s Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. She is best known for her award-winning picture book, The Cow That Climbed a Tree, which won the Oscar’s Book prize in 2016. Born in Catalonia, Gemma originally studied architecture in Barcelona and has worked in practices in Spain, Dublin, Tel Aviv and London, where she currently lives.

Timothy Knapman

　　Timothy Knapman has been writing plays, musicals and children’s books for over 10 years and his books have been translated into 20 languages. He is known for his best-selling book, Dinosaurs in the Supermarket, and his stories have been heard on CBeebies Bedtime Stories.