《書之子》(A Child of Books)是一本看似抽象又具象的書,女孩帶著男孩悠遊於書的世界裡,在不同的環境裡走出自己的世界。看扉頁上羅列的一本本書,彷彿是一張建議閱讀書單,但絕對不是!這是一份寫成不同生命故事的書單——我們的生命是由一段段不同故事組成,有的不知道怎麼開始,有的不知如何結束;還有的被打斷,或是接成另外的故事,教人經常措手不及,只能驚呼「怎麼會這樣!」來掩飾自己的茫然。
這本書的文字也是圖像,作者一位用文字繪,一位用圖像繪。一開始,他們將希望的畫面以草圖勾勒出來,接著反覆修改調整。每個字出現的位置、大小和方向都經過考量,是刻意放進去的!這種將「刻意」做成「隨意」的畫面,抓住了目光,想要完全解謎可得仔細端詳……
——摘錄自Okapi【主題繪本控】賴嘉綾:突破極限的繪本創作者──拜訪《書之子》作者Sam Winston倫敦工作室
Winner of the prestigious international Bologna Ragazzi Award for Fiction 2017
"A gorgeous homage to the power of the written word" Guardian
"A fresh and fascinating collaboration between two gifted masters" The New York Times
In this inspiring, lyrical tale about the rewards of reading and sharing stories, a little girl sails her raft "across a sea of words" to arrive at the house of a small boy. There she invites him to come away with her on an adventure. Through forests of fairy tales and across mountains of make-believe, the two travel together on a fantastical journey that unlocks the boy’s imagination. Now a lifetime of magic lies ahead of him… But who will be next?