It’’s Not My Fault!

 
　　為什麼你的作業亂寫一通？為什麼功課遲交？為什麼半夜不睡覺？不是我，不是我，都是別人的錯！
 
　　不管小男孩犯了什麼錯，他都習慣把錯推到別人身上，他的筆、背包，甚至梳子、枕頭，全部都是罪魁禍首。推卸責任好輕鬆，一開始，這個方法不論在學校或家裡，總能讓他逃過一劫，但某天，這些東西實在受夠了，決定不再為他背黑鍋，不只鉛筆出來抗議，連月亮都生氣，大夥紛紛跳起來反抗小男孩，小男孩該怎麼收拾這場混亂呢？小男孩有沒有可能找回認錯的勇氣？
 
　　每個人都難免犯錯，然而勇於認錯可不容易，孩子總會擔心被父母老師責罵，也有的孩子會試著幫自己找各種藉口，以逃避懲罰。透過這個幽默的繪本故事，提供爸媽一個輕鬆的切入點，以同理的角度了解孩子不願意認錯的原因，一起學習承擔責任，找到認錯的勇氣。
 
　　本書是紐約時報暢銷書《壞種子》（The Bad Seed）、《優良蛋》（The Good Egg）作者喬里約翰（Jory John）最新作品。這本書維持喬里約翰一貫的幽默作風，用小故事帶出令人哈哈大笑卻又發人深省的內容，幽默又暖心，讓小小讀者在閱讀的同時也上了一堂寶貴的人生課程。　

The New York Times bestselling author of The Bad Seed and The Good Egg takes a lighthearted approach to how to respond to the all-too-common claim ＂It’s not my fault!＂

Emotional literacy is embedded in this funny cautionary tale:

Why is your homework so messy?
It’s not my fault! I blame my pen.
Why can’t I read these test answers?
I blame my pen.
Why is your assignment so late?
Um...I blame my pen?

A boy steadfastly refuses to take responsibility for any of his mistakes. He just blames everything on his pen, his backpack, his comb, his pillow--whatever happens to be at hand. For a while, this approach works at home and at school. He’s positively convinced he has it all figured out until...all the inanimate objects rise up and revolt. What can he do when a talking pen and talking backpack decide to rebel?

The #1 New York Times bestselling picture-book author Jory John encourages kids to accept responsibility while keeping the laughs coming in this fun-filled tale.

JORY JOHN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many books for both children and adults. He is the author of Penguin Problems and Giraffe Problems (both illustrated by Lane Smith), The Bad Seed and The Good Egg (both illustrated by Pete Oswald), and Quit Calling Me a Monster! and I Will Chomp You! (both illustrated by Bob Shea), among many other books. Jory is a two-time E. B. White Read Aloud Honor recipient and has won numerous state book awards for his writing. He lives in Oregon. You can find him at joryjohn.com and follow him on Twitter at @IamJoryJohn.

JARED CHAPMAN was born in Louisiana; grew up in Texas; went to college in Georgia; lived in Austin, Texas; and now lives with his family in the piney woods of northeast Texas. He is best known as the author-illustrator of the popular books Vegetables in Underwear and Fruits in Suits.