Fred Gets Dressed

　　弗雷德喜歡瘋狂地在房子裡裸奔，他的遊戲把他帶到了爸爸的房間，在這裡，他穿上了爸爸的襯衫、領帶和鞋子，但爸爸的衣服好像不太好穿。不過媽媽的衣服就沒這個問題了！在媽媽的衣櫃裡，弗雷德發現了媽媽的襯衫、圍巾和鞋子，又在媽媽的首飾盒裡找到了一條項鍊，但要塗上媽媽的口紅可就不是那麼容易了。
 
　　當爸爸、媽媽發現弗雷德的小小變裝遊戲時，親子對峙的場景彷彿暗示著會有一場衝突，但沒想到下一秒，爸爸媽媽露出笑容。媽媽開始教弗雷德怎麼化妝，爸爸和小狗也都來一起加入弗雷德的遊戲！
 
　　這本充滿歡笑的繪本，以粗黑的線條勾勒出小主角逗趣的身影，畫風可愛。特別的是，書中只有粉紅、石灰綠、黑色、白色四種色彩，但透過改變顏色的透明度，或是將不同顏色重疊在一起，作者創造出的畫面效果令人驚豔，讓小小弗雷德看起來充滿了色彩、活力與生命。
 
　　本書的故事靈感來自於作者彼得．布朗Peter Brown小時候的回憶，是他四歲左右的親身經歷。在這本書裡，作者希望傳達的是非傳統的性別角色認同與自我表達，而父母的支持與愛，正是孩子得以無憂成長的最好助力！　
 
　　彼得．布朗曾於2013年以《恐怖紅蘿蔔》Creepy Carrots!榮獲凱迪克獎榮譽獎，並曾獲《紐約時報》年度最佳繪本、《出版人週刊》年度最佳童書等重要獎項肯定。其好評作品包括繪本《奇妙的花園》The Curious Garden、《老虎先生》Mr Tiger Goes Wild等，以及圖文小說《荒野機器人》The Wild Robot。
 

　　From a New York Times bestselling author and Caldecott-honor winning artist comes an exuberant illustrated story about playing dress up, having fun, and feeling free.

　　The boy loves to be naked. He romps around his house naked and wild and free. Until he romps into his parents' closet and is inspired to get dressed. First he tries on his dad's clothes, but they don't fit well. Then he tries on his mom's clothes, and wow!

　　The boy looks great. He looks through his mom's jewelry and makeup and tries that on, too. When he's discovered by his mother and father, the whole family (including the dog!) get in on the fun, and they all get dressed together.

　　This charming and humorous story was inspired by bestselling and award-winning author Peter Brown's own childhood, and highlights nontraditional gender roles and self-expression.

Peter Brown is the author and illustrator of many bestselling children’s books, including Children Make Terrible Pets, Mr. Tiger Goes Wild, and The Curious Garden. He is also the author of the bestselling middle-grade duology The Wild Robot and The Wild Robot Escapes. He is the recipient of a Caldecott Honor for Creepy Carrots!, two E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book award, and a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year. Peter’s website is www.peterbrownstudio.com.