【特殊挖洞設計】小鼠文森的神奇大房子 The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back

 
　　聽！從小山丘傳來了動物的呼喊。
　　小老鼠文森聽見了，放下扛在背上的屋子．
　　讓又餓又累的動物們，一個個進屋休息。
 
　　牛蛙、貓咪、刺蝟……
　　無論你長得多大，都進得來小鼠文森的神奇大房子！
　　歡迎你翻開這本書，一起進入山丘上神奇又溫暖的家……
 
　　◎ 附獨特挖洞設計與對開大拉頁
 
本書特色
▍國際安徒生大獎提名畫家阿瑟諾，獻出插畫生涯最萌作品！
　　本書繪者伊莎貝爾．阿瑟諾曾獲多項國際大獎，包含林格倫紀念獎與國際安徒生大獎提名。本書是這位獲獎無數的插畫家最溫暖親切的繪本作品。無論是大人與小孩，翻開書時，保證為之驚艷；闔上書時，更充滿正能量與被療癒的快樂。 
 
▍分享就是快樂！不說教的品格教育繪本
　　隨著幼兒認知發展階段的不同，對於「分享」概念的學習也有個別差異。本書透過簡單溫馨的故事，引領不同年齡孩童思考人我關係，自然將「分享」的美好潛移默化，學習互助共好的社交互動技巧。
 
▍充分展現圖畫書職人的匠心設計與裝幀工藝
　　本書在匠心獨具的巧妙設計下，從封面到內頁都採用頁面打洞鏤空的精緻工藝，使讀者在翻頁的過程中能夠以「前後對照」的方式，感受到每一位動物訪客，在屋內、屋外產生的空間對比；配合劇情的行進，故事中段的華麗對開拉頁，充分詮釋故事之中，對於不同存在的包容胸襟；繪者對於複合媒材的巧妙組合，更創造飽滿多元的世界觀。
 
▍簡單反覆的情節，營造圖文共奏趣味
　　本書運用簡單重複的情節，漸進式的鋪疊層次，並以充滿節奏感的行文貫穿整本繪本，提供小讀者反覆練習，感受朗讀過程中的文字趣味；動物角色漸次出現，讓孩子在翻頁時醞釀預期心理，猜猜接下來又會有什麼動物出現？故事中後段的劇情轉折，更刺激讀者思考：假如我是這些動物，我會做出什麼選擇？
 
　　——中文簡介擷取自《小鼠文森的神奇大房子【分享就是快樂．療癒萌．洞洞繪本】》，字畝文化出版

Celebrated artist Isabelle Arsenault joins forces with author Jonathan Stutzman for an enchanting tale about the expansive power of generosity.

　　Vincent was a mouse with boots on his feet, a hat on his head, and a house on his back.

　　When an ordinary spot on a grassy hill calls out to him, Vincent puts down the house he carries on his back and knows he’s where he needs to be. As hungry and tired travelers pass by, Vincent welcomes them into his home, making room for everyone. And even when it seems that the house is as full as it possibly can be, there is no woodland animal so big or so scary—not a ravenous cat, nor a fox, nor a whole herd of deer—that Vincent would turn it away from his warm, magical home on the hill. Jonathan Stutzman’s charming voice is enhanced by the elegant, inventive die-cut art of three-time Governor General’s Award winner Isabelle Arsenault in this classic tale of a generous little mouse with a special house and an ever-expanding heart.

Jonathan Stutzman is an award-winning author of many beloved children’s books. Some of his books include the Tiny T. Rex series and the Llama series, illustrated by Heather Fox, as well as his picture books The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, and Soon, Your Hands, illustrated by Elizabeth Lilly. Jonathan lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and their French bulldog Hugo. Find him online at jonathanstutzman.com, on Instagram as @thedustdancestoo and on X as @dustdancestoo.

Isabelle Arsenault is an acclaimed illustrator whose work has achieved international recognition and won many awards, including the Governor General's Literary Award. She was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2020 and was nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2021. She is the illustrator of Just Because by Mac Barnett, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year, Captain Rosalie by Timothée de Fombelle, The Mouse Who Carried a House on His Back, by Jonathan Stutzman, and most recently Just One Little Light, by Kat Yeh. Isabelle Arsenault lives in Montreal, Canada. Find her online at isabellearnault.com or on Instagram as @isabelle_arsenault. --This text refers to the paperback edition.