18---09---李盈慧
今天分享的英文绘本是Martin Waddell 和Patrick Benson 创作的Owl Babies.
刚开始拿到这本书的时候感觉颜色好暗淡,打开来读读才感觉到暖暖,是一个很温馨的故事。
故事讲述了三只小猫头鹰Sarah、percy、Bill在黑夜中等待妈妈回家的温馨故事,三只小猫头鹰在等待妈妈回家时的仿徨与忧心,就像我们自己的宝宝在爸爸妈妈不在身边时候一样,有人说是“分离焦虑”,或许吧,但是只要有正确的指引,宝宝还是可以克服这样的焦虑和忧心。
两只大一点的猫头鹰宝宝会自己猜测妈妈可能去找吃的: I think she 's gone hunting. To get our food.也安慰自己和更小的猫头鹰宝宝She 'll be back. Back soon.
She will bring US mice and things that are nice.
I suppose so.
只有最小的Bill只说I want my Mommy!
感觉真的像自己的宝宝在喃喃自语“我要妈妈”。
大一点的猫头鹰姐姐说道“I think we should all sit on my branch”.And they did, all three together.
Baby owls closed their eyes and wished their mother would come.
AND SHE CAME.
soft and silent, she swooped through the trees to Sarah and percy and Bill.
语言修辞手法上用到了押头韵,soft and silent. 多贴切啊。让孩子从小就就慢慢感受着语言的魅力。
“Mommy!” they cried and they flapped and they danced, and they bounced up and down on their beanch.
看着这页小猫头鹰宝宝们看着妈妈的眼神,想着宝宝看到妈妈回来的那种欢喜雀跃蹦蹦跳跳的开心劲儿,哇,心里真的暖暖的~
妈妈安慰着宝宝“you knew I'dcome back. ”
最小的Bill 宝宝看到妈妈回来了,嚷嚷着I love my Mommy!
作者介绍:
Martin Waddell 是知名爱尔兰作家,作品曾多次获得英国凯特格林纳威大奖、鹅妈妈大奖等国际知名奖项。2004年获得“国际安徒生文学大奖”,这个终身成就奖肯定了Waddell对儿童文学的贡献。
绘者Patrick Benson 是一位比较低调的插画家,同时也是一位章节书和小说的插画者。曾经两次得过凯特格林纳威大奖。