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一整年裡，孩子和爺爺在河邊觀察翠鳥，季節更迭，翠鳥在河邊築巢養育雛鳥，秋天來臨，雛鳥長大準備飛離家園…大自然就是如此周而復始，就如同冬天總是伴隨著春天，生命不會消逝，而是交棒給下一代。★英國溫萊特獎提名一個孩子和爺爺在河邊，發現一隻藍色的鳥。牠像一只飛鏢，直直的飛過玻璃般水面的漣漪上方；牠的鳥喙又長又尖，牠的翅膀像珠寶般閃閃發亮，牠的胸膛是金紅色的，好像夕陽。那是一隻翠鳥！春天的時候，孩子和爺爺看著翠鳥找到伴侶，在河岸挖洞、築巢，組成家庭。在暑氣逼人的夏天，捕捉嗡嗡飛舞的蜻蜓，好餵養一窩子的雛鳥；秋天來臨，雛鳥長大準備飛離家園…… 這是一本不會隨著時間而褪色的繪本，詩意動人的文學語言，細膩的描繪了翠鳥家庭和祖孫情誼。插畫家莎拉．瑪西尼花了一整年的時間，描繪了生機盎然的河岸風景，當我們跟著這對祖孫和他們的狗，享受一整年恬靜的自然風光，我們不僅觀察到翠鳥的生態，也體驗到時間的流逝和萬物的成長、變化。 綠是生命的符號，《爺爺與翠鳥》訴說著大自然的生生不息——生命不會消逝，而是交棒給下一代，就如同冬天總是伴隨著春天，如果你知道在哪裡尋找希望，希望總是會回來。 讀者回響 ◎這個故事透過翠鳥的生命週期，訴說生命的傳承，一代又一代，每個人都接下了生命的接力棒。我喜歡這個故事以抒情的散文和淡雅的水彩，描述大自然的美麗。對我來說，這不只是描繪祖孫情誼和生命傳承的繪本，也是認識翠鳥生態的動人故事。——阿曼達‧希普頓老師 ◎故事中，爺爺透過對翠鳥、食物鏈、蜉蝣、蜻蜓、養育雛鳥的觀察，向孫子講述生命的循環。隨著翠鳥的消失，爺爺說：「沒有人會永遠活著，只有大自然會永遠存在。」爺爺與年幼的孫子是鮮明的對比，爺爺飽經風霜，而孩子則是一隻蓄勢待發的箭。非常喜歡這本書的圖畫，尤其是翠鳥潛水捕魚的戲劇性場景。——派翠西亞 ◎這本書帶著我們一起沿著河岸，和祖孫一同在大自然中漫步。透過對話，他們一起觀察河邊的生態。文字甜美抒情，正如圖畫所描繪的，柔和、豐富、迷人的水彩畫完美的搭配了文字。年輕的孩子和年邁的爺爺，新的開始和不可避免的時間流逝，是大自然循環的溫柔隱喻。——大衛．梅林（作家兼插畫家）

Life-affirming and lyrical, this beautiful picture book celebrates the awesome power of nature, while gently introducing young children to the concept of life and death. Over the course of a year, a young child and their dog watch kingfishers by the river with Grandpa. As spring turns to summer and autumn to winter, the kingfishers raise a family, while Grandpa teaches his grandchild about the power of nature and the circle of life.Written in memory of her father, whose favourite bird was the kingfisher, Anna Wilson takes readers on a lyrical journey though a year in the life of a kingfisher family. Stunning illustrations by Sarah Massini bring the riverbank to life in all its glory, while the powerful intergenerational bond between grandparent and grandchild shows that just as spring always follows winter, hope will always return if you know where to look for it. A positive story about life, death, and being a part of the natural world.

Life-affirming and lyrical, this beautiful picture book celebrates the awesome power of nature, while gently introducing young children to the concept of life and death. Over the course of a year, a young child and their dog watch kingfishers by the river with Grandpa. As spring turns to summer and autumn to winter, the kingfishers raise a family, while Grandpa teaches his grandchild about the power of nature and the circle of life.Written in memory of her father, whose favourite bird was the kingfisher, Anna Wilson takes readers on a lyrical journey though a year in the life of a kingfisher family. Stunning illustrations by Sarah Massini bring the riverbank to life in all its glory, while the powerful intergenerational bond between grandparent and grandchild shows that just as spring always follows winter, hope will always return if you know where to look for it. A positive story about life, death, and being a part of the natural world.