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内容简介
The five simple chapters in Arnold Lobel's Days with Frog and Toad say more about the rewards of friendship than any adult tome ever could. Frog and Toad, the amiable amphibian duo, fly kites, clean house, and tell ghost stories together. And, in a surprisingly sophisticated, yet perfectly easy-to-grasp, segment, they even learn about the value of being alone. Frog is ever-so-slightly more sagacious than Toad; his gentle and supportive way with his chum shows that personal variances don't have to get in the way of friendship. On the contrary: vive la différence! Arnold Lobel's illustrations in warm frog and toad tones create the perfect atmosphere for this wise and touching early reader, an ALA Notable Children's Book.
Lobel has created four "Frog and Toad" stories for the "I Can Read" books, an immensely popular series with large type, abundant illustrations, and ample spacing that first launched with Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear. Fans of the foot-flapping friends won't want to miss Frog and Toad Are Friends (a Caldecott Honor book); Frog and Toad Together (a Newbery Honor book); and Frog and Toad All Year (an ALA Notable Children's Book). Children will be overjoyed to spend an evening--or days on end--with these affectionate friends.
故事主要是在述说主角青蛙与蟾蜍这一对好朋友生活当中的种种趣事。文字优美流畅,叙述方式幽默童趣,故事感人又好玩,这两个角色表现出的童心及纯真的友谊将使读者会心一笑。他们的友情与默契贯串所有的故事,让读者在阅读时,从头到尾都沉浸在一种温馨的情绪中。然而,青蛙与蟾蜍特殊的个性、出人意料的行为及想法,又让故事的发展充满幽默风趣的惊喜。作者洛贝尔运用日常生活中最平凡的场境及生活点滴,透过想象的魔力,直接带领读者打开神奇的幸福宝藏,品味最美丽、最真挚的友谊。没有严肃的教条味,也没有沉重的批判思考,满满是至真至情,挑动读者内心深处最原始而纯真的感动。其故事在文字使用上,及文学内涵上都有极佳的阅读价值,是简易阅读书籍中的重要佳作,也是让孩子在阅读较具挑战性的短篇章节小说前的良好暖身材料。
作者简介
During his distinguished career Arnold Lobel wrote and/or illustrated over 70 books for children. To his illustrating credit, he had a Caldecott Medal book -- Fables (1981) -- and two Caldecott Honor Books-his own Frog and Toad are Friends (1971) and Hildilid's Night by Cheli Duran Ryan (1972). To his writing credit, he had a Newbery Honor Book -- Frog and Toad Together (1973). But to his greatest credit, he had a following of literally millions of young children with whom he shared the warmth and humor of his unpretentious vision of life.
Though he was a born storyteller -- he began making up stories extemporaneously to entertain his fellow second-graders in Schenectady, New York, where he grew up in the care of his grandparents. Mr. Lobel called himself a "lucky amateur" in terms of his writing. Viewing himself as a professionally trained illustrator (he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute), he said, "I know how to draw pictures. With writing, I don't really know what I'm doing. It's very intuitive."
In addition to the Frog and Toad books, Owl at Home, Mouse Tales, The Book of Pigericks, and many other popular books he created, Mr. Lobel also illustrated other writers' texts that captured his fancy. He viewed this as "something different and challenging." Often his illustrations for those books showed a different aspect of his personality and his artistic expertise, ranging from his meticulous dinosaurs in Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish to his chilling pen-and-ink drawings in Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep by Jack Prelutsky, about which Booklist wrote, "Young readers will be amazed that the gentle Lobel of Frog and Toad fame can be so comfortably diabolic."
In 1977 Mr. Lobel and his wife, Anita, a distinguished children's book author and artist in her own right, collaborated on their first book, How the Rooster Saved the Day, chosen by School Library Journal as one of the Best Books of the Year, 1977. They then collaborated on three more books, A Treeful of Pigs, a 1979 ALA Notable Book; On Market Street, a 1982 Caldecott Honor Book; and The Rose in My Garden, a 1984 Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Book.
Arnold Lobel died in 1987.
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前言/序言
《青蛙和蟾蜍的奇妙冒险》 一本关于友谊、日常与成长的温馨故事集 作者: 艾诺·洛贝尔 (Arnold Lobel) 适合年龄: 4-8岁,初级读者(I Can Read, Level 2) 书籍类型: 平装绘本,章节式故事 内容简介: 本书收录了五则独立又相互关联的短篇故事,主角是两位性格迥异却形影不离的好朋友——青蛙(Frog)和蟾蜍(Toad)。他们住在宁静的河边,过着简单而充实的日子。艾诺·洛贝尔用他标志性的、充满温柔与智慧的笔触,描绘了这对挚友在日常生活中的点点滴滴,探索了友谊的真谛、接受彼此的差异,以及享受简单快乐的重要性。 第一章:两个朋友 故事从介绍青蛙和蟾蜍的友谊开始。青蛙性格乐观、细心且富有耐心,而蟾蜍则更爱抱怨、略显懒散,但内心深处也十分善良。 第一篇故事讲述了他们一起度过一个阴沉多雨的日子。当乌云密布、雨点敲打窗户时,蟾蜍感到无聊透顶,心情也随之低落。青蛙提议做一些有趣的事情来打发时间。他们决定一起做蛋糕。然而,制作过程并不顺利。蟾蜍在帮忙的过程中表现得心不在焉,不是忘记放糖,就是把面粉弄得到处都是。青蛙总是耐心地收拾残局,并用积极的态度引导蟾蜍。当蛋糕终于烤好时,虽然外观不尽完美,但他们一起品尝着这份劳动成果,分享着简单的快乐。这个故事强调了即使在最平淡无奇的日子里,只要有朋友在身边,生活也能充满乐趣。 第二章:等待与耐心 在第二篇故事中,友谊的考验围绕着“等待”展开。蟾蜍想要种植一排向日葵,他迫不及待地播下种子,并期盼它们能立刻发芽长大。他每天寸步不离地守在花盆旁,不断地催促种子快点长出来。 蟾蜍的焦虑和急躁让青蛙感到担忧。青蛙耐心地向他解释,自然万物都有自己的生长规律,需要时间和耐心去等待。蟾蜍不听劝告,甚至想出了许多“奇招”来“帮助”种子快点发芽,比如大声对种子喊话,或者在夜晚给它们唱歌。这些滑稽的举动,不仅没有奏效,反而让蟾蜍更加筋疲力尽。 最终,在青蛙的陪伴下,蟾蜍学会了放下焦虑,耐心等待。虽然向日葵的成长过程比他想象的要慢得多,但当第一片嫩绿的叶子破土而出时,那种喜悦是等待的最好回报。这个故事巧妙地教会了小读者,有些美好的事物是无法催促的,耐心是通往成功的必经之路。 第三章:小小的勇敢 友谊不仅仅是分享快乐,更是在面对恐惧时互相支持。在第三个故事中,蟾蜍非常害怕黑暗,尤其是夜晚的来临。他不喜欢独处,总觉得黑暗中隐藏着未知的危险。 青蛙得知蟾蜍的恐惧后,决定想个办法帮助他克服这份胆怯。他邀请蟾蜍在夜晚一起外出散步,并向他保证自己会一直陪着他。夜幕降临,蟾蜍紧紧跟在青蛙身后,对每一个细微的声响都感到警惕。 青蛙则用轻松的口吻描述着夜晚的美丽景象:月光洒在水面上,星星在天空中闪烁,还有蟋蟀的歌唱。他引导蟾蜍去观察这些平时被忽略的美好事物。在青蛙的鼓励下,蟾蜍慢慢放松下来,开始注意到夜晚的宁静与祥和。当他们看到一只在月光下跳舞的萤火虫时,蟾蜍的恐惧彻底消散了。他明白了,很多时候,我们害怕的并非事物本身,而是我们对未知的想象。青蛙的陪伴给了蟾蜍战胜恐惧的勇气。 第四章:共同的探险 第四个故事讲述了一次充满意外的“探险”。青蛙和蟾蜍决定一起去一个遥远的地方野餐。他们准备了丰盛的食物,带着野餐篮,信心满满地出发了。 然而,这次旅行很快就变得坎坷起来。他们迷失了方向,野餐篮掉进了泥泞的小溪里,食物也被弄得一团糟。蟾蜍开始抱怨,认为这次野餐完全搞砸了,他想立刻回家。 青蛙并没有气馁,他提议既然已经走了这么远,不如继续探索。他们不再纠结于原本的计划,而是享受这场即兴的冒险。他们爬上了一座小山丘,从高处俯瞰了从未见过的美丽风景。虽然没有享用到原定的野餐,但他们在解决困难、互相支持的过程中,建立起了更深厚的感情。他们发现,真正的乐趣不在于目的地或事先的计划,而在于共同面对挑战的过程。 第五章:珍贵的礼物 在最后一个故事中,友谊的价值得到了升华。临近一个特殊的日子,青蛙想送给蟾蜍一份特别的礼物。他费尽心思寻找,最终决定亲手为蟾蜍做一件东西。 青蛙花费了大量时间和精力,用收集到的材料制作了一个漂亮的灯笼。他希望这个灯笼能在阴暗的日子里给蟾蜍带来光明和温暖。 当青蛙将灯笼送给蟾蜍时,蟾蜍非常感动。他从来没有收到过如此用心制作的礼物。然而,就在他欣喜若狂地想要把灯笼挂起来时,不小心把它弄坏了。蟾蜍感到非常沮丧,认为自己毁掉了青蛙的心意。 青蛙安慰他说,礼物的价值不在于它是否完美无缺,而在于其中蕴含的情感。他告诉蟾蜍,这份友谊本身就是最珍贵的礼物。这个故事用一个简单而深刻的方式总结了全书的主题:真正的友谊无关乎物质的得失,而是相互的理解、包容和支持。 全书主题与特色: 《青蛙和蟾蜍的奇妙冒险》系列是经典的入门级阅读材料,其语言简洁明了,非常适合刚刚开始独立阅读的孩子。每章故事都围绕着一个简单的主题展开,如耐心、勇气、友谊和接纳。艾诺·洛贝尔的插画风格朴实而富有表现力,完美地捕捉了角色微妙的情感变化。通过青蛙和蟾蜍这对“欢喜冤家”的日常互动,孩子们能从中体会到人际交往的乐趣与挑战,理解真正的友谊是建立在欣赏彼此差异的基础之上的。这是一本充满幽默、温情和生活智慧的优秀读物。