适合共读年龄: 3岁 - 6岁

亘妈共读推荐 The Dot

The Dot 说的是一个名叫Vashti的小女孩是如何发掘自己的艺术天赋。

你以为Vashti天生就是艺术家吗?不……不……并不是呢。她原本很不想要作画,老师循循善诱让她画些什么都行。于是Vashti愤怒地把笔用力戳在画纸上。老师仔细的端详了一下,接着要求Vashti签上名字。

下一周老师把Vashti的画用金黄色的画框给他的小圆点裱起来,珍重地放在教师座位上。Vashti不禁在想,我绝对能够画得比这个圆点还要好。于是她画了一幅又一幅的圆点,不同颜色的、不同大小的、不同排列的,甚至没有线的圆点。没多久,Vashti的画放去展览。这时有个小孩走来跟Vashti说:“你画得真好,我连一条直线都画不好。” 而Vashti模仿了原先老师的举动,让小男孩在纸本上画出一条线然后要求小男孩签上名字。

故事中我很欣赏Vashti的老师,不带太多评价也没有夸大的褒奖,而用了行动去让Vashti知道每个人都值得被欣赏,也没有分好和不好,只是还没发掘出来自己的好。Vashti很幸运可以遇到这样的老师,而故事的最后她也用了自己的经验鼓励了与她相同遭遇的人。

想看的话就去国家线上图书馆借阅,倘若书本被其他人借阅了。不怕~按一按“place hold”,当上一个使用者归还电子书之后,libby就是提示你可以借阅。到时候赶快按“borrow”吧!

《The Dot》封面
为什么我说愤怒?Vashti背景图有个大红圈,加上作者把她的表情画得气噗噗的模样。或许她不喜欢画画,看来她的确心情不怎么好呢!
为什么我说愤怒?Vashti背景图有个大红圈,加上作者把她的表情画得气噗噗的模样。或许她不喜欢画画,看来她的确心情不怎么好呢!
《The Dot》内页

作者:Peter H. Reynolds
出版社:Candlewick Press
出版年份:2003
页数:32页
适用年龄:3 ~ 7岁

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多妈推荐10本让你家书橱蓬荜生辉的英文绘本

有人问我推荐10本必读英文绘本,这是一份很艰难的差事。好绘本太多,再怎么精挑细选都难免有遗珠之憾,顺得哥情失嫂意。

以下根据我个人喜好,以及考量是否在本地(马来西亚)书店容易购得的10大英文绘本(排序不分先后)。

集毛毛虫科普和数字启蒙,这部卡爷爷Eric Carle的经典作品,适合与0-4岁孩子共读,大人可以配合一些动作和口技,孩子一定感觉很有趣。

1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle

集毛毛虫科普和数字启蒙,这部卡爷爷Eric Carle的经典作品,适合与0-4岁孩子共读,大人可以配合一些动作和口技,孩子一定感觉很有趣。

“One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums–and still he was hungry. When full at last, he made a cocoon around himself and went to sleep, to wake up a few weeks later wonderfully transformed into a butterfly!”

英文介绍来自:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4948.The_Very_Hungry_Caterpillar

Jon Klassen的《帽子三部曲》中,我尤其喜欢这本。书中各个角色,仅靠眼神演绎,内容以文图不符的方式呈现,非常逗趣。适合与3岁以上孩子共读。

2. This Is Not My Hat – Jon Klassen

Jon Klassen的《帽子三部曲》中,我尤其喜欢这本。书中各个角色,仅靠眼神演绎,内容以文图不符的方式呈现,非常逗趣。适合与3岁以上孩子共读。

“When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it’s a good thing that enormous fish won’t wake up. And even if he does, it’s not like he’ll ever know what happened…”

英文介绍来自:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13531024-this-is-not-my-hat

作者以美国一首民歌为创作灵感,如今这首“We're Going On a Bear Hunt”是小朋友耳熟能详的歌曲。对于刚开始共读,或者对英语不熟悉的幼儿,边翻书边唱歌是很好的启蒙,建议共读年龄0-4岁。

3. We’re Going On a Bear Hunt – Michael Rosen

作者以美国一首民歌为创作灵感,如今这首“We’re Going On a Bear Hunt”是小朋友耳熟能详的歌曲。对于刚开始共读,或者对英语不熟悉的幼儿,边翻书边唱歌是很好的启蒙,建议共读年龄0-4岁。

Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one.. Will you come too? For more than twenty-five years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. Join in the fun!

英文介绍来自:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201126.We_re_Going_on_a_Bear_Hunt

作者善于撰写文字押韵的故事,其中以The Gruffalo闻名世界,但其实她的其他作品也很精彩,比如《Room on the Broom》,适合与3岁以上孩子共读。

4. The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson

作者善于撰写文字押韵的故事,其中以The Gruffalo闻名世界,但其实她的其他作品也很精彩,比如《Room on the Broom》,适合与3岁以上孩子共读。

This is a rhyming story of a mouse and a monster. Little mouse goes for a walk in a dangerous forest. To scare off his enemies he invents tales of a fantastical creature called the Gruffalo. So imagine his surprise when he meets the real Gruffalo.

英文介绍来自:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1013383.The_Gruffalo

很爱车车的2-4岁小孩会欣赏这本,也非常适合当睡前读物。当初多多看的是中文版,后来发现英文原著的文字非常优美,翻译后的中文内容带不出那个味道。因此,我会更推荐英文版的。

5. Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site – Sherri Duskey Rinker

很爱车车的2-4岁小孩会欣赏这本,也非常适合当睡前读物。当初多多看的是中文版,后来发现英文原著的文字非常优美,翻译后的中文内容带不出那个味道。因此,我会更推荐英文版的。

As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest—so they’ll be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play!

英文介绍来自:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9676990-goodnight-goodnight-construction-site

这是一个小男孩与一只小企鹅之间友情的小故事。Lost and Found是作者小男孩系列中之一,Up and Down,How to Catch a Star,The Way Back Home,都是走温馨友情路线的佳作。适合与3岁以上孩子共读。

6. Lost and Found – Oliver Jeffers

这是一个小男孩与一只小企鹅之间友情的小故事。Lost and Found是作者小男孩系列中之一,Up and Down,How to Catch a Star,The Way Back Home,都是走温馨友情路线的佳作。适合与3岁以上孩子共读。

What is a boy to do when a lost penguin shows up at his door? Find out where it comes from, of course, and return it. But the journey to the South Pole is long and difficult in the boy’s rowboat. There are storms to brave and deep, dark nights.To pass the time, the boy tells the penguin stories. Finally, they arrive. Yet instead of being happy, both are sad. That’s when the boy realizes: The penguin hadn’t been lost, it had merely been lonely.

英文介绍来自:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301141.Lost_and_Found

内容以简单对话呈现,文字重复却一点也不乏味,可见作者的功力非同凡响。多多2-3岁时,这是一本鼓励Role Play学习讲英语的绘本;认字后,这是一本鼓励孩子独立阅读的绘本。这也是系列之一,多多很喜欢的还有I am Invited to a Party,Watch me Throw the Ball,Let's Go for a Ride等等。

7. I Broke My Trunk – Mo Willems

内容以简单对话呈现,文字重复却一点也不乏味,可见作者的功力非同凡响。多多2-3岁时,这是一本鼓励Role Play学习讲英语的绘本;认字后,这是一本鼓励孩子独立阅读的绘本。这也是系列之一,多多很喜欢的还有I am Invited to a Party,Watch me Throw the Ball,Let’s Go for a Ride等等。

In I Broke My Trunk! Gerald tells Piggie the long, crazy story about breaking his trunk. Will Piggie end up with a long, crazy story of her own?

英文介绍来自:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8999818-i-broke-my-trunk

孩子喜欢吃巧克力?来给他/她共读这本。不止经典,价格也很亲民。有兴趣的可以到BookXcess碰碰运气!适合与3岁以上的孩子共读

8. Curious George Goes To A Chocolate Factory – Margret & H.A, Rey

孩子喜欢吃巧克力?来给他/她共读这本。不止经典,价格也很亲民。有兴趣的可以到BookXcess碰碰运气!适合与3岁以上的孩子共读

When George and the man with the yellow hat stop to shop at a chocolate factory store, George becomes curious about how chocolates are made. Though he begins to follow the factory tour, George is soon off on his own to investigate.

英文介绍来自:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/574761.Curious_George_Goes_to_a_Chocolate_Factory

这是The Storm Whale的续集,Benji Davies的作品总让人爱不释手。我们家还有一本中文版的Grandad's Island《爷爷的天堂岛》,都是图画漂亮得不得了,故事也非常有意义的佳作。适合与4岁以上孩子共读。

9. The Storm Whale in Winter – Benji Davies

这是The Storm Whale的续集,Benji Davies的作品总让人爱不释手。我们家还有一本中文版的Grandad’s Island《爷爷的天堂岛》,都是图画漂亮得不得了,故事也非常有意义的佳作。适合与4岁以上孩子共读。

On a snowy island, a little boy waits and watches while his father sails out on one last fishing trip. As the snow becomes a blizzard and then a powerful storm, the little boy must find his father. But when he needs help, who will save him?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30199433-the-storm-whale-in-winter

严厉的老师在班上吆喝顽皮捣蛋的孩子,学校以外的老师是怎样的呢?Peter Brown的作品我们家也看了不少,其中以 Mr. Tiger Goes Wild《老虎先生来撒野》点播率最高,但我觉得这本更容易引起家长的共鸣,毕竟我们都曾经是孩子。适合与4岁以上的孩子共读。

10. My Teacher is a Monster!(No, I am not.) – Peter Brown

严厉的老师在班上吆喝顽皮捣蛋的孩子,学校以外的老师是怎样的呢?Peter Brown的作品我们家也看了不少,其中以 Mr. Tiger Goes Wild《老虎先生来撒野》点播率最高,但我觉得这本更容易引起家长的共鸣,毕竟我们都曾经是孩子。适合与4岁以上的孩子共读。

Bobby has a problem.

You see, his teacher is a monster.

But when Bobby runs into his teacher outside of school, he learns there is more to her than meets the eye.

英文介绍来自:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18349884-my-teacher-is-a-monster

抛砖引玉,欢迎大家也来推荐必读的英文绘本!

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亘妈共读推荐 Ghost in the House

自从注册了线上图书馆的,亘妈一直在挖宝。我最喜欢挖的就是有声伴读的电子书,因为按播放键▶️,就有很专业的说故事人为你讲故事,还会自动翻页!当说书人念到某个故事情节,还有背景音效和音乐呢!

这次挖到这本可爱的鬼怪书,蛮适合万圣节的时候念的(虽然已经过了😂)。亘宝经常跟邻居哥哥玩👻的游戏,他们每次都会指着某一处一直笑着说有mumuk(指的就是鬼👻)。因此亘宝不怕这本书,反而很喜欢看。

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马来西亚童书推广计划之《Di Kaki Bukit》

这是马来西亚首席绘本家、插画家Yusof Gajah的作品。

五只大象在山脚下生活,人类开始在那里建房子。一只大象说,“我不要住这里了!”,现在只留下四只大象。慢慢地,房子占据了山脚一大半的土地,又逼走了一只大象。剩下最后一只大象,看着已经被房子占满的整座山,它要何去何从呢?

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