Tall

　　對小小孩來說，「長高」、「比別人高」，是他們成長中最期待的事；正因為這種渴望的微妙心理，他們希望能跟大人一樣的「高」，跟大人一樣平起平坐，跟大人一樣可以做很多事。所以，爬上爬下、跟大人「比高」，是1-4歲孩子的特質。

　　《抱抱》作者傑茲．阿波羅抓到這個特質，創作了這一本有趣的圖畫書。他透過超小號的猩猩Bobo，把這種特質表現出來：

　　超小號的猩猩Bobo，牠好想好想「比別人高」；牠站在石頭上跟變色龍比高，但還是「小了點」，牠站在變色龍的肩膀上「變高了」，但還是比小獅子「小」……，叢林裡的每個動物朋友都比牠高，直到牠站在長頸鹿的角上。

　　作者描繪Bobo失望的表情，非常地細膩，就像你我家中的小小孩！尤其是當牠站在長頸鹿的角上「長高」、掉落時，更見作者精湛的功力……

　　闔上書，超可愛的Bobo所帶來的閱讀幸福感，久久不散……。

　　Bobo is back in Jez Alborough’s much-anticipated sequel to HUG! When you’re a tiny chimp like Bobo, it seems like everyone else is bigger than you. Luckily, all of his pals, from the lion cub to the elephant to the towering giraffe, let Bobo climb on their shoulders or even their heads to give him a taste of being tall. But what if the eager little guy clambers too high? With endearingly expressive illustrations, Jez Alborough turns a moment of high anxiety into a Mommy and Bobo reunion in another irresistible tale of very few words--and very big heart.

　　本書中譯版《好高》由上誼文化出版。

作者簡介

　　Jez Alborough is the author and illustrator of the picture book charmer HUG, his first book about Bobo. He has also created many other celebrated books for children, including SOME DOGS DO - a story about a dog who can fly - and the best-selling Eddie and the Bear books: WHERE’S MY TEDDY?, IT’S THE BEAR!, and MY FRIEND BEAR. Jez Alborough lives with his wife in London, England.