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小雷內心吶喊:我不想要這個像放屁一樣的名字,但有人聽到了嗎?
Thunder Boy Jr. 是以他父親的名字命名的,但就算大家都叫他爸爸大雷(Big Thunder),也不代表他想被大家叫做小雷(Little Thunder)。
人們叫他小雷,這聽起來有點像「打嗝」或「放屁」。小雷討厭他的名字,他想要一個聽起來比較酷或是能代表他的名字。小雷不知道該怎麼跟爸爸說這件事,但其實,小雷的爸爸比小雷以為的還要懂兒子心裡在想什麼…。
Morales精美的插圖,精準掌握角色情緒與背景,每一頁都流露出濃厚的父母之愛與細膩的情感,並展現現代美國印第安家庭文化,適合三到五歲的孩童閱讀。(文/博客來編譯)
Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people call his dad Big Thunder doesn't mean he wants to be Little Thunder. He wants a name that
celebrates something cool he's done, like Touch the Clouds, Not Afraid of Ten Thousand Teeth, or Full of Wonder.
But just when Thunder Boy Jr. thinks all hope is lost, he and his dad pick the perfect name...a name that is sure to light up the sky.
National Book Award-winner Sherman Alexie's lyrical text and Caldecott Honor-winner Yuyi Morales's striking and beautiful illustrations celebrate the special relationship between father and
son.