Kids are masters of wild invention. In The Neighbors, author and illustrator Einat Tsarfati pulls young readers into a world of colorful, untamed1 imagination as seen through the eyes of one creative little girl.
There are many doors in the girls apartment building; some doors seem playful, some foreboding2, and one is smelly. The lobster door knockers, jungle plants and paw prints she finds in the halls all lead her to one conclusion: Her building is full of museum thieves, mermaids and jazz musicians.
Tsarfati writes with a genuinely kid-friendly voice. Again and again, our curiosity ends with satisfying intriguing3 detail and vibrant colors that tumble4 boldly5 into each apartment. Readers will want to explore every inch of the pages.
Tsarfati writes and illustrates with a childs enthusiasm and sense of possibility. Bold and exciting, The Neighbors teeters6 delightfully on the edge of chaos with an acrobats7 balance of storytelling and imagination. With so much to look at, its a hard book to close. Tsarfati tells one apartment residents story, but there are countless others yet to be discovered.
孩子們是瘋狂發(fā)明的大師。在《鄰居們》一書中,作家兼插畫家埃納特·薩法蒂通過一個富有創(chuàng)造力的小女孩的視角,將年輕讀者吸引到一個豐富多彩、不受約束的想象世界中。
女孩所在的公寓樓里有許多門,有些門看起來很有趣,有些很不祥,還有一扇散發(fā)著難聞的氣味。她在大廳里發(fā)現(xiàn)的龍蝦門環(huán)、叢林植物和爪印讓她得出了一個結(jié)論:她這棟樓里滿是博物館盜賊、美人魚和爵士音樂家。
沙法蒂以一個真誠友好的孩子的口吻寫作。一次又一次地,我們的好奇心因迷人的細節(jié)和大膽地融入每一間公寓的充滿活力的色彩而得到滿足。讀者會想探索這本書的每一寸地方。
薩法蒂用孩子的熱情和可能性來創(chuàng)作和描繪這本故事。大膽而令人興奮的是,《鄰居們》在混亂的邊緣上搖擺不定,在講故事和想象之間保持著雜技演員般的平衡。有這么多東西要看,人們很難合上這本書。薩法蒂講述了一位公寓住戶的故事,但還有其他無數(shù)的故事有待發(fā)掘。