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Beti and the Little Round House

內容簡介

內容簡介 隨四季變化開心生活的四個可愛故事洋溢溫馨的家人與朋友之愛貝蒂一家四口住在樹林裡的一間圓形小房子，家裡養了一隻小山羊和一些農場動物。這本書中有四個貝蒂的故事，看看在不停變化的四季中，貝蒂和朋友四人度過了什麼樣恣意奔放的生活。奈及利亞裔作家阿蒂努卡常在作品中融合西非文化和現代生活，例如《寶寶逛市場》。這個充溢大自然生命力的幸福生活故事，在美國插畫家艾米莉．休斯的畫筆描繪下，生動又吸引人。A charming collection of stories from celebrated storyteller Atinuke and with tender illustrations from Emily Hughes.Beti lives in a little round house in the woods with Mam, Tad, Baby Jac, her cheeky goat Naughty and many other farm animals. Written in Atinuke’s rhythmic, heartfelt style and brought to life by Emily Hughes’ lush, warm illustrations, this exquisite collection of four stories centred around a strong-willed little girl is a celebration of having adventures with our friends in the lush wild with each changing season. Every page is rich in humour and filled with touching observations of the family’s wild and enchanting way of life. It is escapism at its finest and will inspire readers to reconnect with nature, to find happiness on their doorstep among the love of friends and family.

作者介紹

作者介紹 AtinukeAs a childI was born in Ibadan, in south-west Nigeria. I remember it as a city of dusty red roads, of bungalows buried under flowers, of botanical gardens. When I was five my father got a "good job" in the capital city of Lagos. A city of polo clubs and swimming pools and slums. We went to live behind the high walls of a mansion in a quiet part of the city, and left our extended family behind. This is where my love affair with books and stories began, locked behind the great iron gates of the lonely house. Throughout my childhood I wanted firstly and desperately to be a Boy, then an Adventurer, and lastly, An Author. Two of these were impossible (I was told) and one was dangerous. Forget it. So I carried on reading instead. I read Enid Blyton books and it sounded fun. At 10 years old, after a campaign of cajoling and persuading, my parents agreed to send me to boarding school in England. And that was, effectively, the end of my childhood.As an adultAs soon as I could, I gave up all subjects but storybooks and went off to study literature. I wrote 10,000 words one year to get over a lost love and got into Oxford instead. But the writing I had to do there was so dry that I left. I decided to go Adventuring instead. I lived and travelled in England and France, Morocco and Germany and Spain, sleeping like a nomad on beaches and mountainsides. I sang for my supper, painted portraits, weeded gardens, worked as an artist's model and lived in a round mud hut in the wild wet woods of Wales. One day, pregnant with my first son, I told a story to some bored children at a festival and that's when my proper job found me! I haven't stopped telling stories since.As an artistI got through the trials and tribulations of life by escaping into books and making up stories in my head. My journal stayed with me through all my adventures, crammed with poetry and reflections and questions. I told stories for a living (because I had been told it was impossible to be An Author – and I had believed them). Until one winter in Wales – too ill to get up and go out and tell stories; too ill to go home to my fatherland – I found myself in the circumstances in which I write best (alone and bored and empty) and I wrote about what I was missing... I wrote Anna Hibiscus.

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