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Anthony and the Gargoyle

內容簡介

內容簡介 這是一個關於男孩與一隻嬰兒石像鬼結下友誼的魔幻無字故事，以圖像小說風格呈現，由得獎創作者 Jo Ellen Bogart 和 Maja Kastelic 聯手打造。Anthony 家裡掛滿了家庭照片──父母巴黎之旅、他的曾姑媽，以及幼年時期抱著最愛石頭的自己。某天早晨，Anthony 醒來發現他的「石頭」裂開了──裡面是空心的。他沒注意到衣櫃裡正有一張小臉偷看著他。之後，他發現了這隻剛孵出的生物，兩人很快成為朋友。Anthony 問媽媽關於那顆石頭的事，媽媽拿出一本巴黎旅遊的相冊。Anthony 看到他的朋友和巴黎聖母院的石像鬼長得很像。在房間裡，他把照片給嬰兒石像鬼看，石像鬼則充滿渴望地凝視著。後來家裡接到曾姑媽住院的消息，全家因此飛往巴黎探望，Anthony 悄悄帶著嬰兒石像鬼同行。當家人登上聖母院塔樓時，Anthony 和朋友從一個石像鬼走到另一個……直到嬰兒石像鬼看到一尊和自己一模一樣的石像鬼。這是一個關於真摯友誼與學會放手的苦樂參半故事。A boy befriends a baby gargoyle in this magical wordless story in graphic-novel style from award-winning creators Jo Ellen Bogart and Maja Kastelic.Anthony’s house is full of family photos ― of his parents’ trip to Paris, his great aunt, and Anthony himself as a toddler, holding his favorite rock.When Anthony wakes up one morning, he sees that his “rock” has cracked open ― it’s hollow inside. He doesn’t see the little face peering out from the closet. Later, he discovers the newly hatched creature and they become friends. Anthony asks his mother about the rock, and she shows him a photo album of a trip to Paris. Anthony sees that his friend resembles the gargoyles at Notre-Dame cathedral. Back in his room, he shows the photos to the baby gargoyle who looks at them with longing.News arrives that Anthony’s great aunt is in hospital. The family travel to Paris to visit, and Anthony secretly brings the baby gargoyle. When the family have a chance to climb Notre-Dame’s tower, Anthony and his friend wander from one gargoyle to the next … until the baby gargoyle sees one that looks just like him.A bittersweet story of true friendship and letting go.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Jo Ellen BogartJO ELLEN BOGART was born in Houston, Texas, and received degrees in elementary education and psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She has written many children's books, including The White Cat and the Monk, illustrated by Sydney Smith, a Governor General's Award finalist and a USBBY Outstanding International Book. Her picture book Jeremiah Learns to Read, illustrated by Laura Fernandez and Rick Jacobson won the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award, and Gifts, illustrated by Barbara Reid, won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award and was selected for IBBY's Honour List. Jo Ellen lives in Guelph, Ontario.Maja KastelicMAJA KASTELIC received a BA in painting from the University of Ljubljana’s Academy of Fine Arts and Design and studied philosophy and theory of visual culture at the University of Primorska. She restored frescoes before becoming a children's book author and illustrator. Her wordless picture book A Boy and a House was selected for the Bologna Illustrators Exhibition, the White Ravens Catalogue, Kirkus Best Wordless Picture Books and the IBBY Honour List. She has received a BIB Plaque at the Biennial of Illustrations, Bratislava. Maja lives in Trebnje, Slovenia.

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