The Perfect Place

【The Perfect Place】
✰《市場街最後一站》作者新作

繼備受好評的《市場街最後一站》，美國「紐伯瑞文學獎」金獎得主又一感人新作——溫馨繪本《完美的國度》。
盧卡斯就讀於一所完美的學校，住在一個完美的社區裡。然而，他的家卻不像學校那般完美。爸爸開著舊舊的卡車接他放學，到家後，屋裡一片漆黑，因為停電了。盧卡斯甚至來不及向媽媽展示自己考滿分的報告，媽媽就匆匆趕去上夜班。
那天晚上，盧卡斯做了一個奇怪的夢。他跟著一道奇異的光芒，爬下逃生梯，走進巷子、離開了社區，一直走到「完美的人」居住的地方。那裡的一切都比他想像的更加美好。但是，事情真的像表面上看起來那麼完美嗎？
這本充滿詩意的精美插畫繪本，歌頌了即使在最簡陋的家中，也能找到美好，歌頌了不一定物質富裕，但充滿愛意的家庭。

讓孩子明白，完美並不是生活的全部，更重要的是，珍惜與家人的相處時光，發現身邊平凡中的幸福。

From the Newbery Medal-winning author of Last Stop on Market Street comes this moving picture book about the perils of perfectionism.

Lucas goes to the perfect school in the perfect neighborhood. But life at home is not so perfect. His dad’s old work truck stalls in front of the school. The electricity is out when he gets home, and he doesn’t even have time to show his mom his report (on which he received a perfect score) before she rushes off to her night job.

That night, Lucas dreams of a strange light, which he follows down the fire escape, into the alleyway, clear out of his neighborhood, all the way to the place where the perfect people live. Everything there is more beautiful than he could have imagined. But is it possible things aren’t as perfect as they seem?

This lyrical, richly illustrated picture book highlights the beauty to be found in even the humblest of homes and in a family that may not be materially rich but is rich in love.