內容簡介
內容簡介 《HARRY THE CAROUSEL HORSE 旋轉木馬哈利》 這是一本相當罕見的童書，溫柔地談論「情緒」以及我們其實能夠選擇如何感受這件事。哈利住在購物中心（The Mall）的一座旋轉木馬上，但他並不快樂，因為沒有孩子想要騎他。於是，哈利展開了一場夢境般的旅程，想找出自己不被選擇的原因。旅途中，他遇見了各種不同的馬，最後遇到了威爾（Will）——一匹古老而睿智的馬。威爾告訴哈利，他之所以能感到快樂，是因為他學會從高處俯瞰那些美麗而神祕的麥田圈（crop circles），並改變自己看待世界的方式。在威爾的引導下，哈利也逐漸學會改變內心的感受。故事結尾特別收錄〈真實世界筆記〉（Real Life Notes），附上照片，介紹啟發本書創作的真實馬匹、角色與地點，包括：華盛頓特區 The Mall 上的旋轉木馬費城明亮耀眼的聖女貞德金色雕像一匹屬於身心障礙兒童騎乘治療計畫的「藥帽花色馬（Medicine Hat Horse）」HARRY THE CAROUSEL HORSE This is a rare children's story that talks about emotions and the idea that we can have control over how we feel. Harry lives on a carousel on the Mall. He is unhappy because no children want to ride him and goes on a dream journey to find out why. On the way he meets different horses and finally finds Will, who helps him change how he feels. Will is an ancient horse who finds happiness by looking down on beautiful and mysterious crop circles. The book concludes with a Real Life Notes page with photographs of the horses, characters and places that inspired the story. They include the carousel horses on the Mall in Washington D.C., the bright gold statue of Joan of Arc in Philadelphia, a Medicine Hat horse belonging to a riding therapy program for disabled children, a beloved rocking horse ridden by a Philadelphia child, and the Alton Barnes white horse carved on an Wiltshire hillside near Stonehenge, England. Wiltshire is the most active area in the world for crop circles. For children ages 3 to 7 years old. Softcover, 32 pp, full color illustrations.
