內容簡介
內容簡介 在同一個地方迎接各地旅客的旅館主人,也有旅遊夢來自各地的旅客,在這間小巧的旅館留宿,旅館主人很用心地招待旅客,甚至有些旅客還跟旅館主人成為好朋友。只是,守護著旅客溫馨居所的旅館主人,偶爾在午夜夢迴間,他自己內心強烈的旅遊慾望就會燃起,帶著行囊走過一個個不認識的城鎮、到各個城市拜訪朋友、體驗與平時完全不同的生活經驗…雖然,旅館主人目前還是繼續著他的旅館生活,但是,他很確定,未來的某一天,他一定能夠動身探索世界!擅長以版畫、拼貼與各種素材,呈現故事畫面的日本插畫家宮越曉子,以充滿詩意的畫面,透過顏色明暗的轉變、文字留白與點綴、道出每個人在平日一成不變的生活中,某些時刻,總是有想要起身旅行流浪的強烈意念,感受不同地方人們生活的氣息,無論是什麼年紀的讀者,定能產生強烈的共鳴。Akiko Miyakoshi's enchanting picture book explores how an innkeeper who spends his days at the crossroads of others' journeys secretly longs to have adventures of his own.People from all over the world come and go at the innkeeper's little hotel. He enjoys meeting them, and many even become his friends. Only, sometimes, when he goes to sleep at night, the desire to travel far away himself wells up inside him. He dreams of packing a big bag and journeying wherever he pleases, from one unfamiliar town to another. He imagines stopping to visit friends and having wonderful and unexpected experiences. The innkeeper continues to go about his daily routine at his hotel, but, someday, he is sure, he will explore the world.This beautiful picture book from multi-award-winning and internationally best-selling author-illustrator Akiko Miyakoshi thoughtfully speaks to the common experience of longing for something new and exciting, while feeling comfort in the familiar. The artwork's muted colors and soft focus give it a dreamlike quality and, paired with the spare, simple text, invokes wonder, leaving many questions open to interpretation. This book perfectly captures the feeling of wanderlust, of being curious about the world, wanting to see other places and how other people live. It could ignite intriguing conversations with children about what they long to do. Its message is also likely to resonate with adults."
作者介紹
作者介紹 Akiko Miyakoshi was born in Saitama, on the island of Honshu in Japan. She began creating picture books while studying visual communication design at Musashino Art University. Her first picture book, The Storm, won the Nissan Children's Storybook and Picture Book Grand Prix.