This is a story of expressing love/Peng Yi
This is a picture book born in England.
When I first saw this world-famous picture book, it didn't make my eyes light up. To be honest, I was a little disappointed - it was just too unremarkable, with an old color cover and two rabbits painted in no way cute, especially the big rabbit that straightened up like a mountain demon
However, halfway through reading, how can I put it? I think I will never forget this story again in my life. It turns out that love can be confessed like this!
This is a story of expressing love.
Guess how much I love you? "" Oh, I probably can't guess. "... Actually, this is just the most ordinary conversation between a mother and son (or father and son) before going to bed, but the childlike Sam McBurney condensed the most primitive mother son relationship in his life into a short conversation through the mouths of two rabbits, one big and one small! When the little rabbit desperately opened its arms to both sides and said, 'I love you so much,' we couldn't help but laugh: can love be measured in this way? But for a young child, this metaphor may be the most direct. The metaphor of the game of connecting dragons is like one after another, innocent, wise, and hilarious, yet so heartwarming and touching. No matter how little the little rabbit is compared, his love can never be more, higher, or farther than his mother's. In the end, he finally fell asleep under the strong embrace of maternal love. However, Sam McBurney added another stroke of genius at the end: "I love you all the way to the moon, and then come back here from the moon
On this night with a crescent moon hanging in the sky, the little rabbit must be sleeping sweetly because he knows there is someone in this world who loves him more.
A simple story like this expresses the most complex and greatest emotion of humanity.
The natural and rustic watercolor paintings of Anita Jelon complement Sam McBrennie's childlike writing.
Anita Jaran is not a painter who likes to make noise. She doesn't want her paintings to be too eye-catching or overshadow the influence of words, so she didn't use heavy ink and heavy colors. Instead, she carefully selected three primary colors that are almost moss like: earthy, light olive green, and dark blue. Painting rabbits, trees, and fences in earthy colors, grass and leaves in light olive green, and sky in dark blue. In fact, this is exactly what makes Anita Jelen a world-class painter, because she already knows that this is a story of long-lasting love, and doing so perfectly dilutes the sweetness of the story.
Look at the two rabbits in her pen again.
Two rabbits, one big and one small, were also drawn quite awkwardly, with a slight earthy color and a pen ink line outlining their entire silhouette. It can be seen that Anita Jaran is pursuing a resemblance, not a resemblance. She seems to prefer readers to enter the inner world of the two rabbits rather than linger on their charming appearances. It should be said that her goal was achieved, she painted two rabbits with deep mother son relationships alive. As stated in a book review on Amazon, Anita Jelen's paintings are full of vitality, and even the most demanding readers will surely exclaim in amazement. The rabbits in the painting are full of expressiveness and are lovable, and the more you look at them, the more you like them.
Like Sam McBray's words, Anita Jelen's paintings occasionally reveal a playful and irresistible charm. You see, when the big rabbit stretches out its arms and says "I love you so much", or when the big rabbit raises its arm and says "I love you as much as I raise my hand", the big rabbit and the little rabbit are simply disproportionate. The little rabbit is so short, while the big rabbit stands tall and looks like a towering giant. This exaggerated and disparate proportion may not seem so bizarre to young children, right? Because for a child, there is nothing higher than their mother, and this unreal proportion actually gives them a sense of peace of mind.
Publishers Weekly in the United States recommends that this is a timeless bedtime story.
Yes, 'Guess How Much I Love You' has more than just a simple and heartwarming story. The bold font and repeated phrases are perfect for parents and children to snuggle tightly in bed and read softly over and over again before turning off the lights. What could be more reassuring for a child to fall asleep than telling them I love you? Speaking of which, I can't help but mention Anita Jaran's paintings. Her soft colors, large areas of relief, and almost monochromatic backgrounds all perfectly match the style of "bedtime stories", creating a serene visual effect that is not dazzling at all.
Also, when reading this bedtime story to your child, don't miss the title page, which is the one with the book title written on it after opening the cover.
This book actually has two title pages, the first is a single page, and the second is a cross page with copyright. Please note that on the first title page, the author depicts a small rabbit riding on the neck of a large rabbit. You see, at this moment, the big rabbit is still, and both her and the little rabbit's heads have turned around, with a pair of black dot like eyes looking at you outside the book, that is, outside the story, as if asking you: Hi, are you ready? They were actually inviting us to walk into this movie called 'Guess How Much I Love You' together. When you flip through this page, you will see three dynamic little pictures - a big rabbit carrying the little rabbit, raising its hind legs, preparing to jump, and suddenly jumping up diagonally... This is actually a coherent jumping action - with this jump, two rabbits jump into the text at the end.
So, we saw the little rabbit tightly grasp the long ear of the big rabbit and heard him ask his mother, "Guess how much I love you
A Surprising Fairy Tale Under the Moon by Mei Zihan
I am a children's literature writer. I know that not every children's literature writer can write a book like 'Guess How Much I Love You'. It's too excellent. So when I read it, I was not only moved but also surprised. The author has the method and imagination to let two rabbits express their love in this way. The little rabbit expresses his love naively, so he opens his arms and says, "I love you so much!" The little rabbit expresses his love with inspiration, so he stands upside down and puts his feet on the tree trunk, saying, "I love you until my toes." The little rabbit racked his brains and thought about it. After all, it was too small to come up with so many metaphors and descriptions, but finally came up with it: "I love you until the moon is there." But no matter how the little rabbit thinks, says, metaphorically describes it, the big rabbit always easily surpasses him. This is not because the arms of the big rabbit are longer than those of the little rabbit, the big rabbit stands taller than the little rabbit, the big rabbit is older and stronger, and can lift the little rabbit above its head and say, "I love you until your toes are pointed." But because the "big rabbit" in the world, our human parents, love the "little rabbit" more than anything else! They are all present in their hearts, every day, every moment, and throughout their lives, so they can almost think without hesitation and blurt them out. That's how the big rabbit blurted out! She always follows the little rabbit so quickly and smoothly, which is a natural progression from life.
Because the love of a little rabbit can never surpass that of a big rabbit, when the little rabbit grows up to be a big rabbit, its love will inevitably surpass that of the little rabbit. This is the inheritance of life. This is a magical and understandable thing that drives the history of life. It's both magical and ordinary. We don't need to think about why this is happening anymore.
This is a picture book. So we need to read pictures. Read out the words and sounds inside, read out the emotions that are not in the words in the book. For example, the jumping of a big rabbit. She loves the little rabbit as much as she jumps. This is a big rabbit without a specific age. She may be very young, or she may already be very old. But for the sake of the little rabbit, she would jump like this whenever needed. She will have to exert all her strength. Didn't you read the full effort of the big rabbit? Her gaze and outstretched limbs. Parents all over the world have devoted their love and everything to the growth and happiness of their children.
Jumping "is a rich symbol.
I am also in front of my father, so I understand.
I would also like to emphasize that we should be aware that this story begins with a little rabbit. It's the little rabbit who makes the big rabbit listen up and say, 'Guess how much I love you.' Although the love of big rabbits in the world always exceeds that of little rabbits, if the little rabbits all have to say to big rabbits, 'Guess how much I love you!?' That would be great! How long will this sweetness make the big rabbits happy, happy for a long time!
Children should learn to say to their parents, 'Guess how much I love you?' 'I love you so much!'
If it weren't for the love they have for their parents, elders, and devoted caregivers who have gone as far as the moon, how could Big Rabbit's "I love you, go as far as the moon, and come back here from the moon" be? How to continue? The magic inherited in life also has a reason for life.
I really like this little rabbit.
Every time I read this last sentence from the moon back here, I feel like shedding tears. It's not exaggerated at all, but it moved us in surprise.
Sam McBratney was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1945. He studied at the renowned Irish university Dublin Sunday College for many years and was originally just a teacher. However, while creating stories for students with reading disabilities, he fell in love with the rich imagination in the stories and subsequently created dozens of children's books, including "JUST ONE!", "You Are All My Favorites", and "Guess How Much I Love You", which sold over 15 million copies worldwide.
Anita Jeram was born in Portsmouth, England. She studied art in Manchester Polytechnic School. When she was a student, she published her first book for children. My main works include "Kiss Good Night", "Don't You Feel Well, Sam?", and "Bunny, My Honey".
