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Olivia

壮妈汀妈点评:

超级喜欢这本书,超级喜欢Olivia!第一次看到就想推荐给大家,但现在才找到比我扫描仪小的版本:) (一直很喜欢国外童书这样的印刷,就是一本书大大小小、纸张薄薄厚厚印很多种版本,方便不同年龄段的孩子翻看)

Olivia是一只可爱的小猪。。。嗯,,,不应该用“可爱”来形容她,因为“可爱”实在没能反映出她的特色。Olivia擅长很多事情,但她最擅长的就是把人累晕,当然她也会把自己累晕;她有个跟屁虫弟弟;她穿衣服要试过每一件衣服;她堆沙城堡很在行;她不喜欢睡午觉;她喜欢“芭蕾舞者”的画;她喜欢睡前听妈妈讲故事书。。。好像很多孩子都是这样的啊!对呀,所以小孩子都喜欢这本书啊!而且,有些情节,连我也觉得跟Olivia很有共鸣呢!比如Olivia看到美国画家波拉克(Jackson Pollock)画的“秋天的韵律30号”,大堆凌乱的线条和颜色,Olivia对妈妈说“我只要五分钟,也可以画张这样的画。”呵呵,我每每看到现代派抽象派画家类似的画作,也有同样的感觉!还有,Olivia跟妈妈在睡前讲几本书上讨价还价的场景,在我们家也是经常上演!

与很多原版书一样,结尾如果写到了睡前,那结局一定是妈妈和孩子互相说“我爱你”,这本书也是这样的,

"You know, you really wear me out. But I love you anyway."
"I love you anyway too."

看着仍然会被父母对孩子无条件的爱而深深感动。

这本书的绘画也很有特色,只有黑、白、灰、红四种颜色,但表现力却很强,在简短文字之外,绘画几乎达到了“抖包袱”的效果,每一页都洋溢着詼諧幽默,令人捧腹。

这本书获得了2001年的Caldecott凯迪克奖,〈纽约时报〉年度排行榜冠军,美国父母好书评选委员会2000年金牌奖。据说它刚出现在书店里便引起了一阵疯狂。看过就知道了,不引起疯狂,那才是意外呢!

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This is Olivia. She is good at lots of things.
She is very good at wearing people out. She even wears herself out.
Olivia has a little brother named Ian. He's always copying.
Sometimes Ian just won't leave her alone, so Olivia has to be firm.

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Olivia lives with her mother, her father, her brother, her dog, Perry, and Edwin, the cat.
In the morning, after she gets up, and moves the cat, 
and brushes her teeth,
and combs her ears,
and moves the cat,
Olivia gets dressed. She has to try on everything.
On sunny days, Olivia likes to go to the beach.
She feels it's important to come prepared.
Last summer when Olivia was little, her mother showed her how to make sand castles.

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“She got pretty good.

Sometimes Olivia likes to bask in the sun.
When her mother sees that she's had enough, they go home.
Every day Olivia is supposed to take a nap.
"It's time for your you-know-what," her mother says.
Of course Olivia's not at all sleepy.

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On rainy days, Olivia likes to go to the museum.
She heads straight for her favorite picture.
Olivia looks at it for a long time. What could she be thinking?

But there is one painting Olivia just doesn't get.
"I could do that in about five minutes," she says to her mother.
As soon as she gets home she gives it a try.

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Time out.

After a nice bath, and a nice dinner, it's time for bed.
But of course Olivia's not at all sleepy.
"Only five books tonight, Mommy," she says.
"No, Olivia, just one."
"How about four?"
"Two."
"Three."
"Oh, all right, three. But that's it!"
When they've finished reading, Olivia's mother gives her a kiss and says, "You know, you really wear me out. But I love you anyway."
And Olivia gives her a kiss back and says,
"I love you anyway too."