Friends every day.Good friends like Frog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, celebrate Toad's birthday, and share the shivers when one of them tells a scary story. Here are five funny stories that celebrate friendship all day, every day.
故事主要是在述說(shuō)主角青蛙與蟾蜍這一對(duì)好朋友生活當(dāng)中的種種趣事。文字優(yōu)美流暢，敘述方式幽默童趣，故事感人又好玩，這兩個(gè)角色表現(xiàn)出的童心及純真的友誼將使讀者會(huì)心一笑。他們的友情與默契貫串所有的故事，讓讀者在閱讀時(shí)，從頭到尾都沉浸在一種溫馨的情緒中。然而，青蛙與蟾蜍特殊的個(gè)性、出人意料的行為及想法，又讓故事的發(fā)展充滿(mǎn)幽默風(fēng)趣的驚喜。作者洛貝爾運(yùn)用日常生活中最平凡的場(chǎng)境及生活點(diǎn)滴，透過(guò)想象的魔力，直接帶領(lǐng)讀者打開(kāi)神奇的幸福寶藏，品味最美麗、最真摯的友誼。沒(méi)有嚴(yán)肅的教條味，也沒(méi)有沉重的批判思考，滿(mǎn)滿(mǎn)是至真至情，挑動(dòng)讀者內(nèi)心深處最原始而純真的感動(dòng)。其故事在文字使用上，及文學(xué)內(nèi)涵上都有極佳的閱讀價(jià)值，是簡(jiǎn)易閱讀書(shū)籍中的重要佳作，也是讓孩子在閱讀較具挑戰(zhàn)性的短篇章節(jié)小說(shuō)前的良好暖身材料。
The five simple chapters in Arnold Lobel's Days with Frog and Toad say more about the rewards of friendship than any adult tome ever could. Frog and Toad, the amiable amphibian duo, fly kites, clean house, and tell ghost stories together. And, in a surprisingly sophisticated, yet perfectly easy-to-grasp, segment, they even learn about the value of being alone. Frog is ever-so-slightly more sagacious than Toad; his gentle and supportive way with his chum shows that personal variances don't have to get in the way of friendship. On the contrary: vive la différence! Arnold Lobel's illustrations in warm frog and toad tones create the perfect atmosphere for this wise and touching early reader, an ALA Notable Children's Book.
Lobel has created four "Frog and Toad" stories for the "I Can Read" books, an immensely popular series with large type, abundant illustrations, and ample spacing that first launched with Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear. Fans of the foot-flapping friends won't want to miss Frog and Toad Are Friends (a Caldecott Honor book); Frog and Toad Together (a Newbery Honor book); and Frog and Toad All Year (an ALA Notable Children's Book). Children will be overjoyed to spend an evening--or days on end--with these affectionate friends.
