Parents who care about parent-child reading must have read "Guess How Much I Love You". Since its publication in 1994, the book has created a miracle of 47 million copies sold worldwide with its sweet story and feminine painting style. This fall, Xinyi Picture Book will launch a grand sequel to "Guess How Much I Love You" - "Guess How Much I Love You, Would You Like to Be My Friend?" 》。
Classic Re-enactment: The sequel to "Guess How Much I Love You" was released
On September 23rd, "Guess How Much I Love You, Would You Like to Be My Friend?" co-sponsored by Xinyi Picture Book and Tomorrow Publishing House? The new book launch was held in Guiyang, Guizhou. Children's literature writer Mei Zihan, children's literature doctor Wang Lin, children's literature writers Bao Donni and Wang Jun, as well as relevant partners, reading promotion agencies, media, etc. were invited to attend the press conference.
The scene of the new book launch
In 2005, Xinyi Picture Book introduced the picture book "Guess How Much I Love You" by British children's literature writer Sam McBreeney and painter Anita Jelang, and invited the famous children's literature writer Mei Zihan to translate the Chinese Simplified edition of "Guess How Much I Love You". The little maroon rabbit and the big maroon rabbit in the book open their arms, jump up high, and use body movements to interpret their love for each other, which has touched countless readers, and the sentence "I love you all the way to the moon, and then return here from the moon" is enshrined as a golden sentence for expressing love between parents and children.
"Guess How Much I Love You"
In the past fifteen years, "Guess How Much I Love You" has entered more and more families, accompanied more and more children to grow up, and opened the golden age of domestic picture book reading. Now, the sequel to Guess How Much I Love You, Guess How Much I Love You, Would You Like to Be My Friend? " was once again launched by Xinyi Picture Book.
In Guess How Much I Love You, Would You Be My Friend? At the press conference, mei Zihan, a famous children's literature writer, brought a keynote speech on "The Embrace of Love and the World of Growth". Mei Zihan said in his speech: "The story of "Guess How Much I Love You" is carried out in a small world of embrace, and in "Guess How Much I Love You, Are You Willing to Be My Friend?" In ", the little rabbit walks out of the door and goes to the outside world, which is actually a larger embrace, in the natural and social embrace that man needs. The little rabbit went out on an expedition, and any place he had ever visited before, where he found another self. ”
Professor Mei Zihan made a speech
Wang Lin, a doctor of children's literature, is a scholar and translator who has always been active in the field of children's picture books, and after Mei Zihan's speech, Wang Lin took the stage with Mei Zihan and continued to discuss "Guess how much I love you, are you willing to be my friend?" " to start a conversation.
Huang Runfang, General Manager of Xinyi Picture Book, took a group photo with Professor Mei Zihan and Dr. Wang Lin in front of the book (from left to right)
After the dialogue, a book signing ceremony was held at the press conference, and the guests and the audience were respectively in "Guess How Much I Love You, Are You Willing to Be My Friend?" Signed the name, marking the sequel to "Guess How Much I Love You", "Guess How Much I Love You, Would You Like to Be My Friend?" " was officially released.
Love Delivery: "Guess How Much I Love You" theme donation event
On September 25th, Xinyi Picture Book joined hands with 12 enterprises, namely Tomorrow Publishing House Co., Ltd., Fujian Hulu Cultural Industry Development Co., Ltd., Beijing Zhima Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Weiye Book Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Qingguo Book Co., Ltd., Old John Picture Book Museum, Dalian Open Book Bookstore, Beijing Youbei Growth Technology Co., Ltd., Changzhou Aibei Cultural Development Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou Zhiben Book Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Ningbo Paper Airplane Children's Reading Promotion Center, And Love Picture Book WeChat public account. Went deep into the village of Dawei in Congjiang County, Congjiang County, Guizhou Province, and launched the "Guess how much I love you, are you willing to be my friend?" "Theme donation and condolence activities for underprivileged children."
On the same day, Xinyi Picture Book and related enterprises donated a total of 2,000 books to the poor children of Dawei Primary School. After the donation ceremony, representatives of various enterprises visited and visited 12 "Love To Read" families in groups and donated learning aids to them.
The scene of book donation at The Great Evil Elementary School
A certificate of honor issued by a local non-profit organization to Xinyi
On the day of the donation ceremony, at the invitation of Xinyi Picture Book, Chen Jingjing, founder of Ningbo Paper Airplane Children's Book Library, one of the top ten picture book museums in China, and Lu Xi, co-founder of the WeChat public account of Love Picture Book, brought a wonderful picture book reading demonstration class to the teachers and students of Dawei Primary School, and the teachers who stayed in the school observed and studied.
Picture book reading class with children to play picture book games
Students in picture book reading class reading "Guess How Much I Love You"
Whether it's "Guess How Much I Love You" or "Guess How Much I Love You, Would You Like to Be My Friend?" Their theme is "love and growth", Xinyi this time in the village of Dagang to carry out a donation activity for poor children, hope to pass on love to these children in this way, and hope that they can also grow in the care of the community, hope that they will one day, like the little maroon rabbit in the book to embrace their lives.
Children playing between classes show innocent smiles
Grow independently: Be brave enough to embrace the mountains and rivers of life
Unlike the sweet affection shown in "Guess How Much I Love You", "Guess How Much I Love You, Would You Like to Be My Friend?" is a new story about friendship and growth. In this sequel, the little maroon rabbit is a little older, and he wants to get out of his father's arms and find a different feeling from parent-child love, that is, friendship.
The bunny begins his own adventure for the first time
Friendship is something that many people look for all their lives, and it is also a very important exploration of children in the field of interpersonal relationships. In a gentle, funny, and moving way, this book allows us to see how children build friendships, and also encourages children to actively explore and bravely say "Are you willing to be my friend?"
The little rabbit found a surprise in the heather bushes
Guess how much I love you, would you rather be my friend? Chinese simplified version of the book, Xinyi invited Mei Sifan to act as a translator. Mei Sifan is a new generation of writers, translators, and the daughter of Mei Zihan, after Mei Sifan finished reading this story, she called her father Mei Zihan, hoping to translate together and tell the new story of these two rabbits to Chinese readers.
In the postscript, Mei Sifan wrote affectionately: "If more than ten years ago, it was Dad who expressed his love and thoughts for me through the dialogue between the big rabbit and the little rabbit, then today, it is I who passed the "Guess How Much I Love You, Are You Willing to Be My Friend?" The more he understood the selflessness, depth and indestructibility of fatherly love. ”
The publication of the "Guess How Much I Love You" series has witnessed the growth of countless families and children, and also carries the family memories of Mei Zihan and Mei Sifan's father and daughter, which is also a perfect fit with "Guess How Much I Love You Are You Willing to Be My Friend?" The theme of "Independent Growth".
As Mei Zihan wrote in the introduction to the sequel: "The embrace must be let go after all, because the child's life belongs to a larger world, belongs to the small puddles and rivers on their road, belongs to their running and searching in the company of the shadow, and belongs to their encounter and love." ”
Text/ [English] Sam McBreeney
Photo / [English] Anita Jeulang
Translation / Mei Sifan Mei Zihan
Tomorrow Press
Guess How Much I Love You, Would You Be My Friend? " has opened the whole network pre-sale, and officially listed on October 30, during the first launch period with exquisite giveaways with book sales. I look forward to the majority of readers hugging the children and reliving the classic of "Guess How Much I Love You".
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