The American poet Whitman wrote in his poem: "A child walks forward every day, and he sees the first thing, and that thing becomes a part of him..." Opening a literary book is like opening a world.
In today's recommended set of pocket books "Cute and Loving World Masterpieces", children will meet the distinctive writing styles of 7 world literature masters such as Mark Twain's humor, Chekhov's sharpness, and Conan Doyle's thrilling!
8-14 years old
"Cute and Loving World Masterpieces" (7 volumes)
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(At the end of the article, there are reading tips and a purchase entrance)
A selection of heirlooms
Each one is worth reading and re-reading
Reading famous books, reading these classics that have survived the test of time and still radiate, is of great significance to Wa who is in a critical growth period. As its name suggests, "Cute and Loving World Masterpieces" is a set of literary classics that children aged 8-12 can read with relish. I think Shinsuke Yoshitake, a picture book god who has become popular all over the world, is precisely because of this motivation that he readily agreed to illustrate this set of paintings and calligraphy!
The short stories selected in the book, with diverse styles and broad vision, have been tested by readers around the world for a hundred years, recognized and loved to read, and it is no exaggeration to say that they also represent the highest achievement of short stories in the scope of modern literature in the world ~~
Mark Twain's novels are the crown jewels of humor, the world's model of short stories. His famous work "The Famous Jumping Frog of Calavera County" and his masterpiece "Million Pounds" are all articles that children cannot miss.
The passages in this set of books are not only classics precipitated over time, but also works full of childlike and childlike fun, allowing children to get close to literature. When it comes to Kafka's works, it feels a little obscure, but in this "A Hybrid Animal", the "owl head sheep" that is half like a kitten and half like a lamb, a cute creature that does not exist in reality, can stimulate children's curiosity and creativity.
In Chekhov's "Vanka", the nine-year-old boy Vanka wrote to his grandfather on Christmas Eve, pouring out his unfortunate experience as an apprentice, hoping that his grandfather could take him home. How sweet Vanka's dream is, how cruel the reality is, full of Chekhov's deep sympathy for the people at the bottom.
Shinsuke Yoshitake
The popular Japanese literary masterpiece introductory book mentions this set of books, and I have to say that the illustrator of this book - Shinsuke Yoshitake, who children love very much!
This set of books specially invited Shinsuke Yoshitake to illustrate each novel. With his unique insight and expressive illustrations, he conveys the essence of literature to children.
These illustrations, which have obvious personal characteristics of Shinsuke Yoshitake, make the serious and profound world literature close to children in a cute and loving way.
For example, in Seaton's "Water Duck Mother Land Travel", the heart-warming interaction between loving passers-by and the duckling left behind:
He found the nine little velvets with shining eyes, trapped in ruts, trying to hide, but with nowhere to hide. He bent down gently, pulled them together, and put them all into his hat. ”
For another example, in Chekhov's "Distress", the miserable life of the coachman has nowhere to tell, but can only tell the old horse who accompanies him:
"He got dressed and came to the stable, where his horse was. ...... About his son, he can't think about it when he's alone..."
These pictures full of childlike hearts are simply drawn in the hearts of children, and quickly narrow the distance between children and literary classics.
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If reading a tome will make children feel stressed, then this cute version of the world's famous little book will definitely make children love it!
Different literary styles open up children's reading horizons
Each volume has a variety of writing styles such as human narrative, satirical humor, suspense detective, animal story, magical reality, coming-of-age adventure, fantasy fairy tale and so on. This is a set of books worth chewing over and over again, leading children to explore and ponder how literary masters can show the pinnacle of writing skills in limited text works. While children broaden their reading horizons, the improvement of writing ability is also subtle.
For example, Mark Twain's "Million Pounds" tells the story of the successful counterattack of small people, and the humorist satirizes the warmth of the world in a spicy and playful way. Two rich brothers in London bet that he would lend a penniless poor man a million-dollar bill that could not be cashed, and bet that he would starve to death within a month or would he be caught in jail?
When the one-month deadline came, this poor bastard turned out to be rich, and won the heart of a beautiful lady, and began a proud life of spring breeze. Mark Twain uses dramatic stories to help children gain insight into the nature of the world and establish a correct view of money.
Let's take a look at how Seaton describes a touching animal story: a wolf king named Lao Gang, brave and good at fighting, and wolves often attack cattle and sheep under his leadership. The herdsmen spared no expense to reward the hunter who could kill the Wolf King, but there was no way to catch it.
Finally, a hunter discovers the wife of the wolf king - a beautiful she-wolf. They first kill the she-wolf, and then use the she-wolf's blood to lure the wolf king into a trap. Two wolves who depend on each other for life and death have fallen together forever......... Humans often see themselves as masters of the world, seeing nature as an object of conquest. Seaton uses warm stories to teach children to look at life as equals and understand lovely partners on earth with empathy.
Translated by famous artists, high-quality editions show the beauty of literature in their original form
In order to let children taste the beauty of the literary classics they read is absolutely pure, "Cute and Loving World Masterpieces" also specially invited "Translation Culture Lifetime Achievement Award" Li Wenjun, Zhejiang University translator Yao Jinyong, Harvard University visiting scholar Pu Long and other translators to catch the knife. High-quality translation, no abridgement, no reduction, every word has been carefully polished by the translator, so that the language has a music-like rhythm and painting-like color.
The cute and loving binding, the size of a pocket book, and the light texture are convenient for children to read anytime, anywhere while traveling, on the road, outdoors, and waiting.
"Cute and Loving World Masterpieces" is dedicated to every cute and loving child who wants to get close to world masterpieces~~
Brave ReaderのReading Tips
The main directions of this set of books:
Stimulate interest in reading
Develop a taste for reading
Improve literacy
Let children get closer to famous books
Suitable for which babies to read: 8-14 years old
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