When I first heard about Dwarves, I'm sure many people had the same experience as me, and the first thing that came to mind was definitely Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
But in this fairy tale, the protagonist is undoubtedly Snow White, and the dwarf gives me the impression of being very kind and industrious. But in addition to being small, it is also slightly ugly. So I'm not particularly kind to dwarves, and I think small things are a little cute.
There is a saying that when you treat the world gently, the whole universe will treat you with tenderness.
"Dwarfs" actually had someone write a super thick book for them. The author of the book was dutch writer Will Hagen and illustrator Ryan Putwood. They wrote a book that warmed the hearts of the little prince.
The book "Dwarf", which has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than a year, has been translated into English, German, French and many other Chinese, setting a record of 15 million copies sold worldwide.
Although the book was published in 1977, it was very interesting. This is a large picture book that can be read by adults and children together, especially suitable for parents and children.
What is the content of a book about "Dwarfs" that can write such a thick book?
You must know that dwarfs are classic European fantasy creatures, they are very cute and kind, simple and interesting. The author made a detailed description around the details of their lives such as food, clothing, housing, home, industry, and medical care.
In addition to some common sense around the dwarfs, the content is also very imaginative and storytelling. In addition, there is no lack of seriousness and rigor in scientific observation, and the book has been hailed as the great fantasy masterpiece of the 20th century.
On the first page of the book, the Swedish writer Axel Mende said, "I've been amazed to hear that some people have never seen dwarfs. I think these people are really pitiful. Maybe there's something wrong with their eyes. ”
Although we know that what he said is not true, when he says this, it seems that this dwarf's book is more vivid and lively. It was as if the dwarfs were living on this earth together, just like us, living with us.
The book's author, Will Hagen, also says that we dare say that the book makes up for a big flaw, which is that until now, no one has published a book like this about dwarfs.
Yes, we know more about dwarfs from some fairy tales. And they don't know much about their life habits, etc., and they are only supporting roles in fairy tales. And these two Dutch writers put the dwarf, the soon forgotten elf. It is vividly presented before our eyes.
Like us humans, dwarfs can be divided into Asians, Europeans, Africans, etc., as well as yellows, caucasians, and so on.
Dwarves vary according to their place of residence, and can also be divided into forest dwarfs, dune dwarfs, garden dwarves, farm dwarfs, house dwarfs and Siberian dwarfs. The dwarfs in the forest area are the most common dwarfs, so the most introduced in this book is also the dwarfs in the forest area.
Dwarves like to haunt in the evening and at night, and they are difficult to detect.
But as early as around 1200 AD, there was a well-preserved wood carving of a dwarf in the home of a Fisherman in Sweden. The actual height of the dwarf is only about 15cm. Later, between 742 and 814 A.D. Charlemagne, in the previous 50 to 100 years, dwarfs have long been integrated with our human society.
In the book "Dwarfs", the way dwarves live is also introduced. For example, dwarfs also talk about love and get married, and they will also have babies like us humans.
Their honeymoon trip was also very interesting. Unlike us humans, they rely on animals to transport and keep them safe. These animals include geese, swans, foxes, otters and so on. But there are wolves in Siberia.
They sleep at night in hollow tree trunks, or rabbit dens or empty bird nests. In the world of the dwarves, they also have kings and queens. When they return from marriage, they will visit the royal palace of their own clan and greet the king and queen.
Babies born of dwarfs are usually twins. And the dwarfs are basically very healthy, and they never have the trouble of getting sick to death. Their children are not growing at the same rate as our human children, the children of the dwarfs are still bedwetting at the age of 12, and they basically live with their parents until they are 100 years old.
In the book "Dwarf", the author mainly introduces some common sense of life, legends, etc. of dwarfs, but on this basis, he will also introduce some traditional European culture, such as boots, dance, etc. In this picture book, it will be accompanied by some pictures of instruments playing dance music, which is very vivid.
For example, regarding the housing of dwarfs, the author will also scientifically mark out which places and what are used.
More interestingly, the dwarfs also have cages where the crickets live, and they keep the mice as pets. While giving full play to the imagination, there is no shortage of scientific understanding of dwarfs. What a great book for parents and children to read!
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