German Picture Book Award
Wen [de] Goodrong Mebbs / Photo [de] Quint Boholtz
1 [Picture Book Story] "Shana Wants to Perform the Circus" From the title, it is known that a girl named Shana wants to enter the circus to perform. For those children who have not been to the circus, this book may evoke their infinite yearning for the circus.
Circus beast trainers, throwing knife masters, clowns, etc., how many interesting and interesting things can be seen inside. Shana wanted to be the protagonist on the stage, so she packed her bags and set off for the circus, she was very confident, she felt that she should be able to perform, but she did not expect to hit the wall again and again, and was told to perform, to keep practicing, practicing and practicing.
Shana did not lose faith, but tried again and again, and finally found a clown willing to perform with her. When they came on stage together, Shana was in a very happy mood, but when her balloons and bubbles were used up by the Joker, she was in a hurry, but the audience was still happy and laughed at by them. So Shana's mood changed, she didn't like to be a clown anymore, and left the stage crying.
After a series of mood swings, Shana was ready to go home. This is a child's sincere dream-building process.
2 [Picture Book Illustration] "Shana Wants to Play the Circus" has a slightly grainy picture texture, making people feel as if they are watching a movie. The picture with a bit of graininess gives people a retro and old feeling, and there will be a slight sense of memory.
The Shana on the cover is a girl with her back to everyone, wearing yellow suspender pants, a red vest, a handbag and a circle. There was also a cat by his side. The whole destination is a circus.
The layout of the whole picture has a two-sided panorama, there are also horizontal on the top, the text is nested below, there are also large cross-sectional sets, the entire picture layout is still relatively rich, with the ups and downs of the storyline, the size and structure of the picture will change, giving young readers a dynamic beauty of change.
A good picture book is like watching a good movie, fluctuating with the actions and emotions of the characters. One of the most memorable scenes is when the clown was putting on Shana's makeup. Shana's smiling face came out from the inside out. Blonde hair, big red lipstick and two cute peach hearts on the cheeks make people fall in love with this cute little girl.
Through chasing dreams and being rejected again and again, through trying to realize their dreams again and again to have frustration, these emotions and mood experiences are very real, so that children know after reading the picture book that the original dream can be very pure, but the pace of realizing the dream must be practiced through continuous practice and practice.
