Hangzhou Network reporter Shen Yanrong
Hangzhou Network News "I like to often go to the mountains to walk, go to the water's edge, close to nature, this is also very helpful for my creation." "Painting, planting strawberries, making pottery, Liu Hangyu, a new picture book writer after the 90s, looks like a delicate and quiet boy next door." Talking about the creation of children's literature works, Liu Hangyu said that more creative inspiration comes from some feedback from his childhood. He began to create children's literature at the age of 19, and he always maintained a childlike heart.
Liu Hangyu began writing at the age of 19, under the pen name Xi Yuke. He has won the Bingxin Children's Literature New Composition Award, the Reader's Cup Children's Literature Creation Competition Novel Award, the "Zhouzhuang Cup" National Children's Literature Competition Short Story Award, the Chinese Children's Literature Chinese Story Short Story Award, the Bronze Sunflower Children's Novel Award, the Bronze Sunflower Picture Book Award, and the Relay Cup Jinbo Children's Literature Award. Short works can be found in magazines such as "Juvenile Literature", "October Juvenile Literature", "Children's Literature", "Reader" and so on. Some of his works have been selected as children's literature, fairy tales, and school literature Chinese annual masterpieces or annual selections. He currently focuses on the creation of children's literature and picture books.
Liu Hangyu introduced the picture book "I want to eat strawberries" for everyone
When painting in the studio at night, there will be many insects attracted by the lights. For Liu Hangyu, these uninvited "guests" made the usually quiet studio lively, "I like them very much, and they also give me a lot of happiness and inspiration." ”
Grow strawberries close to nature
Immerse yourself in the creation of picture books
Book sharing sessions are on-site
On July 26th, Liu Hangyu came to Hangzhou Children's Library with his new work "Good To Think And Want to Eat Strawberries" to tell parents of 2-4-year-old children, kindergarten teachers, and people who love picture books about the difficulty and ease of creating picture books for young children, and how to use the "in-depth and simple" way to talk about reading picture books in the process of parent-child reading.
The reporter learned that Liu Hangyu spent about half a year to experience the growth process of strawberries, and during this period, he also completed the picture book work - "I want to eat strawberries". "It's a story about the change of time, the growth of plants, and about the self-selection of individuals, and this is what I want to express." The work is synchronized from conception to final completion with the strawberries being planted to the final ripening of the strawberries.
During the growth of strawberries, many "little friends" will come to steal fruit to eat, snails, and some small ants, the most impressive is a bird mentioned in the picture book, which is the prototype of the bald eagle. When the strawberries were ripe, they would also come to steal the strawberries. Liu Hangyu said that some "small accidents" in the planting process have also been integrated into the work.
"Good to think about eating strawberries" collage inside page
"I want to eat strawberries" is Liu Hangyu's first picture book published at this stage. This is a shallow fairy tale and profound fable suitable for young children aged 2-4 years old, telling the story of a small snail with courage and perseverance who wants to eat strawberries. This work is composed of a combination of gouache, collage and other media. In order to create this work, he planted many strawberries in the autumn and spring, and carefully polished the work as the strawberries grew. In the short and pithy text, the childlike picture presents the change of time, the growth of plants, the persistence of small snails, the importance of timing, and the choice of "self".
It is reported that Liu Hangyu's second original picture book "Who Stole My Persimmon" will also meet with you soon.