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Sweet People are Everywhere

內容簡介

內容簡介 走訪世界，遇見恬美的人小男孩拿到人生第一本護照後，帶著這本護照走遍世界各地，遇見各地讓他莞爾、記在心頭的「恬美的人」。在剛果依在樹下或坐或站或攀爬的人們；在冰島小屋內對坐互語的兩個好友、情人或是夫妻。在蘇丹教室內認真上課、發呆、托腮的孩子們；在南非圍坐小營火周圍，看滿天星星的族人們；在伊朗敲鑼打鼓，同歡的母子檔……從加拿大到剛果到古巴，從阿富汗到澳洲，從愛爾蘭到伊拉克，共37個地方，每一個地方，都能找到恬美的人。國際活動家 Alice Walker 短而有力的詩歌，搭配Quim Torres表現各地特色的鮮明色彩，紀錄人們與土地相融的恬適與美好。 "The poetic stylings of Alice Walker will convince children across the world that Sweet People Are Everywhere... Children of all ages will be able to enjoy the illustrations; the timeless images show how beautifully diverse the world is. " - Seattle Book ReviewSweet People Are Everywhere, an illustrated picture book featuring a poem by internationally renowned writer and activist Alice Walker, is a powerful celebration of humanity. The poem addresses a young boy getting his first passport, taking the boy––and the reader––on a journey through a series of countries around the globe where "sweet people” can be found.They are all over the globe. Sweet people can be found from Canada to Congo to Cuba, from Afghanistan to Australia, from Ireland to Iraq…there are sweet people in the thirty-seven places listed in these pages and almost everywhere else on the planet. Take a trip through the lines of this large-hearted poem by Alice Walker and meet some of them!An ode to humanity, Walker’s heartening message is celebrated through Quim Torres’ deeply felt illustrations."

作者介紹

作者介紹 Alice WalkerAlice Walker, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, is a canonical figure in American letters. She is the author of The Color Purple, The Temple of My Familiar, Horses Make a Landscape Look More Beautiful, The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart, Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart, and many other works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Her writings have been translated into more than two dozen languages, and more than fifteen million copies of her books have been sold worldwide. Quim TorresQuim Torres is an award-winning illustrator and author based in Barcelona. He has illustrated several children’s books, including the recent Tra Publishing titles Sweet People Are Everywhere by Alice Walker and The Rare, Tiny Flower by Kitty O’Meara (both 2021). He has studied art as healing and Gestalt psychology, and he teaches workshops in which drawing becomes a means of self-discovery. He believes that people are made of stories, and he hopes his drawings inspire others to share their tales. He feels that art is a healing force.

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