Leo Leoni, the master of picture books, is a classic. The author has won the Cadic Prize four times. This picture book has been selected as a graded reading bibliography for primary school students who are close to their mother tongue in China, a picture book of the year of the new york Times and a good book of the year of the American Library Association.

A unique vole, seemingly "idle", has won the appreciation and affirmation of all his peers, making children understand the importance of being themselves.

Brief introduction to the story

The voles live in a stone wall. After the farmers moved away, they had nothing to eat. So the vole family began to prepare food for the winter.

But Ah Fu is an exception. While other voles were trying to carry food, Ah Fu stayed aside to collect sunlight, colors and words. At first, my friends didn't understand. Until winter came, all the stored food was eaten up. After Ah Fu showed his collection, everyone praised Ah Fu as a "poet" and Ah Fu was also very happy.

Aesthetic appreciation

The painting style is simple, and the mosaic painting form is full of three-dimensional sense. Elf voles have big eyes, long tail and two big ears, which are very eye-catching and full of childlike interest.

The story begins with a fresh natural scenery. Red flowers and green grass are full of vitality, which also implies the background of the story. This is a story about "life"

The power of language

When Ah Fu replied that he was collecting sunlight, colors and words, the reactions of other voles were also interesting. In their questions and answers, readers gradually understood Ah Fu's good intentions.

When winter came and the food was finished, the things collected by Afo came in handy, especially when he read the long poem to everyone, the power of picture book language was concentrated, and the rhyming words were beautiful to read.

Observe the details

Ah Fu is a vole, different from other voles. His eyes, movements and expressions are very special. You can watch carefully with the children and tell me what Ah Fu is feeling at this time. How did he deal with it when his peers didn't understand?

When Afo took out the sunshine he collected, the whole room was shining; When he took out the color, the bubbles of five different colors were not exactly the same, perhaps this is the embodiment of different individuals' differences; When he read the poem, the other four voles were sitting upright and listening carefully.

When the sun shines on the stone, the eyes of the four voles are slightly closed and enjoy themselves; When the color appears, the four voles face the reader sideways again, as if intoxicated.

Parenting enlightenment

An independent person is often regarded as an "alternative". In the critical period of children's self-awareness and self-cognition, it is particularly important to learn to affirm yourself, recognize yourself and be yourself. Parents should encourage their children to appreciate some seemingly "unreliable" behaviors and allow and encourage them to think independently.