PUMPKINHEAD
Book ID/图书代码： 12775005B10389
English Summary/英文概要： Otho was born with a pumpkin for a head. His parents are unfazed by this anomaly as their son "heads" out on the adventure of life. First, a black bat wanting to nest in Otho’s head flies off with it. Pumpkins are heavy, however, and the bird drops Pumpkinhead into the sea. Otho floats until a fish swallows him--but a squid squeezes the fish, and Otho pops out like a cork. He’s caught by a fisherman and taken to a fish market, where his mother finds him, takes him home, and reunites him with his body, which, luckily for Otho, has been kept in a cool, dry place. The blue, black, and orange relief prints provide heft for the story. The borders and images outlined in thick black lines entice children from page to page while the seriocomic style adds buoyancy. The black cover with a die-cut center square framing Otho’s pumpkinhead sets the stage perfectly. The message about individuality will bypass kids, but they’ll be intrigued with the quirky, imaginative misadventure. Forget the logic, this story grows on you.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 獲得凱迪克榮譽大獎的圖畫家艾瑞克 羅曼的圖畫書，
美麗溫柔的圖畫，小孩一定會喜歡。大人看了，也會感覺很溫暖!!
沒有許多文字，只有美麗的油畫，帶領大小朋友，進入奇異的世界。
少了文字的侷限，大小朋友，也就更容易發揮了!
適合4-8歲的小朋友
奧多生來就有顆南瓜頭。他的父母雖然一點都不在乎他的頭，卻也無法保證他能有個平順的生活: 一隻想利用南瓜頭來築巢的蝙蝠，拎走了他的頭，卻因為重量過重，失手讓南瓜頭落入海中。南瓜頭之後將面對海裡的哪些生物，又該如何重歸自己的身上，回到父母的懷抱呢?
忘了所有的邏輯，跟著南瓜頭一同冒險吧! (SJN & SK)
Awards/获奖情况：艾瑞克 羅曼--兩度獲得圖畫書的「奧斯卡獎」凱迪克榮譽大獎的圖畫家
獲得凱迪克榮譽大獎的圖畫家艾瑞克 羅曼的圖畫書，
1995年 第一部作品《時光之翼》便獲得美國凱迪克榮譽大獎
獲得凱迪克榮譽大獎的圖畫家艾瑞克 羅曼的圖畫書，
2003年再度以《我的兔子朋友》榮獲美國凱迪克大獎
獲得凱迪克榮譽大獎的圖畫家艾瑞克 羅曼的圖畫書，
美國圖書館協會榮譽獎
獲得凱迪克榮譽大獎的圖畫家艾瑞克 羅曼的圖畫書，
紐約公共圖書館年度百大好書
PreSchool-Grade 2-A perfect blend of art and text works together to convey the adventures of a boy born "with a pumpkin for a head." A crafty flying bat plucks up Otho’s head and explains in rhyme why he drops it into the sea. After a large fish swallows it, an even larger squid squeezes the fish, with Otho shooting out, "like a cork from a popgun." In excellent pacing, the next page shows the pumpkin-head hero drifting at sea, then scooped up by a fisherman. Young children are sure to enjoy the bouncing rhythm of the fisherman’s words as he compares Otho to all the other types of fish he has netted. Besides black and white, Rohmann consistently uses shades of blue and patches of orange throughout. In this artwork, less is truly more. The multiple-color relief prints done on an etching press, with large white space surrounding smaller, movie-still-like pictures, enhance the visual appeal. In Otho’s face, Rohmann captures the vulnerable emotions of a lost child, and the wide smiles when returning to a mother’s embrace. Gather your little pumpkin heads close to you in the fall as you read them this tale and watch their faces light up with a glowing grin.---James K. Irwin, Poplar Creek Main Library, Steamwood, IL, From School Library Journal (本书将艺术与书本相融合，讲述了一个南瓜头男孩的奇遇记。从蝙蝠抢走他的头，落入海中，到奥索出现从大鱼口中抢回南瓜头，情节发展惊心动魄。后来一个渔夫在海上发现了昏迷的南瓜头英雄。书中除了白纸黑字外，还运用了插画增强阐述效果。故事情节少而精，精彩插画增加了视觉效果，为情节描述添色不少。书中描绘了奥索南瓜头上绝望无助的表情，也刻画了他回到母亲怀抱时的笑容。此刻，拿起你身边的南瓜头，你会发现他正会心地笑着。)
About the Author/作者介绍： Eric Rohmann was born in Riverside, Illinois in 1957. He grew up in Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago. As a boy, Eric played Little League baseball, read comic books, collected rocks and minerals, insects, leaves, and animal skulls.
Eric has his BS in Art and an MS in Studio Art from Illinois State University, and an MFA in Printmaking/Fine Bookmaking from Arizona State University. He also studied Anthropology and Biology. Eric taught printmaking, painting, and fine bookmaking at Belvoir Terrace in Massachusettes and introductory drawing, fine bookmaking, and printmaking at St. Olaf College in Minnesota.
Eric has created book jackets for a number of novels, including His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman. He won a Caldecott Honor Book award for Time Flies, and a Caldecott Medal award for My Friend Rabbit. Eric has written four children’s books: My Friend Rabbit, The Cinder-Eyed Cats, Pumpkinhead, and A Kitten’s Tale.
Eric currently resides in a suburb of Chicago.
優秀的畫家，擁有亞利桑那州立大學和伊利諾伊州立大學的藝術學位。他曾經作過老師，並曾在美國全國各地的畫廊和博物館展出他的作品。艾瑞克的第一本童書《TIME FLIES》就贏得美國凱迪克榮譽大獎，2003年再以《我的兔子朋友》贏得凱迪克大獎！
此書訊將介紹此畫家的七本作品: 《晚安曲》、《小貓的故事》、《我的兔子朋友》、《卡拉與艾沙》、《我有一顆南瓜頭》、《五隻貓與小男孩》、《時光之翼》
Format:全彩四色
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Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
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