CITY DOG, COUNTRY FROG

Book ID/图书代码： 12120010B36182

English Summary/英文概要： In spring, when City Dog runs free in the country for the first time, he spots Country Frog sitting on a rock, waiting for a friend. “You’ll do,” Frog says, and together they play Country Frog games. In summer, they meet again and play City Dog games. Through the seasons, whenever City Dog visits the country he runs straight for Country Frog’s rock. In winter, things change for City Dog and Country Frog. Come spring, friendship blooms again, a little different this time.

Mo Willems’ spare, poignant text and Jon J Muth’s expressive watercolors team up to present a reflection on the natural course of friendship--and life--that will resonate with readers of all ages.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 描繪城市狗與鄉下蛙真摯友誼的溫馨故事！

春暖花開時一隻「城市狗」第一次來到鄉間，感受到大自然的開闊及無所束縛的自由。牠發現了矗立一隻在石頭上的「鄉下青蛙」向牠招手示好，歡迎牠來到鄉下，狗和青蛙一拍即合，一起玩起青蛙的遊戲來。到了夏天，牠們又再度在鄉間碰面，這次改由狗來教青蛙玩遊戲。接著秋天來了，狗問青蛙我們這次玩什麼遊戲，青蛙說「我有點累，我們來玩『回憶』遊戲好了。」結果一起坐在石頭上回想春天和夏天所發生的事。不久冬天也該開始了，狗兒還是不停的在雪地裡奔跑，但是這會卻找不著青蛙，只能在青蛙的石頭上盼望著…接著冬天結束了。
春天的腳步又近了…一段新的友誼又開始了，只是這次有點不一樣！(VL)

Awards/获奖情况：最新获奖信息：
CITY DOG, COUNTRY FROG by Mo Willems was named one of Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year.
PW Best Children’s Books
Nov 08, 2010
Picture Books
City Dog, Country Frog
Mo Willems, illus. by Jon J Muth (Hyperion)
Expectations are understandably high for a superstar pairing like this, and Willems and Muth more than deliver with an understated story of friendship between a dog and a frog that unfolds across the four seasons. The idea that the seasons (and life) inevitably end is counterbalanced by the subtle humor evident in both text and paintings, as well as the promise of a new friendship when spring returns.

It’s hard to imagine a picture book that more consistently (and touchingly) hits all the right notes. Willems, never one to overwrite, is gracefully spare here, making every word count. That leaves room for Muth’s watercolors, richly seasonal, which fill each page. The pictures are imbued with hope and happiness, leaving and longing. This wonderful collaboration makes a significant impact with subtlety and wit. Adults and children will each take away something of their own.---Booklist

Mo Willems, illus. by Jon J Muth, Disney Hyperion, $17.99 (64p) ISBN 978-1-4231-03004
Muth (Zen Shorts) sets a limpid rural scene for Willems’s (Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed) two unlikely friends in this tranquil tale of change. One spring day, redolent with fresh yellow-greens and pale blues, City Dog tastes life "without a leash!" Exploring a reedy pond, he meets Country Frog, who teaches him "jumping and splashing and croaking." When summer arrives, City Dog demonstrates "sniffing and fetching and barking." Fall brings orange-gold foliage and a brown cast to Country Frog’s emerald skin. In wintertime, City Dog trots through the snow to find Country Frog’s favorite rock unoccupied. A closing chapter, "spring again," shows City Dog encountering another animal and repeating the same greeting Country Frog met him with the year before. Willems’s concise sentences, paired with joking illustrations in his other works, lose their hilarity--but gain significant emotional weight--when matched with Muth’s watercolors. Pink blossoms and red maple leaves allude to Japanese art; Muth pictures Country Frog as a wise tutor who tosses a stick for his apprentice and, in a rain shower, protectively holds a leaf over the dog. The understated episodes acknowledge the transitory nature of the seasons and of life itself. Ages 3–6. (June)---Publishers Weekly!

About the Author/作者介绍： 身為「芝麻街」（Sesame Street）和卡通頻道「城市小綿羊」（Sheep in the Big City）的動畫作者，莫威樂不但是六次的艾美獎得主，他的兩本童書作品（Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus）(Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale）更獲得美國圖書館協會青睞，得到考德卡榮譽選書的殊榮（Caldecott Honors）。紐約時報讚譽他為「21世紀最突出的新銳作家」。現在和家人定居於紐約布魯克林。

Format:全彩四色

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：NOT AVAILABLE

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