US MINUS MUM
Book ID/图书代码： 07980013B65973
English Summary/英文概要： George and Theo’s mum is brilliant.
She tells great stories, can wave the fastest of anyone on the planet and, most importantly, she was the one who suggested they adopt a scruffy dog called Goffo.
The boys think she’s invincible. But they’re wrong.
Because Mum is ill.
Really ill.
It’s up to George and Theo to keep Mum smiling. Which will almost probably definitely involve wellies, shepherd’s pie and Goffo’s victory at the pet talent show . . .
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 入围2015年度英国卡内基儿童文学奖和文化协会奖。
Long listed for 2015 Carnegie Medal and 2015 UK Literacy Association Awards, Us Minus Mumwas published in 2014.
George的生活十分充实： 他的弟弟Theo，完全沉浸在痛苦之中；没人会不同意娜娜的话（甚至是爸爸）；和他们的一条新成员狗狗，Goffo，是这个世界上最好的狗 （尽管他有着惊人的食量）。
但George的生活中最大的一件事就是他的妈妈绝对是一位才华横溢的天才。她告诉George很多了不起的故事，足以能撼动这个星球上最快的人，而最重要的是，她是家里唯一一个建议他们把邋遢但是很可爱的 Goffo领养的人。男孩子们认为他们的妈妈是无敌的。但他们错了。当George开始意识到妈妈是真的得了重病的时候，他知道现在轮到他和弟弟Theo来让妈妈开怀大笑了。兄弟几乎将可能的搞笑道具全都派上了用场，长筒雨靴，肉馅土豆馅饼和 Goffo 无敌的宠物才艺表演......
这是一部温馨暖人且又让人心酸的，《我们渐行渐远的妈妈》是两个兄弟和他们认养的田园犬，在成长人生路上如何笑着面对即将失去的，一个令人难忘的故事。这部由儿童丧亲之痛专家希瑟•巴特勒所著的小说，细腻和真实地描绘了一个家庭如何齐心面对伤逝之痛。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： 希瑟•巴特勒打小在牧师教区长大，这意味着她的生活充满了丰富多彩的有趣人物。但对她影响最大的是巴特勒的母亲，这位了不起的女性能信手拈来，创造出一个故事。希瑟在儿子出世前，曾是一名小学教师。随后便开始了自己的儿童的故事创作，她的第一本童书于 1996 年发表。这之后，她还为各界老师们撰写过教材，还是几所学校的特聘作家，并主持英国各地学校的故事写作研讨会。希瑟曾在2013年6月BBC广播4频道的专栏节目《女性时刻》中，讨论过有关儿童的丧亲之痛。《我们渐行渐远的妈妈》是希瑟布朗年轻读者们的第一部心灵鸡汤。Heather grew up in a vicarage, which meant her life was filled with a tapestry of random and interesting characters. But what influenced her most was her mum, who could create stories from thin air.
Heather trained as a primary teacher and taught until her sons were born. They often brought toys and other objects to her to be included in bedtime stories. Her sons grew older, but Heather carried on creating, her first children’s story book being published in 1996. She later wrote resources for teachers, was writer-in-residence at several schools and lead whole school story writing workshops across the UK.
She discussed her book Helping Children Think About Bereavement (Routledge 2013) on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour just as Us Minus Mum was accepted for publication. It marks a return to writing fiction and is her first book with Little, Brown.
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