書名:Draw Me a Star
作者:Eric Carle
Draw Me a Star.
And the artist drew a star.
為我畫一顆星星。
藝術家畫了一顆星星。
It was a good star.
它是一顆好的星星。
Draw me the sun, said the star.
And the artist drew the sun.
It was a warm sun.
「請畫一個太陽給我吧」 星星說,
藝術家又畫了一個太陽,
那是一個溫暖的太陽。
Draw me a tree, said the sun.
And the artist drew a tree.
It was a lovely tree.
Draw me a woman and a man.
And the artist drew a handsome couple.
「請畫一棵樹給我吧」 太陽說。
畫家畫了一棵樹,
這是一棵可愛的樹。
「請畫一個女人和一個男人給我吧」,
畫家畫了一對漂亮的夫婦。
Draw us a house, said the couple.
And the artist drew a house.
It was a strong house.
「請畫一所房子給我們吧」 那對夫婦說,
畫家畫了一座房子,
這是一座堅固的房子。
Draw me a dog, said the house.
And the artist drew a dog.
It was a big dog.
「請畫一條狗給我吧」 房子說,
畫家畫了一隻狗,
那是一隻大狗。
Draw me a cat, said the dog.
Draw me a bird, said the cat.
Draw me a butterfly, said the bird.
「請畫一隻貓給我吧」 狗說,
「請畫一隻鳥給我吧」 貓說,
「請畫一隻蝴蝶給我吧」 小鳥說。
Draw me a flower, said the butterfly.
And the artist drew red and yellow
and blue and purple flowers.
「請畫一朵花朵給我吧」 蝴蝶說,
畫家畫了紅色和黃色,
還有藍色和紫色的花。
Draw us a cloud, said the flowers.
And the artist drew clouds heavy with rain.
「請畫一朵雲給我們吧」 花兒說,
畫家畫了雨雲。
Draw me the night, said the rainbow.
And the artist drew a dark night.
「請畫一個黑夜給我吧」 彩虹說,
畫家畫了一個漆黑的夜晚。
Draw me the moon, said the night.
And the artist drew a full moon.
Draw me a star, said the moon.
Down, over, left, and right,
draw, a star, oh so, bright.
「請畫一個月亮給我吧」 夜說,
畫家畫了一個滿月。
「請畫一顆星星給我吧」 月亮說。
向下,越過,向左和向右,
畫,一顆星星,哦那麼,明亮。
It was a good star.
Hold on to me, said the star to the artist.
它是一顆好的星星。
「抓住我」 星星對藝術家說。
Then, together, they traveled across the night sky.
然後,他們一起穿越了整片夜空。
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《Draw me a Star》是卡爾老爺爺的又一作品,同樣剪貼畫的畫風很有辨識度。清新可愛,也會讓孩子一眼就愛上。
這個故事的單詞很簡單,Star/Sun/Dog/Flower等都是孩子很容易掌握的,很適合作為他們英語啟蒙的讀物。並且故事的最後還有教授畫星星的小技巧,可以一起和寶寶試試看~讓親子閱讀更加有意思~