《The Bathing Costume》是2013年出版的圖書，作者是Moundlic, Charlotte、Tallec, Olivier。
基本介紹
- 外文名：The Bathing Costume
- 別名：The Bathing Costume: Or the Worst Vacation of My Life
- 作者：Moundlic, Charlotte、Tallec, Olivier
- 語言：英語
- 出版時間：2013年
- 出版社：Enchanted Lion Books
- 頁數：40 頁
- ISBN：9781592701414
- 定價：0.15 美元
內容簡介
The book's protagonist is Michel, an eight-year-old Parisian boy. His brother Martin, who's twelve, detests him, and he detests Martin right back. This summer, Michel will go away alone, which really means without his mom, to stay with his grandparents while his parents move apartments. To add to the horror, Michel's older boy cousins will be going, too. As Michel says, "To put it simply, they are big, strong, and pals with Martin. I am their scapegoat." Recounted by Michel himself, his vacation doesn't turn out to be such a complete zero after all. Between a competition to see who can shower the least, wild bike rides without gear, and a tooth that finally falls out, Michel discovers both independence and real moments of happiness. The text is both very funny and moving, with good reason, for we see an eight-year-old's vacation with his grandparents and older cousins through his own eyes, with all of the little things that are important to a boy of eight: the dumb things that he'll never tell his mom; the small triumphs; the disregard and mocking of the older cousins; the shame of having a bathing suit that slips off in the pool; the freedom of being away from home; and the satisfaction of overcoming fears. As always, Olivier Tallec's illustrations render all the emotions of our little hero with an enormous amount of expressiveness, talent, and sheer gorgeousness.
簡譯：這本書的主人公是米歇爾，一個八歲的巴黎男孩。他十二歲的弟弟馬丁討厭他，他也討厭馬丁。今年夏天，米歇爾將獨自離開，這實際上意味著沒有媽媽，在父母搬公寓時與祖父母住在一起。更可怕的是，米歇爾的大表親們也將離開。正如米歇爾所說，“簡單地說，他們高大強壯，是馬丁的好朋友。我是他們的替罪羊。”米歇爾自己也很害怕，他的假期並沒有完全為零。在一場看誰能洗最少澡的比賽、沒有裝備的瘋狂腳踏車騎行和一顆最終掉下來的牙齒之間，米歇爾發現了獨立和真正的幸福時刻。這段文字既有趣又感人，有充分的理由，因為我們通過他自己的眼睛看到了一個八歲的孩子與他的祖父母和堂兄弟姐妹一起度假，以及所有對八歲男孩來說很重要的小事：他永遠不會告訴媽媽的愚蠢的事；小小的勝利；對年長表親的無視和嘲笑；游泳池裡的泳衣滑落的恥辱；離家的自由；以及克服恐懼的滿足感。和往常一樣，奧利維爾·塔萊克的插圖以巨大的表現力、天賦和純粹的華麗呈現了我們小英雄的所有情感。
