Original Title 水獭先生的新邻居 Text & illustrations by Li Xingming Pages 44 Age 4+ Published Poplar August 2018 Sold Russian
It was the first day Mr. Otter had relocated to this new house on an island, and the sun was bursting through the clouds. A large group of neighbors came to visit, including Mr. Bear, who arrived late but brought a jar of sweet honey while everyone was busy decorating the house. However, he was so massive that he accidentally shattered the door and smashed everyone’s gifts. What are they supposed to do?
- An animal version of Walden Lake, quiet and poetic scenery illustrated by watercolor
- The 1st Little Hakka International Picture Book Award and Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Award
- Toys and shirts featuring Mr. Otter are being designed.
Reviews
- “Mr. Otter’s New Neighbors” is a picture book with illustrations and animal characters. Everything in this book is simple but captivating and well-crafted. Even those unnoticeable details can bring happiness to readers. By Song Shen, published on CGTN in 2018. Read the full article HERE.
- “It is a very beautiful picture book, and it is what I’ve always been eager to read. Sometimes I also want to write something like this, ” Tan said, “what I see is a very sophisticated style of illustration. I guess I didn’t do this well when I was the same age as the author. ” — Shaun Tan
Li Xingming was born in Guangdong and attended the Central Academy of Fine Arts Picture Book Creation Studio. He received the first award in the China Central Academy of Fine Arts Graduation Design Award, as well as the Gold Award in the Tianhe Award International Innovation Design Competition. He is currently a lecturer at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He is as well as the illustrator of the picture book, Sudan’s Rhino Horn.
中央美术学院绘本工作室90后人气画家李星明绘本处女作。 对朋友的分享坦然受之，对朋友的失误开怀接纳。
新邻居们的到访固然是来祝贺乔迁之喜，但也打破了那份宁静。他们带来的东西恰好是小屋中所缺的。
天濛濛亮，水獭先生就乘船来到位于湖心的新房子。当他忙着收拾新家时，“咚、咚、咚！”有人来敲门，原来是住在湖边的邻居们带着礼物来拜访：河狸先生扛来适合做床的木板，犬羚夫妇搬来刚刚做好的圆桌子，绵羊一家带来刚刚丰收的棉花，鹅宝宝们送来织座垫用的蒲草……正当大家忙着帮水獭先生装饰新家时，“砰！砰！砰！”又有客人来敲门，这次敲门声大不一样，邻居们都露出了惊慌的神色。这次又会是谁呢？
获得荣誉 -2016年中央美术学院毕业设计一等奖 -2016年“天鹤奖”国际创新设计大赛金奖 -入围2017年上海国际童书展金风车插画展 -2017年入围第一届小凉帽国际绘本大赛专业 未出版类 -2019年获积木育儿“绘本奥斯卡”奖 -入选魔法童书会入围“妈妈眼中的好书”名单 -入选2018年三叶草年度好童书评选TOP100 -入选2018年爱阅童书100获原创图画书 2018年度排行榜TOP7
“瓦尔登湖”式的自然主义，湖光山色中的邻里之情，独处与共处的哲思启蒙，清新细腻的水彩画风，张弛有度的图文语言
中央美术学院绘本工作室90后人气画家李星明绘本处女作 绘本大咖彭懿、著名阅读推广人阿甲、儿童文学理论家常立联袂力荐
“第一次在中央美术学院绘本工作室毕业展上看到星明的画作时就眼前一亮。当时觉得也许就差一些过渡的页面就能构成一部真正的绘本了。果然，两年后，经过作者和编辑的反复打磨，书终于出炉，且故事更有层次，也更加丰富了。”——阿甲（红泥巴网站创始人、儿童阅读推广人）
“优美的湖光山色，温暖的邻里之情，意外的逆转，细致的笔触，夸张、逗趣而又暖心的情节……最后的访客是谁呢？一部让人捧腹大笑的“合家欢”绘本。” ——彭懿（《世界图画书：阅读与经典》作者）
“热闹与冷清，欢聚与离别，一部优雅的绘本，两种人生的滋味。连通彼此的河流，不仅在书页上流淌，也在每一个孩子与成人的心中流淌，闪耀着善与爱的光芒。”——常立（《让我们把故事说得更好》作者）
李星明，插画师，绘本创作者。1993年出生于广东，2016年毕业于中央美术学院绘本创作工作室。获得过中央美术学院毕业设计一等奖和“天鹤奖”国际创新设计大赛金奖。曾任教于中央美术学院，现居北京。在推广绘本时，被小朋友们亲切地称为“星星老师”。他从3岁起一直学习绘画，热爱艺术、美食和大自然。小时候，爸爸妈妈工作很忙，但只要有画笔，他就可以安静地划一整天，并沉浸在自己创造的故事中。用绘画讲故事的热情一直延续至今。2019年出版《苏丹的犀角》同样获奖无数。
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