Original Title 偷走一头抹香鲸 Text & illustrations by Cui Chao Pages 48 Age 3+ Published Citic Publishing Group May 2022
I’ve always been fascinated by sperm whales, and now I’ll be able to see one in an aquarium! However, this sperm whale appears to be depressed. Dad assured me that it would remain in the aquarium indefinitely, never meeting its families. How should I proceed? Let’s steal it and return it to the sea! We communicated the news to dolphins, killer whales, and blue whales with the assistance of marine biologists. Finally, the sperm whale’s mother heard the news and arrived with waves and wind to save the sperm whale in the aquarium. I saw whales flying through the sky that night.
Awards Shortlisted in the 2021 Bologna Illustration Prize Shortlisted in the 2020 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition
Cui Chao is a children’s book author. Her inspiration comes from her daughter. Her creations are centered on children’s empathy, and she has a thorough understanding of children’s psychology. Her picture book works were shortlisted for the first National Animation Art Exhibition and won the Picture Book Group Excellence Award in the Blue Ocean Creative Cloud Million Creative Entrepreneurship Competition. Book Ship received the Gold Award in the picture book comic category of the 15th China Animation Golden Dragon Award. I Know You Didn’t Sleep received the Bronze Award in the 2nd Bronze Sunflower Picture Book Award.
入围2021博洛尼亚插画奖、2020金风车奖 点亮孩子对世界的好奇与善意 一个故事三种力量，给予孩子好奇、关爱、与想像
好奇抹香鲸的我终于可以在水族馆里看到它了，可是这头抹香鲸看起来有些悲伤。该怎么办才好呢？让我们一起偷走它吧！孩子们在海洋生物学家的帮助下，将消息传给了海豚，虎头鲸，蓝鲸，终于抹香鲸的妈妈得知了消息，带来了海浪和风，把水族馆里的抹香鲸救了出来。就在那个晚上，我见到了鲸鱼在天上飞。
崔超，图画书作者。女儿是她的灵感源泉。她的创作关注儿童同理心，对儿童心理有很好的理解和把握。图画书作品入围首届全国动漫美术作品展，曾获“蓝海创意云百万创意创业大赛”绘本组优秀奖。作品《书之船》获得第十五届“中国动漫金龙奖”绘本漫画类金奖等。《我知道你们都没睡觉》获第二届“青铜葵花图画书奖”铜奖。
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