Original Title 今天我是一粒黄豆 Text by Li Yuan Illustrations by Li Zhuoying Pages 40 Age 2-4 Published Magic Elephant Books December 2020
The girl Anan doesn’t want to go to bed, so her mom starts to play imagination games with her. The game begins with an imaginary soybean. The soybean takes root and sprouts, and then it blossoms and bears fruits, followed by various foods
made by soybean. Anan and her mom enjoy this game. The whole game displays children’s imagination and creativity, as well as a relaxing bedtime.
- Humorous and exaggerated illustrations bring children honest, open and creative way of thinking.
- A childlike bedtime story based on daily moments brings joy of childhood.
Li Zhuoying
Picture book writer. Graduated from Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and St. Joost School of Art & Design in the Netherlands. Published picture books include How the Princess Digged Booger, Today I’m a Soybean, One Day in the Future. How the Princess Digged Booger was selected in the special exhibition of “Chinese Children’s Books” at the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair, and won the honorary title of “Top 10 Children’s Books of the Year” in Shenzhen Reading Month in 2016; Today I am a Soybean was selected as the Recommended works of the 7th Feng Zikai Children’s Picture Book Award.
晚上，小女孩安安不想睡觉，妈妈便陪她玩起了睡前想像游戏。游戏由想像里的一粒黄豆展开，黄豆生根发芽、开花结果，与黄豆相关的食物一一呈现：豆芽、豆腐皮、香干、腐竹……安安和妈妈在快乐地玩耍着，整个过程充分体现了孩子的想像力和创造力，以及融洽自在的亲子睡前时光。
- 插画幽默夸张，带给孩子坦诚、开放、富有创意的思维方式。
- 一本富有童真力量的晚安书，立足生活的点滴细节，发现童年的无限乐趣。
李卓颖，图画书作家，动画专业硕士，毕业于广州美术学院及荷兰圣尤斯特艺术学院。 图画书作品有《公主怎么挖鼻屎》《今天我是一粒黄豆》《溜达鸡》《从前有个筋斗云》《两个小妖精抓住一个老和尚》《将来有一天》等。 其中《公主怎么挖鼻屎》入选2016 年法兰克福书展“中国孩子的书香世界”专题展览，获得2016年深圳读书月“年度十大童书”荣誉称号; 《今天我是一粒黄豆》入选第七届丰子恺儿童图画书奖推荐作品。
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