Original Title 河马能做什么？ Text by Mike Thaler Illustrations by Li Zhuoying Pages 40 Age 6+ Published The Magic Elephant Books June 2022
What can a hippo be? Fireman? Sailor? Courier? Painter? … Hippo has tried many careers. Although he failed many times, he is always full of confidence. The road to growth seems to become clearer after failing over and over again. Hippo not only knows how to try but also knows how to relax. After countless attempts, he gives himself a vacation and lies down comfortably. Will he think about his past failures or what he is really good at and likes to do?
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, I’m a Soybean Today, Someday 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; I am a Soybean Today was selected as the Recommended works of the 7th Feng Zikai Children’s Picture Book Award.
河马能做什么？消防员？水手？快递员？画家？……河马尝试了很多很多职业，也遭到了很多很多次失败。百折不挠的河马每一次都信心满满，成长的道路仿佛就是在一次次失败中变得越来越清晰。不过河马不光懂得尝试，他还懂得放轻松，在无数次尝试之后，他也给自己放个假，舒舒服服地躺下来，不妨先想一想过往的失败，想一想自己擅长和喜欢做的事。
- 充满童趣和幽默的文字与画面相互呼应，开放式结尾值得读者一读再读。
- 只要不急不躁面对困难并坚持下去，终会找到自己的位置。
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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