Original Title 今天在等待着明天 Text by Cao Wenxuan Illustrations by Dusan Kallay Pages 48 Age 3+ Published Citic Publishing Group 2023
Trees await the arrival of birds, sailboats await the arrival of sailors, war horses await the arrival of horsemen, cherries await the arrival of spring, children await the arrival of their mothers to breastfeed, today awaits the arrival of tomorrow… A poem in which the main melody is the rhythm of life.
Using parallel montage to weave countless moving moments of life to paint a majestic and complete picture of life, different images are like switching movie shots one by one. There is conception, birth, growth, and death; there is war and freedom; there is work and harvest; and there is a more fateful cycle.
A poem with the rhythm of life as the main theme opens up the life education of love.
Cao Wenxuan grew up in rural China and is now a professor of Chinese literature and children’s literature. He is the author of several celebrated books for young readers, including the novel Bronze and Sunflower, which received three starred reviews. His fluid, poetic prose depicts honest, sometimes raw, and often melancholy moments of life. He has also received significant recognition for his academic research and teaching in the field of children’s literature, and he was the first Chinese author to win the Hans Christian Andersen Author Award.
大树在等待着鸟儿，帆船在等待着水手，战马在等待着骑兵，樱桃在等待着春天，孩子在等待着妈妈的哺乳，今天在等待着明天……一首以生命的律动为主旋律的诗歌。
不同的意象像一个个切换的电影镜头，用平行蒙太奇的方法将无数生命动人瞬间罗列织接描绘出一幅磅礴而完整的生命画卷。有生命的孕育、诞生、成长和结束; 有理想和爱情;有战争和自由;有劳作与丰收;更有命运的回圈往复。
用纯美的诗歌开启爱的生命教育，打造一首以生命的律动为主旋律的诗歌。
曹文轩，中国著名儿童文学作家，2016年国际安徒生奖获得者。北京大学中文系教授、博士生导师。作品先后荣获国家图书奖、“五个一工程奖”优秀作品奖、全国优秀儿童文学奖、中国图书奖、宋庆龄儿童文学金奖、冰心文学奖大奖等奖项。作品被译介到英、法、德、日、韩等国家。
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