Watercress
中国系アメリカ人の少女が、家族と摘んだ水芹をきっかけに、自分のルーツと母の記憶に触れていく絵本。繊細な絵とともに、恥ずかしさが理解へ変わる瞬間を描く。
作品情報
家族の料理から、記憶と誇りが立ち上がる。
『Watercress』は、道端で摘んだ水芹をめぐる会話から、移民家庭の記憶と食文化の継承へとひらいていく。Jason Chin の絵が、感情の細かな変化を静かに支えている。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Neal Porter Books
- 発売日
- 2021-03-30
- ページ数
- 32ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 28.7 x 1.1 x 23 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780823446247
- ISBN-10
- 0823446247
- 価格
- 4002 JPY
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Children's Books/Geography & Cultures/Multicultural Stories/Asian & Asian American
Caldecott Medal Winner Newbery Honor Book APALA Award Winner A story about the power of sharing memories—including the painful ones—and the way our heritage stays with and shapes us, even when we don’t see it. New England Book Award Winner A New York Times Best Children’s Book of the Year A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book While driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's Chinese immigrant parents spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. They stop the car, grabbing rusty scissors and an old paper bag, and the whole family wades into the mud to gather as much as they can. At first, she's embarrassed. Why can't her family just get food from the grocery store, like everyone else? But when her mother shares a bittersweet story of her family history in China, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged—and the memories left behind in pursuit of a new life. Together, they make a new memory of watercress. Author Andrea Wang calls this moving, autobiographical story “both an apology and a love letter to my parents.” It’s a bittersweet, delicate look at how sharing the difficult parts of our histories can create powerful new moments of family history, and help connect us to our roots. Jason Chin’s illustrations move between China and the American Midwest and were created with a mixture of traditional Chinese brushes and western media. The dreamy, nostalgic color palette brings this beautiful story to life. An endnote from the author describes her personal connection to the story, and an illustrator’s note touches on both the process of the painting, and the emotional meaning brought to the work. New England Book Award Winner A New York Times Best Children’s Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of the Year A Boston Globe Best Children's Book of the Year A Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book Winner of the Cybils Award An SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year An ALSC Notable Children's Book Named a best book of the year by Publishers Weekly, BookPage, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Lunch, Shelf Awareness , and more! A CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book An NPR 'Book We Love!' A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!
Andrea Wang is the award-winning author of The Nian Monster and Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando . She was inspired to write Watercress by her experience growing up in rural Ohio as a child of Chinese immigrants. Andrea holds an M.S. in Environmental Science and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Young People. She lives in Colorado with her family. Jason Chin is a celebrated author and illustrator of children's books. His book Grand Canyon was awarded a Caldecott Honor, a Sibert Honor, and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. He is the author and illustrator of Your Place in the Universe , which Kirkus called "A stimulating outing to the furthest reaches of our knowledge", as well as other acclaimed nonfiction titles-- Coral Reefs , Redwoods , Gravity , and Island: A Story of the Galapagos -- which have received numerous starred reviews and other accolades. He is also the illustrator of Stephanie Parsley Ledyard's debut title Pie Is for Sharing and Miranda Paul's Water is Water and Nine Months: Before a Baby is Born , the latter, a Boston Horn Globe Honor Book. He lives in Vermont with his wife and children.
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子供に読ませたい
食べ物に何不自由なく暮らせることが、どんなに幸せなことか、あらためて思い返させられる一冊。
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An incredible picture book exploring the impact of immigration on two generations. Jason Chin always delivers quality.
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I was very happy to receive this award winning book for my school library but was very disappointed to see that the award seals (pictured on the book) were not present on the copy that I received.
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This book is incredible. My two year old son asks for me to read it to him almost every single day. I don’t think he appreciates how profound the story actually is. I’ve definitely shed a tear reading it on several occasions. it’s so beautifully written.
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My headline says it all - I'm struggling with some of the reviews I'm reading here. "This book isn't fun", "no 7 year old would want to read this book." etc. I think it's really unfortunate that there seem to be a bunch of folks out there who not only don't relate to what this story is trying to convey but also don't seem to be trying. As a child of immigrants, I found this book to be really impactful with a beautifully and tastefully told message about sacrifice, grief, gratitude, resilience, etc. My kid, who is the grandchild of immigrants but pretty far removed from their experiences and mine as a first gen person, still found meaningfulness from the story. I think we first read it to him when he was 6. And yes, he's been happy to read it multiple times even though it's not a "fun" story. Children are capable of complex emotional processing and this book definitely honors that fact. If you want to help your child build empathy for other experiences, to help them grow awareness and appreciation for what they have and what others may lack, then this is a great book for you.
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