One small boy has a special gift—he can weave cloth from the clouds: gold in the early morning with the rising sun, white in the afternoon, and crimson in the evening. He spins just enough cloth for a warm scarf. But when the king sees the boy's magnificent cloth, he demands cloaks and gowns galore. "It would not be wise," the boy protests. "Your majesty does not need them!" But spin he must—and soon the world around him begins to change.
From author Michael Catchpool and illustrator Alison Jay comes a magical tale about the beauty and fragility of our natural world, and the wisdom and courage needed to protect it.
迈克尔·卡奇普
迈克尔·卡奇普拥有戏剧、电视、舞台剧研究学位，曾在许多学校任教，是一位经验丰富的教师，现在他是英国剑桥郡的莫雷纪念小学（Morley Memorial Primary School）的校长。他曾自己创作或和其他作家合作出版了许多成功的童书，如《那讨厌的东西就是爱》和《你可挪不动河马》。
艾莉森·简
艾莉森·简出生于英国知名童书插画家，畅销图画书“让想象飞”系列的作者。曾就读于伦敦大学的平面设计专业，学习绘画与专业插画的技巧，并以全班第一名的成绩毕业。她的插画作品遍布于各个领域，包括设计、广告、项目，以及她最热爱的童书创作。
艾莉森的画具有鲜明特点，她会用一种特殊的油画颜料在画作表面做出龟裂的仿旧效果。她的忠实读者都将她的画作称为“碎蛋壳画”。她在图画书创作中非常注重趣味性，每张图之间都会暗藏承上启下的线索，调动读者的观察力和想象力，让...