In a Jar

一只收集罐子的兔子，把金黄的蒲公英、羽毛、心形石子装进玻璃罐；遇到另一只兔子后，他们开始收藏彩虹、海浪声、落雪前风的气息。这本书最动人的地方，不在于「收藏」这个设定本身，而在于它悄悄回答了一个孩子也能感知的问题：当朋友搬走、距离拉开，那些一起见过的美好还能不能留下来？作者给出的答案温柔而笃定——记忆是可以被封存的，而分享让相隔两地的两个人仍能望见同一处风景。它没有煽情，没有哭喊，只用画面与留白，把「思念」变成了一件可以捧在手里、随时打开看的东西。适合那些愿意慢下来读图的家长和孩子，也适合正经历离别、搬迁或失去的人。它不教道理，只是让「我把世界的美好留给你」这件事，美得让人心头一软。

Deborah Marcero is an artist and author. She received a BFA in drawing, printmaking, and photography from the University of Michigan, and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Writing. After teaching in Chicago Public Schools as a Literacy Specialist, Deborah realized that writing and creating books for kids was how she wanted to spend her life.