书籍介绍
翻开这本书之前,你或许以为它只是几幅软萌的小动物漫画。但真正留住读者的,是作者莉兹·克里莫在自序里那句近乎坦白的话:这些画最初只为逗老朋友开心,画得好不好并不重要,能让朋友笑出来就够了。于是它脱离了「精致绘本」的包袱,成为一种轻得几乎没有负担的陪伴——睡前翻几页,治愈;重新再翻一遍,依然治愈。书中那只反复说着「你爱得像龙虾」的 creatures,借用了西方「you are my lobster」=「我很爱你」的俏皮典故,让温柔有了具体的形状。它适合正身处陌生城市、感到孤单的人,也适合想把它送给某位特别的朋友的人。唯一需要提醒的是:它太轻,装不下厚重的命题;若你指望从中读到深刻的东西,或许反而会像某位读者那样,从「有朋友真好」读出可替代与可复制的凉意。
作者简介
Liz Climo is a character artist for The Simpsons TV series and has worked on The Lebrons and Seth Macfarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. She is also the author of a childrens' book, Rory the Dinosaur, published by Little Brown. She lives in Los Angeles with husband and daughter.