The Midnight Fair

一本几乎没有文字，却把动物们写进深夜游乐园的书。当白天的游客散去，一只浣熊拉动操纵杆，摩天轮与过山车重新亮起霓虹——森林里的居民赶来赴一场只属于它们的狂欢。它最打动人的地方，是那种不靠台词、全靠画面撑起来的温柔：狐狸、熊、黄鼠狼、獾各司其职，连「用一串浆果换一场狂欢」这样的小小交易都透着力量的公平感。它适合愿意陪孩子一起读图、一起想象「动物夜里到底在干嘛」的家长，也适合单纯迷恋绚烂夜色与光影的成年人。不过也有读者觉得动物行为过于拟人、情节略显刻意——若你更看重氛围与想象，它会让你心动；若你执着于逻辑自洽，或许会略感隔阂。

Gideon Sterer is the author of many books for children. He grew up in the woods of upstate New York, where his parents owned a small zoo. After hours he would often run around and let the animals out of their cages. Who knows what sort of midnight mischief they got into? Gideon Sterer lives in Brooklyn. illustrator’s comments: Mariachiara Di Giorgio is an illustrator, storyboard artist, and concept designer. She created her first picture book, the wordless Professional Crocodile, with writer Giovanna Zoboli. Her work has been exhibited at the Bologna Children's Book Fair and with the New York Society of Illustrators. Mariachiara Di Giorgio lives in Rome, Italy.