青少年小說(Age 7-10)
更新日期:
2019-02-20
Dragons Series #1: The Boy Who Grew Dragons
Andy Shepherd and Sara Ogilvie
Piccadilly Press
Jun. 2018
224pp
書籍編號:
10-1249
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《樹上長出了噴火龍》(The Boy Who Grew Dragons)是一部充滿奇幻異想的系列兒童小說首部曲。幽默詼諧、溫暖人心的故事,搭配英國得獎插話家薩拉‧奧格爾維生動可愛的插畫,帶領孩子進入一個夢想中的神奇世界。

小男孩湯瑪士(Thomas)某天無意間,和爺爺在花園深處的某個角落,發現了一棵神秘又奇怪的大樹,上面結滿了火紅色的造型相當奇特得巨大果實,對於植物相當有研究的爺爺也說不出這棵樹究竟是什麼。出於好奇,湯瑪士決定將一顆果實帶回家!

當天晚上回家後,湯瑪士望著這顆果實瞧,思索著是否將它剖開來吃(果肉不知道是不是特別甜美?),或是繼續將它種在院子後面?猶豫不決的湯瑪士就著樣進入了夢鄉。到了夜裡,神奇的事卻發生了,放在床頭邊的果實忽然破裂開來,衝出了一之奇怪的、會飛的生物,湯瑪士嚇壞了,以為自己仍在夢境之中,過了好久才確認,那科神秘的果實裡竟然飛出了一條噴火龍!

一隻比貓咪還要小一些,可以放進鞋盒裡的迷你噴火龍!對於,湯瑪士來說,這簡直就是夢想成真! 然而,事實卻證明,要照顧好一隻噴火龍並非容易的事,首先要小心噴火龍「隨口」噴出的烈焰,更要謹慎處理那些「超級易燃」的便便。更重要的是,湯瑪士能夠隱藏這個秘密多久?而那科神秘的樹上的其他果實呢?又會跑出甚麼有趣的生物?

 

● 作者簡介

Andy Shepherd 是一名童書作家,住有多部兒童小說及繪本作品。現與丈夫及兩個兒子一同居住在英國劍橋。

薩啦‧奧格爾維(Sara Ogilvie)是英國著名得獎插畫家暨藝術家,曾出版過多部兒童繪本,獲得許多獎項殊榮,包括2011年英國圖書信託基金會(Booktrust)之「最佳插畫新人獎」 (the Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award)、入圍2010年英國「最佳新銳繪者獎」(the Best Emerging Illustrator Award 2010)的決選者。並以作品《Dogs Don’t Do Ballet》入圍2010年英國「羅德.道爾幽默童書獎」(The Roald Dahl Funny Prize)的決選書單,同時獲得2010年英國圖書信託基金會(Booktrust)之「最佳童書獎」(the Booktrust Early Years Award 2010)。現居英國北方紐卡索。有關繪者的更多資訊:www.saraogilvie.com

 

● 媒體報導

A warm-hearted debut... lovely, expressive, characterful ― Sunday Times

Irresistible... everything you want in a book for a newly independent reader - tender realism, honouring children's inner feelings and anarchic magic, both beautiful and regrettable. Sara Ogilvie's illustrations capture both enchantment and stench... A modern classic ― The Guardian

[An] ingenious premise is brought to life with great skill and humour ― The Scotsman

Hilarious, warm and full of magic... featuring delightful line drawings ― The Metro

Imaginative and charming, The Boy Who Grew Dragons is a wonderfully whimsical story that kept me smiling the whole way through ― Books for Topics

A warm-hearted and really fun story ― Parents In Touch

A hilarious rip-roaring adventure. Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Cressida Cowell ― South Wales Evening Post

Free readers will get stuck into the new series The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd, about finding magic in the most ordinary of places ― Angels and Urchins

an inspired concept, this is a funny and heartwarming tale of magic, family and friendship ― Madge Reviews

This is a sumptuous start to a new series, bursting with energy and humour, yet tinged with the darker side of life too. There's a grumpy neighbour, aware but preoccupied parents, an eclectic group of friends, a strange gardening guide, nomenclature of dragon pets - so many facets all covered and explored. A perfect example of domesticity interrupted with a touch of magic. Dragon fruit will never look the same again! ― Minerva Reads

Andy Shepherd's dragon-debut is an absolute delight and is just the very start to a series that I'm sure is going to be a roaring success. It's a series that - pardon the pun - I just want to drag-on and on and on! ― The Reader Teacher

The Boy Who Grew Dragons is one of those magical children's books that warms the cockles of your heart no matter what age you might be. It's fast, it's funny, it makes you feel good, and for the brief time, it takes to read its reassuring innocence comforts you into believing that everything is right with the world. This is Andy Shepherd's first book and she knocks it out of the park from page one ― Starburst Magazine

a spectacular start to a new series ― The Sun

Shepherd delights in describing crazy situations, and the book's heartfelt message is one of care and friendship ― Literary Review

Fantastic fire-breathing fun with wonderful illustrations by Sara Ogilvie, this is a lovely new series for anyone who ever wanted a pet dragon ― WRD Magazine

A kind of Pete's Dragon with extra giggles, The Boy Who Grew Dragons takes on the rather hair-singeing challenges of finding that your grandad's garden has suddenly started sprouting fire-breathing mischief-makers and the illustrations by Sara Ogilvie really make it come alive ― Waterstones Blog

charming [and] sublime ― Event Magazine

My son and I really liked this. It's at heart a simple story, but has some rather charming elements. Tomas raises his baby dragon, keeping him a secret, though his little sister finds out and her precious little ways are rather adorable.Friends of course eventually become suspicious - especially when there's explosive dragon poo to be found in Tomas's school bag! One of our favourite scenes, I think. The scenes of baby Flicker causing mayhem are very much in line with the age group's humour ― Nudge Book

A proper children's book... the humour and Sara Ogilvie's illustrations are just right ― New Statesman

The story is a heartwarming account of one boy's struggle to look after a mythical creature whilst juggling the reality of life at school and at home with lots of laugh-out-loud funny moments and peppered with bold illusstrations that will keep young readers enthralled ― The School Librarian

A wonderfully whimsical story that's fast, funny and full of feel-good moments ― Creative Bloq

Funny and Imaginative ― The Week Junior