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[ 책 소개 ]
Caldecott 수상작가인 Allen Say의 그림책입니다.
어느날 아침 잠자리에서 일어난 샘에게 놀라운 변화가 일어 났습니다. 밤 사이에 머리털이 햐얗고 얼굴에는 주름살이 쪼글쪼글한 할아버지로 변한 샘의 모습을 보고 가족 들과 샘 자신은 너무나도 놀랐습니다. 병원에 가서 진찰을 받았지만 의사는 특별한 원인이나 치료법을 밝혀내지 못했습니다. 학교에서 노인으로 변한 샘을 본 친구들과 선생님들은 샘을 놀리거나 멀리합니다. 집에서도 부모님과 여동생이 샘을 이방인처럼 생각합니다. 외모가 바뀌었다고 사람의 본질이 변하는 것은 아닌데, 주위의 시각은 그렇지가 않네요...
노인 소외의 문제와 외모에 의한 차별의 문제를 깊이 있게 생각해 볼 수 있는 책입니다.
[ 서지 정보 ]
Edition: Paperback: 32 pages
ISBN: 039593883X
책 크기 : 28cm x 23.5cm
[ 영문 서평 ]
Book Description
One morning eight-year-old Martin looks in the mirror and sees a stranger. Overnight, he has changed. His parents take him to one doctor after another, only to be told that there is nothing wrong with their son. At school his teacher asks, "What have we here, trick or treat?" His classmates will not play with him. At home his family tries to treat him as if he were the same child. But things now are different. Martin has grown very old in the space of one day. His world will never be the same again.
Publishers Weekly
A child's unrest over the departure of his grandfather sparks the Caldecott Medalist's provocative new story, which begins with Sam gripped by the thought of ``how small Grandpa had looked waving good-bye.'' Grandpa's destination is not revealed, but it's not a pleasant one. So when the boy awakens the next day to find that he has the face of an elderly man, he worries that he, too, will be sent away, ``you know, where Grandpa went.'' At school, Sam is teased by classmates and shunned by friends. Baffled and hurt, he is in the process of running away when a skateboard lands at his feet. He takes off on it, impressing a playground of kids with his tricky maneuvers. Tired, the man-child returns home and, talking to himself, utters words that cut to the core of the story: "Who cares what I look like? I'm Sam. Nobody can change that." Once this valuable if obvious message is delivered, Say returns Sam to his youthful self, camouflaging the transformations by implying that Sam has been dreaming. More affecting than the text's messages about outer appearances and inner truth, and clearer than the undercurrents about perceptions of the aged, are Say's hauntingly realistic paintings, which simultaneously present a convincing likeness of an old man's face on a boy's body and an equally effective sense of the confusion and betrayal Sam is experiencing within. All ages.
"This haunting story exposes the agony caused by American attitudes towards aging and differences."
Children's Literature
In this book, which, aside from a brief introduction written on an adult level, consists entirely of watercolor illustrations, of a young boy underging a startling transformation. Suddenly, he is turned into an old man. His progress through the day, the reaction of his family, doctors, and friends, and his own handling of the situation are the subject of the "story." Ultimately, he realizes that however he may look and however people may react to him, what matters is what's inside. The illustrations are beautiful and the people portrayed lively and from an Asian heritage. This book is probably most appropriate for children in conjunction with parents or teachers, since it may be confusing or slightly frightening, especially for young children who are still learning about how their bodies may or may not change. - Marny Helfrich
School Library Journal
This haunting story exposes the agony caused by American attitudes toward aging and differences. Sam enters an empty house after school and instantly pictures his grandfather's final wave good-bye (presumably off to a nursing home). Sam dreads getting old. The next morning, his entrance into the kitchen causes a family commotion; when he turns to look in the mirror, his face is wrinkled, his hair gray. His mother, the epitome of calmness, marches him off to the doctor who diagnoses an unspecified skin condition and sends him to school. There, as in the kitchen and examining room scenes, the onlookers face Sam and readers-registering horror and repulsion. After a second day of taunting and teasing at school, he prepares to run away, but a skateboard rolls by and Sam hops on, losing himself in the experience. That night he comes to terms with the difference between his inner and outer selves. Upon awakening, he again sees a stranger in the mirror-this time it is Sam the boy. Was this a dream or did it really happen? Say leaves that question unanswered; there are details that could support either conclusion. But all the elements-from the abundance of gray, undecorated backgrounds to the utter pain in Sam's eyes; from the disturbing incongruity of the aged face on the small, sneakered body, to the spare, matter-of-fact telling-contribute to a book that is uncomfortable, unsettling, and oh-so-necessary. Use it to probe issues of appearance in the classroom or with individuals. It is far superior to the many books on differences that glut the politically correct market. |
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