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* ALA Notable Children’s Book
* Bank Street College of Education Best Children's


이 책은 동생을 맞이하는 아이들을 위한 그림책입니다. 운율이 있는 짧은 문장과 굵고 시원스럽게 묘사한 숲 그림이 아이들의 기분을 편안하고 즐겁게 만들어 주지요. 엄마, 아빠의 사랑을 독차지하려고만 하는 아이들에게, 사랑을 베푸는 기쁨을 알려 주는 그림책입니다. 국내에서는 "네가 숲으로 왔을 때"라는 제목으로 번역서가 출간된 명작그림책입니다.


나는 숲 속의 영웅이에요.

커다란 곰처럼 힘도 세고,
날쌘 말처럼 빨리 달려요.
키다리 기린처럼 높은 곳도 잘 오르고,
코끼리처럼 소리도 크게 지를 수 있으며,
원숭이처럼 멋진 재주도 부릴 줄 알아요.

그런데 어느 날, 엄마 아빠가 아기를 데려왔어요.
난 이제 어떡해야 하나요...

사랑을 베풀면 행복해져요! 많은 아이가 엄마 아빠의 사랑을 독차지하고 싶어 해요. 때론 사랑을 빼앗길까 봐 동생에 대한 적개심을 품기도 하지요. 관심 받으려고 악동처럼 행동하고, 말썽을 피우기도 해요. 이러한 아이의 행동은 사랑을 베풀 때 얼마나 행복한 마음이 드는지를 알지 못하기 때문이에요.

이 책에는 동생을 맞이하는 형이 나와요. 이 형은 사랑을 베풀면 행복하다는 것을 알고 있어요. 동생에게 내 멋진 모습을 보여 주고, 내가 할 줄 아는 많은 것들을 알려주고, 함께 신나게 놀 생각에 즐거워하지요.

동생을 맞이하게 될 아이와 함께 읽어 보세요. 그리고 앞으로 동생을 만나면 동생과 어떻게 놀 건지를 물어보세요. 자연스레 동생에 대한 호감과 빨리 만나고 싶은 애정이 싹틀 거예요. 그리고 멋진 형이나 언니가 된 자신을 상상하며 좀 더 의젓해질 거예요.

큰 사이즈의 튼튼한

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What is 하드커버? 양장본이라고도 불리우며, 표지가 단단한 판지로 만들어진 책입니다. 판지를 천이나 가죽으로 감싸기도 합니다. 책의 속지는 일반적으로 중성처리된 종이(Acid-free paper)를 사용해서 잘 변질이 되지 않기 때문에 오랫동안 보관하기에 적합합니다. 이 종류의 책은 더스트 재킷, 또는 더스트 커버로 불리는 표지덮개가 함께 있는 경우가 많습니다. 간혹 내부 속지가 콩기름 코팅이 된 경우 고약한 냄새가 나는 책도 있습니다.

하드커버책입니다.






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Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 1423137604
ISBN-13: 978-1423137603
책 크기: 27.4 cm x 26 cm



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Book Description
Does having a new brother or sister make you into MORE than you already are?
Spencer is about to find out.
He's as strong as a bear, as funny as a monkey, and as wild as a tiger. But on one special day, everything changes. Now Spencer is strong, funny, wild, brave, free... and gentle, too.


Publishers Weekly
Out in his backyard, Spencer can be a lot of things: tall as a giraffe (with help from a ladder) or loud as an elephant (provided he has two metal trash cans to bang). Strong, fast, messy, wild-Spencer has those qualities and more within him. But the big question is, can Spencer be gentle when Mom and Dad bring home a new sibling? This is more of an extended rhetorical question than a story; it recognizes-celebrates, really-kids' more rambunctious, free-spirited tendencies, while demonstrating that those same attributes aren't mutually exclusive from tenderness, when it's called for. Schaefer (Just One Bite) wisely invites audience participation by never identifying the animals that complete Spencer's many similes, letting images of the creatures provide the answers, rebus-style. Meserve's (Can Anybody Hear Me?) bold digital drawings are a big plus: she gives Spencer an energetic, devil-may-care intensity that will feel instantly familiar to both kids and parents, and Spencer's expansive, slightly wild backyard, with its climbing trees, meadow, and mud hole, will be the envy of all ages.


Booklist
Spencer is a boy. Each of his boy-typical characteristics-strong, fast, tall, loud, wild, messy-are accompanied by a metaphor comparing him to an animal that is pictured but not stated: he's as strong as a bear slurping honey from a beehive; as fast as a horse galloping off the page; and as tall as a giraffe towering next to a tree. On one special day, though, Spencer is quiet and gentle as he becomes a big brother. As his father cradles the bundle of baby, Spencer sits in angelic repose ready to take on his new big-brother responsibility. The engaging visual cues of Meserve's vibrant and energetic artwork and the story's dynamic pacing turn what could have been just another new-sibling book into something much more. In an oh-so-subtle fashion, Schaefer challenges stereotypical gender roles in this insightful picture book.


Kirkus
The never-ceasing flow of new-baby books gets an imaginative jolt in this clever and creative title. Spencer may be a boy, but in him you'll find qualities worthy of the entire animal kingdom. He's fast as a horse, tall as a giraffe, funny as a monkey and more. Yet when his parents come home with a new arrival, Spencer finds a new way to describe himself. He may be like animals in many respects, but now he's gentle, just as a big brother should be. One would be right to question whether it's possible to create a wholly original new-baby picture book, but Schaefer's device of making the title part animal story, part sibling tale is a winning one. The text allows readers to guess what animal Spencer will come to resemble next, until finally there is only one thing left to be. To accomplish this, the tone effortlessly slides from raucous and rebellious to quiet and awe-filled (aww-filled too, to be honest) with nary a hitch. Meserve's digital oil pastels of idyllic grass and trees successfully conjure up both the wild bestiary of Spencer's id and the pastoral calm the new baby brings. In a market glutted with books for newbie brothers and sisters, this is one that stands apart.


School Library Journal
Young Spencer is strong as a bear, fast as a horse, tall as a giraffe, and loud as an elephant. But on one special day, he becomes something he has never been before: a brother. With a simple interactive text and thoroughly engaging illustrations, this book is a perfect blending of words and pictures. Beginning with an image of the child standing beside his grandmother as a car pulls away, digitally rendered oil pastels in bold spring colors depict a dark-haired tyke reminiscent of Maurice Sendak's Johnny. Spencer awaits his parents' return by happily running, jumping, and climbing a large apple tree in his grandmother's yard while large animals appear to define his talents. Short beginning sentences require a turn of the page and a fill-in-the-name-of-the-illustrated-animal for completion ("He was funny funny as a [monkey]."). Large spreads have a sunny quality and are filled with creatures large and small. When his parents finally return, Spencer becomes "gentle," sitting with a pillow in his lap as his father hands him the baby. The final images of this loving family will melt readers' hearts. A special book for the special day.