
Dear Mili 親愛的小莉
★International Hans Christian Andersen Award Winner's Works ★Best book selections from the Bologna International Children’s Book Fair "When the roses bloom, we will meet again." On September 28, 1983, the front page of the New York Times published a big news that shocked the literary world: "After a long period of 150 years, following "Candy House," "Snow White," "The Kid on Stilts," After famous classic fairy tales such as "Cinderella", another masterpiece of Grimm's fairy tales - "Dear Mili" (Dear Mili) finally meets the world!" In 1816, Wilhelm Grimm, the younger brother of the Brothers Grimm, told the touching story of "Dear Xiaoli" in a letter to the little girl Xiaoli. For many years, this letter has been regarded as a private letter and was kept by Xiaoli's family. Therefore, "Dear Xiaoli" was found in dust for a century and a half before it was discovered very dramatically. At that time, William Green wrote this letter to comfort eight-year-old Xiaoli because her mother passed away. William Green wrote this story about the true meaning of life in his letter, because he wanted to tell her that no matter how far apart she and her mother were, they would one day meet again. Introduction to the artist Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859) The Brothers Grimm are famous German linguists and fairy tale writers. They enjoy the reputation of "pioneers in the world of fairy tales". The elder brother Jacob Grimm (1786-1863) and the younger brother William Grimm spent about half a century working together on the collection, addition and polishing of oral literature, bringing fairy tales that had been ignored by everyone into the field of literature. , extraordinary achievements. It is still widely loved by people all over the world and will last forever. ★國際安徒生大獎得主作品 ★波隆那國際兒童書展最佳選書 「當玫瑰盛開的時候,我們就會再相聚。」 1983年9月28日,《紐約時報》頭版刊登一則震驚文壇的大新聞:「經過漫長的一百五十年,繼《糖果屋》、《白雪公主》、《踩高蹺的小鬼》、《灰姑娘》等著名經典童話之後,格林童話中的另一傑作──《親愛的小莉》(Dear Mili)終於和世人見面了!」 1816年,格林兄弟中的弟弟,威廉格林(Wilhelm Grimm)在寫給小女孩小莉的信中,講了「親愛的小莉」這個動人的故事。多年來,這封信一直被視作私人信件,被小莉的家族保存著,所以《親愛的小莉》塵封一個半世紀之久,才非常戲劇性的被發現。 故事裡,一個母親為了讓小女兒躲避可怕的戰爭,要小女兒躲進森林裡。小女孩在森林遇見一位老人,在老人的保護與照顧下,安然度過了三天。 但事實上,森林中的三天,卻是人間的三十年。三十年過去,當小女孩要回到母親身邊時,老人送她一朵玫瑰花蕾,對她說:「不要怕,當玫瑰盛開的時候,我們就會再相聚。」 當時,威廉格林寫這封信,是為了安慰八歲的小莉,因為她的媽媽過世了。威廉格林在信中寫了這個有關生命真諦的故事,則是想告訴她,不管她和媽媽相隔多遠,她們總有一天會再相見。 《親愛的小莉》在1983年「出土」後,又經過了五年,非常難得的由廣受大朋友和小朋友喜愛的插畫家莫里斯桑達克,把這個動人的故事創作成無懈可擊的繪本,再度技驚全球,為這一百五十年後「失而復得」的格林童話,留下完美的版本。 本書特色 ★ 童話巨匠威廉格林 × 插畫大師莫里斯桑達克,打造值得收藏的繪本經典! ★ 威廉格林為失去母親的八歲小女孩寫下這個故事,真摯動人、寓意深遠。 ★ 桑達克在畫中運用深刻的細節與象徵手法,讓孩子明白愛能跨越一切阻礙。 ★ 掃描封底QR code聽郝廣才導讀,領會《親愛的小莉》的不朽魅力! *有注音 作者簡介 威廉格林(Wilhelm Grimm, 1786-1859) 格林兄弟是德國著名語言學家及童話作家,享有「童話世界先驅」的美譽。 哥哥雅各格林(Jacob Grimm, 1786-1863)和弟弟威廉格林花了大約半世紀的時間,共同致力於口傳文學的蒐集、增補與潤飾工作,把以往被大家所忽略的童話帶入文學的領域,成就非凡。至今仍廣受世人的喜愛,歷久不衰。 《格林童話集》(初版的正式名稱是《格林兄弟蒐集的兒童與家庭童話》)第一卷在1812年出版。兩百多年來,《格林童話集》在世界各地普及的程度,可以說僅次於《聖經》,為文學的「不朽」做了一個最完美的註腳。