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　本书构思奇特，创意新颖，从格林爷爷曾孙的视角，通过被修剪成形态各异的园林雕塑，再现了格林爷爷平淡而又富有传奇色彩的一生。格林爷爷曾是一个顽皮的小男孩儿，一位热爱园艺的青年，一名士兵，一位丈夫，现在是一个可亲的老人。随着画面的展开，爷爷的生平以浓绿的园艺雕塑一一呈现，组成一道充满生命力，又平实隽永的“记忆的长河”，使我们得以和他的曾孙一起，穿梭其中，感受生命、亲情与爱。

From the creator of the national bestseller It's a Bookcomes a timeless story of family history, legacy, and love.

?Grandpa Green wasn't always a gardener. He was a farmboy and akid with chickenpox and a soldier and, most of all, an artist. Inthis captivating new picture book, readers follow Grandpa Green'sgreat-grandson into a garden he created, a fantastic world wherememories are handed down in the fanciful shapes of topiary treesand imagination recreates things forgotten.

?In his most enigmatic and beautiful work to date, Lane Smithexplores aging, memory, and the bonds of family history and love;by turns touching

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《格林爷爷的花园》在刚刚结束的2012年度凯迪克大奖评选中获得银奖，被誉为作者莱恩史密斯迄今为止最为神秘美丽的作品。在本书中，作者探寻老年、记忆、家族历史以及爱的主题。在感动与奇思妙想的交织下，打开了令祖孙同样神往的奇妙的记忆花园的大门。

这本书将奇妙的构思，精湛的技艺，感人的故事交织在一起，让我们在每一次阅读后，都会有新的发现，新的感动。走进记忆的花园，我们阅读昨天的记忆，赞叹生命的神奇，感受爱的永恒；走出记忆的花园，让我们学着放慢脚步，去珍惜生命中的每一天。

2012年度凯迪克银奖作品。

爱为枝桠，生命的花园才能丰沛而常绿。

　　Grandpa Green is a Publishers Weekly Best Children'sPicture Books title for 2011.

　　One of School Library Journal’s Best Picture Books of2011.

??????? ALA 2012 YouthMedia Awards

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“In this affecting picture book, a boy recounts the life ofhis beloved great-grandfather…The author’s illustrations, a blendof line drawings and sponge painting, have a classic feel, and makeclever use of the topiary theme, rewarding close examination andrepeated reading.”--The New Yorker

? “Great-grandpa’s memory may be going, but the past remainsvibrantly alive in the playful topiaries that decorate hisbrilliantly green yard. Lush and magical.”--People

?"An unassuming little masterpiece…the book’s power lies in itsrich, allusive artistry.” --New York Times BookReview

? “It's a rare glimpse into Smith's softer side--as skillful ashis more sly offerings, but crafted with honesty and heart.”--Publishers Weekly Starred Review

?"Visually intriguing and emotionally resonant, this is a bookto pore over and talk about. With each subsequent reading, itoffers new layers of meaning and visual connections."–SchoolLibrary Journal Starred Review

“Opening this book is like openi

作者简介

Lane Smith has written and illustrated a bunch ofstuff, including It’s a Book; John, Paul, George &Ben and Madam President. His titles with Jon Scieszkahave included the Caldecott Honor-winner The Stinky CheeseMan; The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs; MathCurse; and Science Verse. Lane's other high profiletitles include Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! by Dr. Seuss andJack Prelutsky; The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip byGeorge Saunders; Big Plans by Bob Shea; and James and theGiant Peach by Roald Dahl. In 1996 Lane served as ConceptualDesigner on the Disney film version of James and the GiantPeach. Lane also wrote and illustrated the retro, cultfavorites, The Happy Hocky Family and The Happy HockyFamily Moves to the Country. Like the Hocky family, he and bookdesigner Molly Leach live in a little town in the country.

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