20 classic picture books for adults and children to read

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Classic Adults and Children ‌‌‌", ‌‌‌‌"preschool textbooks"? Why do adults want to watch? In fact, there is no age limit for excellent picture books. It is suitable for people from zero to ninety-nine years old.

This time, we want to ask you: adults, why don't you read them?

The "Three Readings of Picture Books" campaign initiated by NHK journalist and reportage writer Kunio Yanagida has gained more and more recognition!

The first time I read picture books in my life is when I was a child, the second is to accompany my children, and the third is to read for myself in middle and old age when I have experienced the tempering of hundreds of books in my life.

Here is a selection of 20 picture books that cannot be missed. These 20 picture books include works by masters such as Leo Leoni and Erri Carr. Some are classics, some are beyond your imagination of picture books... Some can hit your heart, making people reflect, realize and relieve. . . . . .

"Guess How Much I Love You" ——

Expressing Sam McBrayney [Poland]

Two years ago, I saw the Chinese version of "Guess How Much I Love You" published in Taiwan for the first time. , I was moved to tears. Love can't be quantified... than seeing who loves who more. ‌‌‌"I love you, from here to the moon, and then - around."

"Snowman" --- adults without imagination, be careful

by Raymond

Brigg After watching the cartoon based on this picture book, do you still remember the snowman who was sun-baked and left a carrot nose on the ground? Super nostalgic. There are a lot of pictures in the picture book, but they don't show up without a word. At this time, adults who have no imagination will be short!

"Rainbow-colored Flowers" - a short story about the true meaning

of Mike Grenets [Poland]

Thick texture and large blocks of color make this book full of rough beauty and three-dimensional effect. A rainbow-colored flower used its petals to help small animals in difficulty. In the end, it was covered under white snow, but when spring came, new flowers bloomed again in the sun ...the meaning that life can be reincarnated.

"The Painter Who Painted a Blue Horse"——Let's Be Unrestrained, Imagination

Author : Erie Carr 【America】

The latest works of international picture book masters, blue horse, yellow ox, green lion, donkey with colored dots …It seems counterintuitive, but it can’t help but be deeply attracted. This book encourages children: no color is wrong, no need to stick to the rules forever, art should be free!

"Pike's Violin" - The world becomes a better place with music

by Quentin Blake [English]

Music can bring joyful emotions, in turn stimulate the soul, and help defuse the impact of adversity. The protagonist of the book, Parker, was listless and found a violin, immediately became energetic, and spread the seeds of happiness everywhere ~~

"Little House" —— A beautiful and sad story

Author : Virginia Lee Bo Dayton

won the Caldecott Gold Medal in 1943. What people talk about the most today is its concern and criticism of modern civilization. . Although the little house was rescued and found its home again on a hill with little daisies and apple trees, it still left a suspense, and who can guarantee that it will never be swallowed by modern civilization again?

"The Cat Who Lived a Million Times"——True love enriches our lives

by Yoko Sano [Japan]

Some people joked that this is a biography of a wild cat, ha, and we would like to say that this is A great fable about the meaning of life. "A picture book loved by adults and children that transcends generations." There was a cat that didn't die for a million years, it died a million times, until one day...the first time it knew why it lived!

"Madeline" - simple, but super cute

Author: Ludwig Bemelmans [Austria]

8 of them are in color, and the remaining 36 are black and white on a yellow background. If you have to add some utilitarian meaning to the picture book, it's really impossible to say what Madeline's book wants to "teach" children (or adults). But no matter how many times I read this book page by page, I won't get tired of it~

"Vole Afo"——Be yourself and discover beauty

Author : Leo Leoni [Netherlands]

A collection of sunlight and colors And language mice, how cute! Know how to affirm yourself and be your best self. This master work allows us to see the innocence of the children's world and the philosophy of the adult world. I especially like the pictures in it. The eyes of the little mouse, Afo, are very interesting~

"One Inch Bug"——The power of wisdom is so great

Author : Leo Leoni [Netherlands]

The works of masters are shocking. I like this story very much. The one-inch worm in the story is only one inch long (about 3 centimeters), because it is very small, and birds want to eat it, but it is very smart. It uses its own body to measure the enemy's body to move They pay attention. But one day...

"In That Far Away" - Like a Dream Story

by Maurice Sendak [US]

A mysterious book that challenges everyone's reading wisdom. The author dares to face the fear, jealousy, anger and other emotions that ordinary picture book writers are unwilling or afraid to touch, giving us a space to release our emotions.

"Little Black Fish"——On Courage and Collaboration

Author : Leo Leoni [Netherlands]

Master's painting brings us new visual art. The little black fish has always lived in the sea, and he has never thought about what the ocean he lives in is like. In the real world, aren't we the same as the little black fish? When the little black fish was alone, he began to observe the ocean and the world with his own eyes, so as to understand himself more deeply.

The Badger's Gift - Learning to Accept Death

By Susan Walley [English]

In this moving story, the badger's friends learn to accept its death. There is nothing wrong with correctly understanding aging and death. This is not the end. Although the Badger left, he left a special gift for each friend...

"Little Donkey Turned into Stone" —— Family affection is always so warm

by William Stark [US]

This magical story Very touching, I am moved every time I read it, a well-deserved excellent picture book! Donkey brother picked up a magic stone that could fulfill his wish. But he turned into a stone accidentally... So how the little brother Donkey reunited with his parents later, and how he turned back into himself, was full of beauty, warmth, and magic.

"Mom, Buy Mung Beans" - Children's Edition "A Bite of China"

Author: Zeng Yangqing, Wan Hua Guohui [Taiwan]

The content is very simple, that is, Bao and his mother went to the street to buy mung beans, from buying mung beans, cooking them Mung bean soup, eating mung beans to planting mung beans, isn't this the children's version of "A Bite of China"! There are also small neighborhood shops in the painting that are becoming more and more rare, and adults also travel through childhood memories. Speed ​​Collection ~

"Dad, I Want the Moon" —— about love and dreams

Author : Arie Carr [Beauty]

is a master's work, and the design and pictures of the book are very good. Little Jasmine, Moon, and Dad, three vivid characters, staged an interesting game of "flipping and playing", and the ingenious folding of various folding changes made us not put it down.

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" (Three-Dimensional Hole Book) - What a Pleasure Growing Up

by Erin Carr [US]

If there was a bug that could crawl from one country to another unimpeded Country, then that's it! For more than 30 years, this caterpillar with a red head, a green body and a high arched walk that climbed out of Erri Carr's hand has "devoured" the lives of more than 20 million children in the world. Heart. The adults also come to see, and at the same time, you can reflect on the horror of growing up.

"Guri and Gula"——Walk in and feel happy

Author : Nao Matsui [Japan]

The super-popular mice Guri and Gula have been translated into 9 languages ​​and have become popular all over the world~ The child heard this story , will feel: "The world I live in is really beautiful!" Children prefer light rather than darkness, peace rather than tension, happiness rather than sadness, and change rather than monotony. What about us?

"The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" - The truth can be distorted

by Jon Sheska [America]

The new "wolf version" story is different from the "three little pigs" we are used to hearing. Piglet” is a completely different story. The brutal and terrible wolf is gone, there is a bespectacled and polite wolf in front of us, the notorious wolf wants to wash himself off, he says he has been wronged, an innocent Victims of ... The author has added the role of a modern media such as a reporter to the story, which is very interesting.

"Stone Soup"——French stories with a Chinese flavor

Author : Joan Mutter [America]

This book is adapted from French folk tales, but it has a very Chinese Zen flavor, but we have few picture books of our own, so we have to Change your hands to see the understanding of Westerners. Three monks came to a suffering village, the villagers suffered for many years in hard years, their hearts became hard, and they were unwilling to accept anyone. However, the monks used the method of boiling stone soup, which made the villagers pay a lot without knowing it.