(Softback) Benji Davies班吉戴维斯：爷爷的天堂岛 英文原版 Grandad's Island 绘本 3-6岁

练习感受当所爱的人不在了，但爱还在

妈咪界、绘本界热烈讨论的暖心绘本

“一本美丽且抚慰人心的书，告诉我们，那些我们深爱的人，

即使看似离我们远去，但仍在我们不远处。”

爷爷带着Syd来到了天堂岛，那是一段好开心的时光。

可是，为什么爷爷不跟我回去呢？

“我一个人不会孤单的！”

于是Syd独自开船回家，回家后收到爷爷从天堂岛寄来的信......

信里面写了些什么呢……当我们与亲人生离死别，心中难免充满悲伤与黑暗。故事中，爷爷离开，原来是去了快乐的天堂岛，读到这里，我们跟故事中的男孩都放下心来。面对离别，我们总以为必定“失去”了什么，这故事提醒我们，“离别”只是我们在一起的型态改变了，原先拥有爱与温暖一直都还在，甚至还在心里延续。

With subtlety and grace, Benji Davies paints a poignant and ultimately uplifting picture of loss.

At the bottom of Syd’s garden, through the gate and past the tree, is Grandad’s house. Syd can let himself in any time he likes. But one day when Syd comes to call, Grandad isn’t in any of the usual places. He’s in the attic, where he ushers Syd through a door, and the two of them journey to a wild, beautiful island awash in color where Grandad decides he will remain. So Syd hugs Grandad one last time and sets sail for home. Visiting Grandad’s house at the bottom of the garden again, he finds it just the same as it’s always been — except that Grandad isn’t there anymore. Sure to provide comfort to young children struggling to understand loss, Benji Davies’s tale is a sensitive and beautiful reminder that our loved ones live on in our memories long after they’re gone.

Benji Daviesdivides his time between directing animation and illustrating children’s books, including the Bizzy Bear series for Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press. He lives in London.