From Shel Silverstein, the celebrated author of The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends, comes The Missing Piece, a charming fable that gently probes the nature of quest and fulfillment. 一个圆缺了一角,它一边唱着歌一边寻找。有的一角太大,有的又太小,它飘洋过海,历经风吹雨打,终于找到了与自己合适的那一角,它们组成完整的圆,但是圆却发现自己再也无法歌唱,所以它轻轻放下已经寻到的一角,又独自上路继续它寻找的征途……
It was missing a piece. And it was not happy. So it set off in search of its missing piece. And as it rolled it sang this song -
Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' piece I'm lookin' for my missin' piece Hi-dee-ho, here I go, Lookin' for my missin' piece. 谢尔·希尔弗斯坦,一位诗人、插画家、剧作家、作曲家、乡村歌手、20世纪伟大的绘本作家。“他走在纽约的人行道上,挎着一个旧邮包,鼓鼓囊囊的包里塞满了歌谱。他脚穿破旧的牛仔靴,身上穿的是不知洗过多少遍的牛仔裤……”这样一个身材魁梧、衣着邋遢的光头佬,从未学过绘画,却以绘本震惊、感动了全球。他书中那淡淡的哲学味文句、简单朴实的插图,尤其是那股独特罕见的天真,让老人与孩子、黑人与白人、富人与穷人等都成了他的读者。
Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling author of The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, has created a poetry collection that is outrageously funny and deeply profound. Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings stretches the bounds of imagination and will be cherished by readers of all ages. 1234567'