? The simpler something is, the closer it is to reality. Picture book "Bump!" ” and “ Wow! "That's it, "Bounce! "In ", on the white background, there are frogs, cats, puppies, locusts, rabbits, snails, mother and child, fish, and finally a little girl, all speaking the same sound. "Wow! "In it, there are also several small animals that made "oo" and "wow" sounds because they met another scared animal and expressed their frightened emotions. The scary expressions of each were so lifelike. But this seemingly simple book has a different kind of creativity and gives the most authentic look of a picture book.
The unique up and down page turning is like opening moving picture cards. For 30-month Maisui, it was very easy to read. I only had to read it with me for two nights and I could read it by myself. Not only did she learn the pronunciation of beng, but she also imitated the frog's jumping movements on the sofa and bed. The cute little animals on each page, and the small changes interspersed with stability can always surprise Maisui. ?
If you look at it from the perspective of Tatsuo Matsuoka, a Japanese author who specializes in natural science and biological illustrations, the world of children is the same space as the world of nature. She gets inspiration from natural scenery and creates stories in popular science illustrations. Who says that a science background cannot make you an excellent picture book writer? As long as you have cross-border capabilities, there is no need to worry about where you come from.
"Bounce!" ” and “ Wow! 》Both books have white backgrounds, including the front and back covers. Only the mother and child pages are changed to black, bringing about some visual and emotional changes; the content is also that after an animal is still and moves, it is changed to black. The movement and stillness of another animal only brings an interesting twist to the snail's jumping, so that the rhythm is not too monotonous; the fixed up and down page turning is also particularly suitable for the expression of the theme of jumping; and " The simple Chinese characters and syllables of "beng" are relaxing and powerful.
Simple, but not crude. You can feel the artist's intention without looking into it carefully.
? The adjustment of black and white and the transition between jumping and not jumping have been mentioned above. Similar is the appearance of fish, an animal in the water; the expression and movement of each animal after jumping are also different. Different, the little dog was terrified; the big locust bared its teeth and claws, and the little rabbit took it for granted, which is in line with the characteristics of animals; the lines corresponding to each jump and the writing of the word "bounce" are not the same. You don't need to think too much, you will feel It matches that animal very well. The most interesting thing among them is probably the folded line after the puppy jumps up and the scattered word "bounce" on the page, and the exclamation mark after the fish jumps up also looks like a fish.
? How long has it been since you carefully observed the nature around you? How long has it been since you observed the flowers, plants, insects, and birds? It seems that it is really far away, so far away that I feel that I no longer have the ability to feel nature.
? We must not forget that nature will provide us with endless inspiration.