The classic picture book by Andre De 'ang, a French picture book master, is known as "the magician who creates a dream world". Through the touching story of a cat and a small fish, readers can feel deep love, affection and friendship, which is very suitable for parents and children to read. With stories as the medium, love can flow between each other.
Brief introduction to the story
A cat keeps a small fish, feeds it delicious food every day and gives it a sweet kiss; The fish is getting bigger and bigger, and the fish tank can't satisfy its growth, so the cat takes it to the seaside and lets it swim freely.
The cat missed the little fish very much, sat on the island and waited day and night, throwing his hat into the sea. The little fish returned the hat to the cat in surprise.
They crossed the river together and came to the island to play their favorite game of "catching hats"
Aesthetic appreciation
The painting style is fresh and beautiful, and the light blue sky and sea give people a quiet and comfortable feeling. This is a strong feeling between cats and small fish. On the surface, it seems to be the love between them, but in fact it is more like the deep affection between parents and children-cats represent parents and small fish represent children.
Cats do their best to accompany the small fish. With the growth of the small fish, cats give the small fish more free space. Linear figures and light watercolors show the warmth and love between them at the same time. Through these colors and pictures, we can feel the touching moments when they are inseparable but grow up together.
The power of language
The story language is simple and the plot is simple. Although there is only 14 sentence, it is full of poetic beauty. It reads like a poem with beautiful artistic conception, and each sentence gives readers unlimited imagination, especially when a cat kisses a small fish in mid-air, a warm current instantly fills the whole picture and reminds readers of the affection between parents and children.
Observe the details
The front and back ring images are mirror images, and the picture books are memoirs. The cat wears a hat and looks at the fish in the distance. What interesting things will happen between them? It can attract readers' interest in reading.
Small fish grow bigger and bigger. After the cat took it to the seaside, he could see a coconut tree on the island in the distance. It sits here day and night waiting for the little fish. At this time, the pictures displayed in two large spreads are very rich in color, and the passage of time can be clearly seen through the change of color.
The "hat" in the story has rich connotations. It is not only a tool to link cats and small fish, but also a proof that they will meet again in the future. At the end, "Let's play with each other and play the game of catching hats" makes the whole story reach its climax and touching.
Parenting enlightenment
How to define the affection between parents and children? I think it should be interactive and communicate with each other; Parents give their children enough love, companionship and freedom; Similarly, children also give their parents love and companionship; When parents reduce some unnecessary expectations and restrictions on their children, children will give back surprises and gifts to their parents in the process of natural growth.