Wemberly the mouse worries about everything: big things, like whether her parents might disappear in the middle of the night; little things, like whether she'll spill grape juice on her toy rabbit, Petal; and things in between, like whether she might shrink in the bathtub. What she is more worried about than anything else, however, is her first day at the New Morning Nursery School: "What if no one else has spots? What if no one else wears stripes? What if no one else brings a doll? What if the teacher is mean? What if the room smells bad?" Happily, Miss Peachum introduces her to a kindred spirit right away. Jewel doesn't have spots, but she is wearing stripes and holding a doll. As Wemberly plays with her new friend, she still worries, but no more than usual. ("And sometimes even less.") Ages 4-8.
本书是以老鼠为主角，通过拟人化的描绘，反映出幼儿在家庭、幼儿园的生活情境。故事内容对于捕捉小孩子的内在情绪，深刻而动人；对于孩子成长过程中父母、老师所扮演的角色，提供了深刻的思考与启发。书中的主角叫小莉，是一个性鲜明的小鼠妹，美丽又可爱，娇气又敏感。她生活一个充满爱的温馨的家庭里，有百般呵护她的爸爸妈妈，还有看似唠叨其实非常慈爱的奶奶。小莉平时总是太多地担心，无论大事情小事情还是不大不小的事情，她总是每日每夜、无时无刻地担心：爸妈会不会突然不见了，自己会不会因为变小在澡盆里淹死，墙如果裂开会不会有怪兽爬出来，院子里的大树会不会砸下来，暖气片里会不会爬出一条蛇；她更担心自己心爱的布娃娃小花瓣，怕它受委屈，怕它永远不见了；到游乐场她担心，过生日她担心，过节日她还担心……到了上幼儿园的时候，她的担心更是越来越多，这样的情绪也牵引得全家人跟着她担心……就在读者和鼠爸爸鼠妈妈一起，为初次离开家去上幼儿园的小莉深深担心的时候，故事出现了喜剧性转折的一幕：小莉自己解决了问题——她找到了心仪的小伙伴，和小伙伴玩得非常开心，连她在家里从来不离身的布娃娃小花瓣儿都撒了手……离开幼儿园时她告诉老师：“我一定会来。”“不要担心！
By Kevin Henkes, Hardcover, Simplified or Traditional Chinese Characters, 32 pages, 9.25"x8.25"
