A queen and a prince come to visit a small boy one Monday morning, but as he tells readers, "I wasn't home." They return with the king on Tuesday, but "I wasn't home." Every day they check to see if the little boy is in, always with someone new in tow, until Sunday, when they come with a king, a knight, a royal guard, cook, barber, jester and a little dog. This time, the little boy is home to entertain his royal guests.
一个星期一的早上,国王、王后、还有王子来看小男孩,可是小男孩不在家,接下来每天,他们都带着新的成员来,皇家卫兵、皇家厨师、皇家理发师、皇家小丑,全体出动,可是小男孩总是不在家。一直到星期天,他们才终于见面,原来他们只是想和小男孩说声“你好”。但直到翻开最后一页,谜底才能真正揭晓。一个普普通通的小男孩家里,怎么会有国王、王后、王子率着全体王宫成员来拜访呢?答案将大大出乎所有人的意料。本书以非常独特且极富艺术表现力的绘画语言,展现了一个小孩情趣盎然、丰富多彩的内心世界。
By Uri Shulevitz, Hardcover, Simplified Chinese Character, 42 pages, 7.1"x10.3"