On September 28, 1983, the discovery of a previously unknown tale by Wilhelm Grimm was reported on the front page of The New York Times. “After more than 150 years,” the Times noted, “Hansel and Gretel, Snow-White, Rumpelstiltskin, and Cinderella will be joined by another Grimm fairy-tale character.” The story of dear Mili was preserved in a letter Wilhelm Grimm wrote to a little girl in 1816, a letter that remained in her family’s possession for over a century and a half. It tells of a mother who sends her daughter into the forest to save her from a terrible war. The child comes upon the hut of an old man, who gives her shelter, and she repays his kindness by serving him faithfully for what she thinks are three days. Actually, thirty years have passed, but Mili has remained safe, and with the old man’s blessing there is still time for a tender reunion with her mother. As for the pictures that interpret Dear Mili—hailed by School Library Journal as “gorgeous”—they were a milestone in Maurice Sendak’s career, the work of a master at the height of his powers.
一位母亲为了让唯一的女儿躲避可怕的战争，让她独自躲进森林里。女孩在森林遇见了一位老人，在老人的保护和照顾下，安然度过了三天。不料，林中只是三日，世上已过去了三十年。当小女孩回到母亲身边的时候，母亲已经是一个垂暮的老人……1816年，德国童话大师威廉?格林在给一个小女孩的信中首次讲述了这个故事，但没有收入《格林童话》，在散佚了150多年之后，直到1983年，它才戏剧性地被发现。之后绘本大师桑达克用充满悬念和细节的绘图，让这个颇具神秘意义的故事散发出更加夺目的光彩。
By Maurice Sendak, Hardcover, Simplified Chinese Characters, 30 pages, 10.25"X9.65"
