This award-winning picture book set consists of stories all linked to Chinese traditions or ancient stories, aimed at bringing young readers closer to a history and culture that otherwise might fade away. The books bring to life the Chinese dragon, Chinese New Year, traditional Chinese operas and a lot more topics using stylish traditional water color drawings and simple, poetic and humorous language.
《熊亮·中国绘本》(全十册)是真正的中国本土原创绘本。其精神内核来源于中国传统文化,《和风一起散步》故事源于战国宋玉所作《风赋》;《屠龙族》隐喻龙的传人的典故;《灶王爷》描绘了传统家庭生活;《小石狮》中出现铜烟枪、青花碗、燕子风筝、红色灯笼等传统艺术元素。
所谓传统,并非照搬给孩子们一些气息陈旧的故事。熊亮将现代儿童不熟知的乡村生活和寓言故事,通过改编和再创作的手法一一展现。《长坂坡》《武松打虎》借用京剧中两出经典剧目,配以猫咪可爱蠢萌的形象,达到了耳目一新的效果,这在以往的儿童绘本中是极为少见的。同时其画面风格融汇了中国传统水墨画的技法,极具个人特色和辨识度。
Book Titles:
Nian, The Year Monster 小年兽
Kitchen God 灶王爷
The Toy Rabbit Story 兔儿爷
The Dragon Slayers 屠龙族
The Little Stone Lion 小石狮
Wu Song Beats the Tiger 武松打虎
The Battle of Changbanpo 长坂坡
Vajrayana Guru 金刚师
The Monster of Mould Rains 梅雨怪
Stroll with Wind 和风一起散步
By Liang Xiong, Paperpack, Simplified Chinese characters, 36-44 pages/book, 8.7"x 9.35"