● 英國百萬暢銷小說作家大衛.威廉(David Walliams)
● 被譽為幽默大師羅爾德達爾(Roald Dahl)接班人
● 國外媒體好評、英國亞馬遜網路書店五顆星超高人氣推薦
「還要!還要!還要!我還要一個瞪西!」
溫先生與溫太太是世上最溫和的父母,
但他們的女兒淘淘卻恰恰相反,
為了滿足女兒的需求,每天都手忙腳亂。
儘管她想要的東西都有了,卻還不夠,遠遠不夠!
現在,這女孩,還要一個「瞪西」!
但,「瞪西」是什麼?
只要能讓寶貝女兒快樂,哪怕是探訪圖書館的神祕地窖,
鑽研那本會自己活蹦亂跳的古老的怪物百科,
深入最深幽最暗黑最叢林的熱帶叢林,
穿過歐洲大陸,跨越非洲,只為了將淘淘想要的「瞪西」給帶回家!
一對超級好的爸媽和他們那超可怕的女兒……
再加上瞪西的炸彈式登場,
引爆出一個無敵瘋狂又離奇的荒誕故事。
面對無止盡的索求,總會有消耗殆盡的那天。寵愛和溺愛的界線把握在分寸之間,作者看似荒誕的奇思妙想,卻也可能是現實生活的真實寫照。作者在淘淘、瞪西、溫氏夫婦之間,不著痕跡地善用類比、對比凸顯教養的重要,使本書未淪為刻板說教,反而讀來幽默地令人會心一笑,趣味十足。
大衛.威廉幽默成長小說系列特色
在近乎荒誕喜劇的故事中,每個小小主角的家庭與生活似乎都不是那麼完美,時而充滿著不安與挫折。但大衛.威廉成功跳脫沉重的包袱,以詼諧的對話與輕快的情節,寫下孩子心中最真實的情緒,並且不著痕跡地探討了隔代教養、歧視偏見、恐懼、金錢價值觀等議題。
----中文簡介擷取自中譯本《瞪西毛怪:大衛.威廉幽默成長小說11》,晨星出版
The new children’s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – a deliciously daft Tall Story of a child who had everything, but still wanted more. Illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross.
Meet the Meeks!
Myrtle Meek has everything she could possibly want. But everything isn’t enough. She wants more, more, MORE! When Myrtle declares she wants a FING, there’s only one problem… What is a FING?
Mr and Mrs Meek will do anything to keep their darling daughter happy, even visit the spooky library vaults to delve into the dusty pages of the mysterious Monsterpedia. Their desperate quest leads to the depths of the jungliest jungle where the rarest creatures can be found. But will they ever find a FING?
An explosively funny, totally surreal Tall Story about two perfectly nice parents and their unbelievably monstrous daughter from the phenomenal bestselling author David Walliams.