博客來《森林裡的鋼琴師》（The Bear and the Piano）三部曲繪者大衛．里奇斐德（David Litchfield）最新故事繪本，歌頌友誼和成長的契機。有些朋友是真實的，有些朋友只存在於想像之中。無論是哪一種友情的陪伴，都能陪伴孩子們，在陌生與不安的時，慢慢醞釀出勇氣，找到屬於自己的聲音。
當其他孩子在雪地中嬉戲時，故事中的小男孩派翠克（Patrick）總是靜靜待在一旁，但他其實並不孤單，因為他有一個溫柔、特別的朋友——「比利小鬍子」（Billy Whiskers）。他他們一起讀故事書、騎腳踏車、盪鞦韆、堆雪人，還會展開奇幻冒險：飛越星空、穿梭於魔法森林……
無論小男孩喜歡做什麼，比利小鬍子總是在他身旁。直到有一天小男孩儲備好足夠的勇氣，輕聲對現實生活中的小朋友說：「哈囉！」，邁向童年的全新篇章。
大衛．里奇斐德（David Litchfield）以高超的插畫功力，讓雪地夕陽、夢境星空與森林幻景，綻放光影交織的魔幻詩意，令人著迷。
On a snowy day, while all the other children are playing together, Patrick sits alone. But Patrick isn’t really alone, because he has a friend called Billy Whiskers – a friend only he can see.
Together they ride bikes, climb trees, read stories and chat about this and that. Billy doesn’t talk much, but he’s a very good listener. He listens when Patrick has worries to share and sometimes, when the worries get too big, they disappear off on magical adventures where anything feels possible. And Patrick returns feeling big and brave . . .
Brave enough that on this special snow day, he has the courage to say hello to the other children . . .
This powerful and sensitive new picture book from David Litchfield captures the magic of imaginary friendship, the power of empathy and the importance of our friends – real or not – in helping us to navigate the world as we grow.
