Harry in a Hurry

　　小野兔Harry總是很忙，老是一副急匆匆的樣子，連他自己都不曉得為什麼老是想要這麼快！

　　他吃飯很快、講話很快，尤其當他騎上他那台滑板車時更是速度飛快，不但撞翻了小豬外送員的披薩，還把郵差先生的信件都撞飛了，路過的人看到Harry，都得小心翼翼免得被Harry撞上。

　　但這次Harry實在衝太快了，他竟然不小心掉進大池塘裡！幸好好心的烏龜Tom解救了他。這讓Harry不得不效法烏龜Tom，學著慢下來，沒想到這麼做不但讓Harry交到了許多新朋友，還體驗了一個完全不同的新世界。

　　暢銷繪本《小鱷魚，最怕水》（The Crocodile Who Didn’t Like Water）、《牛爬樹，真的嗎？》（The Cow Who Climbed a Tree）繪者梅莉諾（Gemma Merino），巧用創意重新演繹經典寓言《龜兔賽跑》。溫馨有趣的故事，搭配柔和而色彩豐富的插畫，讓孩子哈哈一笑，也從心滿意足的閱讀中獲得啟發。（文／博客來編譯）
　　
　　Harry in a Hurry is Timothy Knapman and Gemma Merino's unique twist on the well-loved Aseop’s Fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. Harry the Hare is always in a hurry – he’s not even sure why! He eats fast and talks fast – and if he’s riding on his speedy scooter then you’d better watch out! But when Harry accidentally hurries his way into the local pond, and Tom the Tortoise fishes him out, Harry is forced to take a leaf out of Tom’s book and slow right down. In doing so he not only finds a new friend, but enjoys a whole new world of experiences.

作者簡介

Gemma Merino

　　Gemma Merino won the prestigious Macmillan Prize for Children’s Illustration in 2011, whilst studying for her MA in Children’s Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. She is best known for her award-winning picture book, The Cow That Climbed a Tree, which won the Oscar’s Book prize in 2016. Born in Catalonia, Gemma originally studied architecture in Barcelona and has worked in practices in Spain, Dublin, Tel Aviv and London, where she currently lives.

Timothy Knapman

　　Timothy Knapman has been writing plays, musicals and children’s books for over 10 years and his books have been translated into 20 languages. He is known for his best-selling book, Dinosaurs in the Supermarket, and his stories have been heard on CBeebies Bedtime Stories.