究竟哪裡不一樣?
為什麼好湯製成了罐頭,
迷人的魔法就消失了呢?
兔老爹是一隻美麗的兔子,
有漂亮的菜園、成群的兒女孫子,
也對蔬菜充滿熱情。
兔老爹煮的魔法湯,堪稱傳奇!
沒人能煮出更好喝的湯。
農夫、廚師、美食專家,全都熱烈關注與研究。
然而,兔老爹的配方,簡單到令人無法想像,
只有──水、蔬菜、香料,和一小撮鹽,
以及一晚平靜的好夢。
有一天,兔老爹突然開設了製湯工廠,
在那裡,兔子一隻隻排隊上班,
大受歡迎的魔法湯,日日夜夜在鍋中煮沸,
一箱箱濃湯罐頭,忙碌的運往世界各地。
兔老爹的事業,帶給他世界級的成功,
然而這時,
兔老爹煮湯時的美夢,
漸漸的,被可怕的噩夢取代。
人們都說湯漸漸變了!
究竟,兔老爹的湯,發生了什麼事呢?
本書特色
★《鱷魚的一天》作者與繪者再次攜手的精采合作!
作者喬凡娜.佐波莉與繪者瑪麗亞恰拉.荻.喬治,繼《鱷魚的一天》後,再度攜手合作,合力捕捉人們漸漸遺忘的美麗碎片,拾起它們,悉心修復成美麗又打動人心的故事。
★ 藉由美麗的寓言故事,看見單純生活的美好。
蔬菜湯新鮮、美味、獨一無二,大家翹首盼望能喝上一碗。但製湯工廠開張後,機器日夜趕工生產湯罐頭,魔法湯迷人的特質也漸漸消散。
許多美好的事物,都是在人們用心凝視、親手照顧、如儀式般慎重、耐心等待下孕育出來的。工業化生產取代手做,雖然提高了生產效率,卻使人沒時間、沒心思去細細品味生活中的小事。這本美麗的寓言,帶我們看見不同的價值選擇,以及單純生活的美好。
——中文書介摘錄自《兔老爹魔法湯》,步步出版
Life is not about chasing fame and fortune but spending time with those we love.
Mr Lepron lives in the forest and has a toasty warm home and many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Oh, and he adores vegetables and making soup.
Mr Lepron also enjoys napping and he always dreams of being a famous chef, cooking his magnificent soup. After his vivid, fantastical dreams, Mr Lepron's soup tastes out-of-this-world irresistible. So irresistible, that Mr Lepron becomes famous. So irresistible, that Mr Lepron opens a soup factory that starts working around the clock.
But as his dreams turn to nightmares about the factory, Mr Lepron's soup loses its magical flavour, and he realizes that what matters most in the world is not fame and riches, but time spent with his beloved children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, playing, laughing, napping and, sometimes, cooking his soup ... with love.