The Bear and the Piano

　　生命裡，什麼是最重要的事情？

　　逐步實現夢想的過程中，朋友、家人在背後的支持，是最鞏固的基石。

　　有一天，森林裡的小熊發現了一樣從沒看過的東西。「這個奇怪的東西到底是什麼呀？」他想，小心翼翼的伸出短短胖胖的手掌按了一下，啊！好特別的聲音。

　　後來小熊慢慢長成大熊，也能跟這個怪東西演奏出一段又一段優美旋律，森林裡所有的熊都陶醉其中。直到有一天，一對父女闖入森林，帶大熊到五光十色的城市裡演奏、聽更多美麗的音樂，大熊的演出次次大受歡迎，也越來越有名氣。

　　可是，即使得到了名聲、得到了獎項、聽遍全世界的音樂，在大熊的內心深處，卻始終有個聲音呼喚著……

　　大熊想念森林、朋友、家，於是他決定要回家了。不過，老朋友們還記得他嗎？

　　故事中的大熊願意為了夢想而勇敢離開舒適圈，也為了找回最樸實的自己，放棄擁有的一切……面對人生的每一道選擇題，你又會如何決定？

　　大千世界如此多采多姿，但永不變的樸實情誼和真摯關懷，更是值得守護的寶藏。

　　——中文簡介擷取自《森林裡的鋼琴師》，維京出版

　　** Over 120,000 copies sold in the UK
　　** Now a Christmas orchestral show narrated by Joanna Lumley

　　One day, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before in the forest. As time passes, he teaches himself how to play the strange instrument, and eventually the beautiful sounds are heard by a father and son who are picnicking in the woods. The bear goes with them on an incredible journey to New York, where his piano playing makes him a huge star. He has fame, fortune and all the music in the world, but he misses the friends and family he has left behind. A moving tale of exploration and belonging from best-selling and critically acclaimed author David Litchfield.

 

作者簡介

　　DAVID LITCHFIELD first started to draw when he was very young, creating Star Wars and Indiana Jones 'mash up' comics for his older brother and sister. His first picture book with Frances Lincoln Children's Books,The Bear and the Piano, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize (Illustrated Book Category) and became a best-seller in the UK and US. It was shortlisted for 8 other awards in the UK including the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the Independent Bookshop Week Award, and has sold in over 25 languages. The follow-up, The Bear, the Piano, the Dog and the Fiddle, published in 2018 to universal acclaim. David's other books include Grandad's Secret Giant and Lights on Cotton Rock. David lives in Bedford with his family.