The Future Book

 
　　在未來，書本依然超級受歡迎（好險！），未來最受歡迎的書之一就叫做The Future Book，內容超級瘋狂。準備好跟孩子一起重新學習說話了嗎？在未來的世界裡，一切都變得不一樣：太陽不叫太陽： 它改名叫「月亮」（千萬別搞混了！）最尷尬的道別：當你想跟朋友說 Bye Bye，你得大聲喊出：「你聞起來像個小寶寶！」
 
　　雖然全書充滿無厘頭的搞笑設定，卻傳遞了一個最溫暖的訊息：無論科技如何進步，書本帶來的快樂永遠不會消失。
 
　　兩位國際知名的童書作家麥克．巴奈特（Mac Barnett）與蕭恩．哈里斯（Shawn Harris），分別以《Sam & Dave Dig a Hole一直一直往下挖》及《Have You Ever Seen a Flower? 》榮獲美國凱迪克大獎（The Caldecott Medal）。如今，他們攜手打造這本充滿童趣、規則由我說了算的「未來」繪本。
 
　　《柯克斯書評》（Kirkus Reviews）誠摯推薦：「非常適合在說故事時間大聲朗讀……即使我們不是預言家也能預見，這個『明日世界』將會引爆陣陣笑聲。」

This book is from the future. In the future, books are very popular. One of the most popular books in the future is called THE FUTURE BOOK, a silly, innovative picture book from two of today’s best picture book creators to read aloud again and again!

You might think you know what the future is like, and what words and phrases we use. But lots of things are different here in the future.

Have you seen the color BLORANGE? You haven't? And how is it you say “goodbye” again? It’s not “YOU SMELL LIKE A BABY?” Well . . . that might seem goofy to you, but it’s absolutely normal for us in the future.

We invite you to turn the pages of this book to discover what else has changed in the future, and to see just how certain word combinations lead to a silly narrative that will have you rolling in the aisles of the BOLLY BOLLY HOO HOO.

Mac Barnett is the New York Times-bestselling author of many children’s books, including the New York Times bestseller The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse; the Caldecott Honor Book and E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winner Sam and Dave Dig a Hole; and the Caldecott Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winner Extra Yarn. He is also the coauthor of the bestselling Terrible Two series with Jory John, and the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their bestselling Shapes Trilogy. Mac lives in Oakland, California.

Shawn Harris is an award-winning creator of books for kids. His authorial debut, Have You Ever Seen a Flower, was called a “stunning tour de force…” by The New York Times, and was the recipient of a Caldecott Honor. His picture book The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn received two starred reviews. Harris has illustrated a number of other books, including The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers, which won a Newbery Medal, and A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett, which received the Bull-Bransom Award for excellence in the field of children’s book illustration with a focus on nature and wildlife. Shawn lives in Northern California, where he also likes to write songs, surf, and play racquetball.