Bobby is named after his grandfather, Bob. Bob helps Bobby learn to walk, teaches him to build a block tower, and tells him stories. One day Bobby comes home and his grandfather isn?t there. Bobby?s parents tell him that his grandfather is sick and he doesn?t remember who anyone is. At first Bobby is scared, but when he builds a block tower for Bob the way they used to do together, he knows that his grandfather remembers him. Slowly Bob starts to get better, and then it?s Bobby?s turn to teach his grandfather something important. . . . Readers of all ages will relish in this classic, now in beautifully rich full color.
巴比剛生下來(lái)的時(shí)候，爺爺巴柏就是他親密的朋友。巴比學(xué)走路的時(shí)候，巴柏耐心地說(shuō)著，“先左腳，再右腳。”一步一步教會(huì)了巴比。突然間，巴柏中風(fēng)住醫(yī)院了。經(jīng)過(guò)了漫長(zhǎng)的等待，巴柏雖然回家了，卻不會(huì)走路，甚至不認(rèn)識(shí)巴比……一切都讓巴比十分害怕，直到他鼓起勇氣親近巴柏、幫助巴柏。終于有一天，爺爺在巴比說(shuō)著“先左腳，再右腳”的引導(dǎo)下，重新學(xué)會(huì)了走路……書(shū)中略帶自傳式的描繪，帶給讀者一個(gè)關(guān)于濃濃的親情與真摯的友情的故事，讀之令人感動(dòng)、難忘。
This touching story about a young boy coping with his grandfather's disabilityhas long been one of Tomie dePaola's most popular picture books. Now, for the first time, it is available in a larger format, full-color edition—perfect for family sharing. Readers of all ages will love to watch Grandpa Bob teach Bobby to walk, and how Bobby returns the favor when Bob has a stroke, all in beautifully rich full color.
祖孫之間，總有一種不可思議的親近。日本心理學(xué)家河合隼雄認(rèn)為，也許是因?yàn)椤昂⒆觼?lái)自另一個(gè)世界，而老人馬上要去另一個(gè)世界了，兩者都與另一個(gè)世界相近，在這一點(diǎn)上是相同的”。走在生命的初始和歸途，以血脈親情為紐帶，祖孫之間總能產(chǎn)生溫馨的交流，生成很多意味深長(zhǎng)的故事。本書(shū)取材于作者時(shí)與外公之間的真實(shí)故事，它讓我們懂得知惜——站在距離親人近的位置，用平常、心安的方式去愛(ài)，并不是一件容易的事情。
