2019年三月間美國疫情爆發,學校停課,圖書館關門,學生其實只能待在家中線上教學,當時,為了讓孩童保持閱讀的習慣,許多圖書館延長借書回家的時間,以及增加能借閱的書籍,而美國的作家們也紛紛利用自媒體,每天利用固定的時間,閱讀一本自己的創作給孩子,並且教導他們如何繪畫等等。Oliver Jeffers 就是其中一個作家,他利用自己的 IG 念故事給孩子聽,非常感人。
回到台灣的時候,剛好接了繪本演講,就把當時利用自媒體閱讀的作家整理起來,跟大家分享,希望愈來愈多人知道那麼棒的作家們。今天先跟大家分享OLIVER JEFFERS 。Oliver Jeffers 是北愛爾蘭人,目前定居在美國。他本身就是個藝術家,所以創作的繪本都很有收藏的價值,如果要討論繪本中的插圖或是圖文關係,她每本都很適合。他創作的故事都是真人真事,除了故事吸引人,他很多本書都有相對應的動畫,網站都有相關的學習單,所以非常適合推廣到國中小唷。
Author : Oliver Jeffers
Oliver Jeffers is a visual artist and author working in painting, bookmaking, illustration, collage, performance and sculpture. Oliver Jeffers makes art and tells stories. His books include How to Catch a Star; Lost and Found, which was the recipient of the prestigious Nestle Children’s Book Prize Gold Award in the U.K. and was later adapted into an award-winning animated film; and the New York Times bestsellers Stuck; This Moose Belongs to Me; and Once Upon an Alphabet. He is also, of course, the illustrator of the #1 smash hits The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home, both written by Drew Daywalt. His fine art is world-renowned and his dip-art exhibitions are a much sought-after event. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Oliver now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and young son. Follow him