Little Monk Writes Rain

商品描述

一位和尚日復一日練習書法，在筆墨流轉之間沉澱心緒，卻也在不經意間，為附近的城市送上一份意想不到的禮物。

雨落下時，老和尚邀小和尚一起寫字：「我們來寫「雨」這個字吧。」隨著每一筆一畫，小和尚原本翻騰不安的心，也跟著漸漸沉靜。

接下來的二十年，小和尚長成大和尚，卻仍天天提筆，在靜坐中一遍遍書寫「雨」。直到某一天，有人來寺裡求助：城裡缺水了。大和尚收拾行囊，決定也要出一份力。只是，一疊疊寫滿字的宣紙，真的能帶來改變嗎？

這本作品不只內容動人，連畫面與裝幀設計也很有巧思：採用橫向裝訂，翻讀時呈現像掛軸一樣「由上往下」的閱讀節奏，靈感取自古代水墨與書法卷軸。台灣作者兼插畫家劉旭恭以詩意文字搭配水彩筆觸，細細寫出一段關於正念、表達與慈悲的故事。簡單卻餘韻悠長的情節，也很適合和孩子一起聊聊：在生命的風雨裡，如何找到平靜，並把這份平靜分享給他人。由王永新（Rachel Wang Yung-Hsin）自中文譯出。

A Buddhist monk practices calligraphy every single day--calming his heart and bringing an unexpected gift to a nearby city.

As rain falls, Old Monk invites Little Monk to practice calligraphy. "Let's write the character for rain!" he says. And with each brushstroke, Little Monk's restless, anxious heart grows quiet.

For the next twenty years, as Little Monk becomes Big Monk, he sits down with his brush every day, meditating on and writing the character for "rain." Until one day someone comes to the temple asking for help: the city has no water. All grown up now, Big Monk packs his things, hoping to do his part. But will a pile of calligraphy sheets make any difference?

This stunning book is horizontally bound, creating a vertical reading experience inspired by Chinese ink paintings and calligraphy hung on scrolls. With poetic text and watercolor art from Taiwanese author-illustrator Hsu-Kung Liu, Little Monk Writes Rain is an evocative tale of mindfulness, self-expression, and compassion. The simple, resonant story is sure to start conversations about how to find and share a sense of calm amid the storms of life. Translated from Chinese by Rachel Wang Yung-Hsin.

規格

適合年齡：6-8歲
作者：Hsu-Kung Liu (Author), Rachel Wang Yung-Hsin (Translator) 
出版社：Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
出版日期：3 Mar 2026
裝訂：精裝書
ISBN: 9780802856579
尺寸：28.5 x 20.6 cm
頁面：48