Rap A Tap Tap

Rap A Tap Tap, by Leo & Diane Dillon, Scholastic, 2002

網路有聲書：Rap A Tap Tap

這書描畫出當年最偉大的踢踏舞家，Bill Bojangles Robinson (1878-1949)，在大街小巷、在室內室外、在台上台下為人們跳舞的景象。
在書後，作者也簡單介紹了這位生日被定為美國踢踏舞節的舞者.

延伸活動：不起來跳踢兩下，就過意不去了吧？

網路資源：Bill Bojangles Robinson and Shirley Temple  這位被譽為最偉大的踢踏舞者1935年在電影"The Little Colonel"裡和Shirley Temple的演出。

To Every Thing There is a Season

To Every Thing There is a Season, by Leo & Diane Dillon, Scholastic, 1998

這本書所畫的是舊約傳道書（Ecclesiastes 3:1-8）裡的幾段經文：

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

這經文如本書上的介紹："encompass the full range of contemporary human emotion and experience, from the wonders of birth to the unanswered questions of death."

1954年Pete Seeger把這段經文改寫成"Turn! Turn! Turn!"由The Byrds合唱團唱紅。

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, by Verna Aardema, pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon, Puffin, 1975

蚊子吹牛，惹得大蜥蜴不想聽，就插兩根樹枝在耳朵裡，然後就一路嘀嘀咕咕地走開，也當然就聽不見朋友蟒蛇和他打招呼，蟒蛇以為大蜥蜴在生他的氣，便趕快溜進地洞裡，結果兔子以為蛇生氣要來吃他，嚇得......一連串的誤會，使得貓頭鷹不叫，太陽也不東昇，動物們都無法正常生活。後來，獅子大王只好召開森林大會，一一抽絲剝繭地，總算真相大白，但那也就是人人聽到蚊子都想打的開始了！

說故事技巧：
1. 準確呈現動物們所發出的聲音，例如大蜥蜴走起路來"mek, mek, mek"大蟒蛇則是"wasawusu, wasawusu"還有"kaa, kaa""rim, rim""kili, wili"......能讓聽累的孩子打起精神來聽完故事。
2. 故事說到下半段，可以讓孩子回想動物們出場的順序，幫忙一起說故事。
Verna Aardema (1911-2000) - 她從小立志當作家，但也是到了為了讓她的女兒吃東西才開始為兒童寫作。因為對非洲大陸著迷，因此她改寫了許多非洲傳說故事，其中這本更是使她得到1976年的Caldecott Medal。