[转载]美国绘本令人惊叹想象力的无穷尽


想象力是人类创新的源泉。

想象力的魅力在于它可以将你带入一个虚拟世界,实现现实生活中不可能实现的梦想。

想象力的作用就是它可以使你享受快乐,享受惊奇,享受自由,享受现实生活中少有的感受。

 

 


 

最近我家的亲子阅读书架上有一本题为“想象有一天”,书本上带来的视觉效果的丰富,更为佩服作者的想象力是如此的强。国内孩子相比,想象力培养这方面都是比较欠缺的,希望这本书可以唤起更加多的家长,对孩子想象创造力的培养。


 



Imagine a day

when you can dive

down through branches

or swim up

to the sun

可以想象到有一天,通过攀爬大树的倒影也能到达岸上吗?

 

 



Imagine a day

when grace and daring

are all we need

to build a bridge

想象有一天古希腊的人墙也能造成桥梁,让火车悠然通过?

 



Imagine a day

when your wishes float

on a puff of air

to summon back the blue

想象到有一天,你所有的愿望随着气球升空,一一实现?

 



Imagine a day

when your house enfolds you

like a nest

rocking gently

in the autumn wind

想象到有一天,你的房子和鸟巢紧密相连?

 



Imagine a day

when you forget

how to fall

想象到有一天,你已经忘掉了摔倒的感觉,勇于冒险?

 


Imagine a day

wehn we build a moat

not to keep strangers out

but to welcome them in

想象到有一天,平时用来杜绝外人进入的小湖,变成了触地的版块,欢迎客人的进入?

 

 


Imagine a day

when you don't

need wings

to soar

想象到有一天,你不需要秋千也能飞荡起来?

 



Imagine a day

when autumn is

a yellow canopy above you

a burnt orange carpet underneath

a road you have never

ridden on before

想象到有一天,你可以在树木上骑单车,探险这条新的城市交通道路,并友善地和途人打招呼?

 

 



Imagine a day

when everything you build

touches the sky

想象到有一天,所以你堆的积木,都可以触摸到天空? 

 


Imagine a day

when roots drink up rivers

twigs tangle in clouds

and a tree is a ladder

between earth and air

想象到有一天,树木变成了梯子,连接地球和空气? 

 


Imagine a day

when you build the world

around you

piece by piece

想象到有一天,你可以用拼图彻出自己的世界? 

 


Imagine a day

when the edge of the map

is only the beginning

of what we can explore

想象到有一天,地图的边缘,只是我们去探险的开始?

 



Imagine a day

when your sand castle

can withstand

even the highest waves

想象到有一天,你所堆的沙之城堡可以抵御最高的海浪的冲击? 

 



Imagine a day

when the peace of a forest

and the strength of a mountain

become a cathedral

for your heart

想象到有一天,森林和山脉可以成为你心目中的天堂?而不是一座座的教堂?

 

 



Imagine a day

when a book swings open

on silent hinges

and a place you've never seen before

welcomes you home

想象到有一天,打开所有的书本,里面总是连接着外面的世界?

 

Imagine ......today

让我们今天开始,一起想象!