Lucas goes to the perfect school in the perfect neighborhood. And when he gets perfect grades, he feels like he fits right in.
But life at home is not so perfect. His dad’s old work truck keeps breaking down. His mom works long hours at her job at the diner. And Lucas has to share his small room with his baby sister.
One night, Lucas is awakened by a strange light, which he follows all the way to the place where the perfect people live. Everything there is more beautiful than he could have imagined. But the longer Lucas stays, the more he wonders what it really means to be perfect. Does it mean never making mistakes? Does it mean rejecting his bustling neighborhood and his loving family? And what’s so great about being perfect, anyway?
哪裡才是完美的地方? 一本引領孩子思考與接納自己的繪本,或許,能夠感受到愛與幸福的所在,就是完美的地方。
盧卡斯在完美學區就讀看似完美的學校。這天,他的報告拿到完美的成績,他抬頭挺胸穿過走廊,渾身輕飄飄。然而,他回到老舊的家,牆壁上是剝落的油漆,地毯上沾著柳橙汁的汙漬,而且,又停電了。他還來不及展示完美的成績,媽媽就匆匆趕去上夜班。那天深夜,盧卡斯跟著一道奇異的光,來到一個完美人們居住的地方。那裡的一切,完美得超乎想像……但是,究竟哪裡才是「完美的地方」?或者,「剛剛好的不完美」也是生活中幸福的樣貌?
By Matt de la Peņa, Illustrated by Paola Escobar, Hardcover, Traditional Chinese Character and Zhuyin, 32 pages, 11.3"x8.6"