贝法娜的来信

Genni Gunn

Yours Befana

英文原版 绘本故事

产品信息

作者：Barbara Cuoghi (Author), Elenia Beretta (Illustrator)

出版商：Greystone Kids

出版日期：2024年11月7日

语言：英语

页数：32页

ISBN-10：1778401465

ISBN-13：978-1778401466

商品重量：330克

适用年龄：5-8岁

尺寸：19.05 x 1.27 x 27.94厘米

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

这本奇幻的冬季绘本向孩子们介绍了意大利民间传说中的标志性女巫贝法娜。她会在主显节前夜潜入孩子们的家中，把礼物塞满他们的袜子，预示着春天的到来。

我来自永恒，骑着女巫的扫帚飞翔。我来给你的袜子装满礼物。确保它们没有破洞、不匹配，或者更糟的是，脏兮兮的。顺便说一句，我和那个穿着红衣服、带着一群驯鹿的笨手笨脚的家伙一点关系都没有……

在这本神奇的图画书中，势不可挡的冬季女巫贝法娜给孩子们分享了一封信，讲述了主显节前夜（一月五日）发生的事情。在这一天，她会飞上天空，为世界各地的孩子们送去礼物。

贝法娜骑着扫帚，穿着她温暖的斗篷，像风一样飞驰。冬夜里，她飞驰而过，虽然看不见踪影，但所有孩子都能从她带来的糖果、坚果和干果，以及她珍贵的礼物：新天气、水和阳光，知道她曾经来过。因为，随着贝法娜的到来，“庆祝大自然重生的序幕”由此拉开。

《你的，贝法娜》以精美的插图，颂扬了女巫、节日传统、送礼和大自然，是老少皆宜的圣诞睡前故事。书的背面，漫画风格的插图揭示了关于贝法娜的秘密：她是如何变得厉害的，她的魔法技能，以及她在希腊神话中的起源。

“隐瞒也是徒劳的：我爱你们所有人，”贝法娜在信的末尾落款“你的，贝法娜”写道。贝法娜这封风趣、令人毛骨悚然、却又充满爱意的信，注定会在每个节日里成为孩子们和家庭的乐土。

This fantastical winter season book introduces children to Befana, the iconic witch from Italian folklore, who steals into children’s homes on Epiphany Eve to fill their stockings with treats and signal the coming of spring.

I come from Forever and Beyond, flying on a witch’s broom. I come to fill your stockings. Make sure they don’t have holes or are mismatched or, worse, dirty. By the way, I have nothing to do with that clumsy oaf dressed in red with his herd of reindeer …

In this magical picture book, the all-powerful and unstoppable winter witch, Befana, shares a letter to children about what happens on Epiphany Eve, or the fifth of January, when she takes to the sky to deliver gifts to all children everywhere.

Befana is as fast as the wind on her broom, dressed in her warmest cloak. Jetting through the winter night, she cannot be seen, but all children know when she’s been there from her gifts of sweets, nuts, and dried fruit, as well as her most precious gift of all: new weather, water, and sun. Because, with Befana’s visit, “begins the celebration of Nature's rebirth.”

A gorgeously-illustrated celebration of witches, holiday traditions, gift-giving, and nature, Yours, Befana makes the perfect bedtime story at Christmastime for readers young and old. At the back of the book, comic-book-style panels share secret facts about Befana: how she came to be all-powerful, her magic skills, and her origins in Greek mythology.

“It’s useless to hide it: I love you all,” writes Befana as she signs her letter with “Yours, Befana.” Befana’s funny, fearsome, and ultimately loving letter is destined to be enjoyed by children and families every holiday season.

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