蒲蒲兰绘本馆：大嗓门爸爸

by 菲利普·韦希特 陈琦 莫尼·珀尔特

你知道大嗓门是什么样的吗？哈琳娜清楚不过了——她的爸爸就是个大嗓门。不过，跟一个大嗓门的人在一起生活，并不是一件容易的事，所以这一天哈琳娜收拾好行李，决定去外面的世界闯荡了……哈琳娜的爸爸是个大嗓门，这一习惯让哈琳娜非常难以接受，于是，她选择了离家出走。这可急坏了她的父母，他们找完山上找山下，爸爸也开始意识到大嗓门影响。直到哈琳娜的音乐会。在热烈的观众中，哈琳娜发现大嗓门其实也挺好的！在每个家庭中，父亲都肩负着顶梁柱的角色。粗心大意、不拘小节，或许是家庭中男士的代名词，但是父亲对子女的爱，却散落在生活的各个角落。《大嗓门爸爸》是一本关于父爱的读本。这也是一本教孩子学会接纳的书。在我们的生活中，难免会对一些人的习惯不同而产生不满情绪。逃避走开吗？还是当面抱怨？都不是解决问题的好方法。积极面对，尝试包容，才是正确的做法。

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helena's father is a SHOUTER. Her mother tells her that being a SHOUTER runs in the family, and that she may someday become one herself. And, so, Helena leaves home and goes to live with a total stranger. In the end, she learns that shouting can sometimes be a good thing, but there's no real resolution to the problematic rift with her parents.

This is definitely NOT the feel-good read of the decade.

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really interesting and well produced book, from the endpapers to the writing to the design and illustration. The book discusses an issue I've not yet seen in a picture book. The father is a 'shouter' and the child decides to reject this way of being and to not follow on with the family pattern of growing up to be a shouter too. It's not clear whether the 'shouter' is actively abusive in any other way, but this is perfect. The reader can extrapolate to apply the story to a number of forms of actual abuse within the family, or simply take it on face value as being about a man who can't keep his voice down. It's a great book to use for opening a discussion, and models the empowerment of a child of indeterminate age (well depicted through cats instead of humans).

I liked the way the book ends with a friendly re-connection between father and child, wherein the child retains her ground and her decision to be apart, but the relationship is restored on grounds that are acceptable and safe to the child. This is all very beautifully explained by means of the final illustration, about 5cm high. Well done Waechter and Port. (It's unclear which is the illustrator, as both are trained graphic artists living in Germany.) And well done Sally-Ann Spencer for your translation :-)

[Sandy Brehl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Father's annoying trait is his very loud voice, which turns out to be welcome when his final BRAVO can be so easily heard. I'm not comfortable with the pattern that his "loud" voice was also consistently critical/complaining/nagging. The daughter is uncomfortable having him in public because he is a "shouter", but the message is confusing volume with attitude/message.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was looking for a book on listening and this wasn't quite it. Plus, I didn't get to see enough to prove to me that her dad learned to not be a shouter. Because if he didn't learn that, I worry what kids will walk away with after reading about a shouting father and everyone just accepting it.

[Raquel Curvacheiro · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book could be a great one... had it not the little girl running away from home and asking for shelter at some unknown people's home! Not the best exemple to give to children, I would think!