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小荳荳的心事
黑柳徹子，日本首屈一指深具社會影響力的「快嘴」，堪稱東方的「泰瑞莎修女」，以「小荳荳」之名，以聯合國兒童基金會親善大使，到內戰激烈的國家，流行病猖獗的偏遠地方，饑餓貧窮的落後小鄉，幫孩子洗澡療傷包紮說故事，為孩子穿上衣服送上巧克力！
這位人生的大前輩，小學被退學卻感激老師，數學不好被叫「低能兒」，卻絕對相信自己有獨特的潛能。巴氏學園校長說「其實妳是個乖孩子」，「其實」兩個字讓她的人生從此毫無退縮，父母親培養她感性以及判斷力，「學習障礙」反過來是發揮才華的契機！
什麼原因讓這位全世界孩童的朋友，永遠保持希望？什麼想法讓她就算遇到挫折，還擁有樂觀有朝氣？什麼信念讓她即使已經八十歲高齡，依然活力無窮？原本羞於表達的小荳荳，長大後不斷不斷記錄寫出小時候就在想的事，為了讓自己更了解自己，也為了讓你更明白有許多小時候的純真與夢想是永遠不能失去的......
這位人生的大前輩，小學被退學卻感激老師，數學不好被叫「低能兒」，卻絕對相信自己有獨特的潛能。巴氏學園校長說「其實妳是個乖孩子」，「其實」兩個字讓她的人生從此毫無退縮，父母親培養她感性以及判斷力，「學習障礙」反過來是發揮才華的契機！
什麼原因讓這位全世界孩童的朋友，永遠保持希望？什麼想法讓她就算遇到挫折，還擁有樂觀有朝氣？什麼信念讓她即使已經八十歲高齡，依然活力無窮？原本羞於表達的小荳荳，長大後不斷不斷記錄寫出小時候就在想的事，為了讓自己更了解自己，也為了讓你更明白有許多小時候的純真與夢想是永遠不能失去的......
224 pages, Paperback
First published November 24, 2001
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About the author
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
46 books390 followersTetsuko Kuroyanagi (黒柳 徹子) is an internationally famous Japanese actress, a talk show host, a best-selling author of children book.
She founded the Totto Foundation, named for the eponymous and autobiographical protagonist of her book Totto-chan, The Little Girl at the Window. The Foundation professionally trains deaf actors, implementing Kuroyanagi's vision of bringing theater to the deaf.
In 1984, in recognition of her charitable works, Kuroyanagi was appointed to be a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, being the first person from Asia to hold this position. During the late 1980s and the 1990s, she visited many developing countries in Asia and Africa for charitable works and goodwill missions, helping children who had suffered from disasters and war as well as raising international awareness of the situations of children in poor countries. Kuroyanagi has raised more than $20 million for the UNICEF programmes that she has been involved in, through television fund-raising campaigns. She also used the royalties from her bestselling book, Totto-chan, to contribute to UNICEF.
In 1997, Kuroyanagi published the book Totto-chan's Children, which was based on her experience working for as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador from 1984 to 1996. Kuroyanagi is a director of the Japanese branch of the World Wildlife Fund.
Kuroyanagi has twice brought America's National Theater of the Deaf to Japan, acting with them in sign language.
For her involvement in media and television entertainment, Kuroyanagi won the Japanese Cultural Broadcasting Award, which is the highest television honour in Japan. Since then, she has been voted 14 times as Japan’s favourite television personality, for the show Tetsuko’s Room.[3]
In 2000, Kuroyanagi became the first recipient of the Global Leadership for Children Award, which was established by UNICEF in the 10th anniversary of the 1990 World Summit for Children. In May 2003, Kuroyanagi received Order of the Sacred Treasure in recognition of her two decades of service for the world’s children.
She founded the Totto Foundation, named for the eponymous and autobiographical protagonist of her book Totto-chan, The Little Girl at the Window. The Foundation professionally trains deaf actors, implementing Kuroyanagi's vision of bringing theater to the deaf.
In 1984, in recognition of her charitable works, Kuroyanagi was appointed to be a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, being the first person from Asia to hold this position. During the late 1980s and the 1990s, she visited many developing countries in Asia and Africa for charitable works and goodwill missions, helping children who had suffered from disasters and war as well as raising international awareness of the situations of children in poor countries. Kuroyanagi has raised more than $20 million for the UNICEF programmes that she has been involved in, through television fund-raising campaigns. She also used the royalties from her bestselling book, Totto-chan, to contribute to UNICEF.
In 1997, Kuroyanagi published the book Totto-chan's Children, which was based on her experience working for as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador from 1984 to 1996. Kuroyanagi is a director of the Japanese branch of the World Wildlife Fund.
Kuroyanagi has twice brought America's National Theater of the Deaf to Japan, acting with them in sign language.
For her involvement in media and television entertainment, Kuroyanagi won the Japanese Cultural Broadcasting Award, which is the highest television honour in Japan. Since then, she has been voted 14 times as Japan’s favourite television personality, for the show Tetsuko’s Room.[3]
In 2000, Kuroyanagi became the first recipient of the Global Leadership for Children Award, which was established by UNICEF in the 10th anniversary of the 1990 World Summit for Children. In May 2003, Kuroyanagi received Order of the Sacred Treasure in recognition of her two decades of service for the world’s children.
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