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القلب والزجاجة
هذه القصة التي تحرك المشاعر تتناول -بشكل مميّز- موضوعاً حساساً، هي قصة فتاة أثقلت قلبها ثنائية الحب والفقد ثم تعاملت مع ذلك بخفة استثنائية وذكرتنا أن الأمل موجود دائماَ.
أوليڤر كاتب إنجليزي له طريقته الإبداعية في تناول القضايا والتعبير عنها بالقصة والرسم.
أوليڤر كاتب إنجليزي له طريقته الإبداعية في تناول القضايا والتعبير عنها بالقصة والرسم.
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Oliver Jeffers
101 books2,769 followersOliver Jeffers' work takes many forms. His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in galleries worldwide, and HarperCollins UK and Penguin USA publish his award-winning picture books, now translated into over 30 languages.
In 2007, Jeffers was the official illustrator for World Book Day, and in 2008 Lost and Found became Oliver's first book to made into animation by London-based Studio AKA.
Jeffers won a NY Emmy in 2010 for his collaborative work with the artist and director Mac Premo, and in 2013 Jeffers co-directed the video for U2's Ordinary Love with Premo. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jeffers now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
In 2007, Jeffers was the official illustrator for World Book Day, and in 2008 Lost and Found became Oliver's first book to made into animation by London-based Studio AKA.
Jeffers won a NY Emmy in 2010 for his collaborative work with the artist and director Mac Premo, and in 2013 Jeffers co-directed the video for U2's Ordinary Love with Premo. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jeffers now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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September 8, 2022
قلوبنا لن تكون مستعدة لفقد الاعزاء ابدا
فقط ذكرياتنا معهم هي التي ستملأ فراغاً مؤلماً
في مُضغة تؤرقنا لآخر نبضة
و لا ننسي ان الفراق ماكر؛ يختار دوما الأعز و الأغلى للفراق المبكر؛ اما هؤلاء الحاضرين الغائبين؛ او اللبلابيون المتسلقون ..فسيجعلونك تفكر الف مرة قبل اخراج قلبك من زجاجته الحامية..فكرة القلب بالزجاجة اعادتني فورا للشاعرة سيلفيا بلاث لان هذا شعارها الدائم
شاهد رسومها الرائعة بالانجليزية هنا
https://youtu.be/8FSuy-J_Pzk
و لا تنسي ان تعطل انفك قليلاَ فلا شيء يثير الذكري و يمزق القلب كالروائح
فقط ذكرياتنا معهم هي التي ستملأ فراغاً مؤلماً
في مُضغة تؤرقنا لآخر نبضة
و لا ننسي ان الفراق ماكر؛ يختار دوما الأعز و الأغلى للفراق المبكر؛ اما هؤلاء الحاضرين الغائبين؛ او اللبلابيون المتسلقون ..فسيجعلونك تفكر الف مرة قبل اخراج قلبك من زجاجته الحامية..فكرة القلب بالزجاجة اعادتني فورا للشاعرة سيلفيا بلاث لان هذا شعارها الدائم
شاهد رسومها الرائعة بالانجليزية هنا
https://youtu.be/8FSuy-J_Pzk
و لا تنسي ان تعطل انفك قليلاَ فلا شيء يثير الذكري و يمزق القلب كالروائح
January 13, 2015
الكتاب الذي تمنيت لو أنني كتبته.
August 19, 2023
A picture book about grief. A little girl likes to read with her grandfather as he sits in his rocking chair, and then one day she faces an empty chair. Yes, it's that subtle, the chair is just empty, no explanation, really. Her grandpa is gone, and since she feels like she can't risk too much strain on her heart again, the girl grows up solitary, putting her heart in a bottle which she wears tied to a string around her neck. This doesn't make her life easier finally, as one might imagine. One day she meets a young girl, though, who helps her remove that heart from the bottle.
So this is a metaphor or analogy for the grieving life, and a lovely simple and sweet one. Will kids get it? Oh, I think so, with some talk with adults (which is in a way one of the very things the book is about, reading and talking together with kids), to help them make sense of the unspeakable things we all face from time to time. And I like the reciprocity of support suggested here: Grandpas help kids, kids help adults. We can be good for each other. I love the artwork of Oliver Jeffers, with lots of contemplative space and lovely watercolors and slightly elongated depictions of people.
So this is a metaphor or analogy for the grieving life, and a lovely simple and sweet one. Will kids get it? Oh, I think so, with some talk with adults (which is in a way one of the very things the book is about, reading and talking together with kids), to help them make sense of the unspeakable things we all face from time to time. And I like the reciprocity of support suggested here: Grandpas help kids, kids help adults. We can be good for each other. I love the artwork of Oliver Jeffers, with lots of contemplative space and lovely watercolors and slightly elongated depictions of people.
January 17, 2022
لم يعد بمقدورك تحمُل ثقِل القلب بالفقد...إذن لتنتزع القلب وتضعه في زجاجة..أجل تبدو مكاناً آمناً منيعاً بعيداً عن متناول يد الحياة القاسية...كما أن ذلك يعدك بأن الأمور ستصبح على ما يُرام...
ولعلمنا بأنه ليس بمقدورنا التخلي تماماً عن القلب ، فلتُعلق الزجاجة حول رقبتك...
يكفي أن يكون قريباً منك..ليس بعيداً عنك...
هنا نتغافل كم أصبح الثقل مروعاً... فلم يعد شيء يثير انتباهنا ولا يستدعي شغفنا...
فهل يُمكننا العيش هكذا..؟
لا...فثمة لحظة نقرر فيها إستعادة قلبنا ...
عندئذٍ لن تفعل طالما كنت وحيداً ، فلابد من ثمة يد تمتد داخل الزجاجة وتسلمك قلبك ..عندئذٍ سترى العالم من جديد....
ولعلمنا بأنه ليس بمقدورنا التخلي تماماً عن القلب ، فلتُعلق الزجاجة حول رقبتك...
يكفي أن يكون قريباً منك..ليس بعيداً عنك...
هنا نتغافل كم أصبح الثقل مروعاً... فلم يعد شيء يثير انتباهنا ولا يستدعي شغفنا...
فهل يُمكننا العيش هكذا..؟
لا...فثمة لحظة نقرر فيها إستعادة قلبنا ...
عندئذٍ لن تفعل طالما كنت وحيداً ، فلابد من ثمة يد تمتد داخل الزجاجة وتسلمك قلبك ..عندئذٍ سترى العالم من جديد....
December 17, 2020
A poignant picture book about the death of a loved one and the anguish that might result. I read this book to a Grade 4 class today (9-10 years old), but the students didn't seem to "get" it. Perhaps middle school-aged students and older would appreciate its lovely subtle message.
September 21, 2023
رویارویی با از دست دادن در قالب یه کتاب مصور برای کودکان. اینکه قلبش رو تو بطری میندازه تا از آسیب دیدن در امان باشه :) و چه بسا این انکار واقعیت و محافظت از خودمون در برابر اتفاقات مهلک، ملموس و آشناست. خیلی قشنگ و کوتاه به تصویرش کشید.
پ.ن: شاید نه برای خودم که برای تویی که هنوز زبون باز نکردی، این کتابا رو میخونم تا به وقتش با ذوق و شوق صفحات رو ورق بزنم و به سوالات زیاد ذهن کنجکاوت جواب بدم و چهرهی معصومت رو ببینم که از رنگی رنگی بودن تصاویر میدرخشه.
پ.ن: شاید نه برای خودم که برای تویی که هنوز زبون باز نکردی، این کتابا رو میخونم تا به وقتش با ذوق و شوق صفحات رو ورق بزنم و به سوالات زیاد ذهن کنجکاوت جواب بدم و چهرهی معصومت رو ببینم که از رنگی رنگی بودن تصاویر میدرخشه.
October 7, 2017
This is the best picture book about complicated grief I’ve ever read, and one of the best books about it on the subject, period. It’s lovely in every way. It would make a wonderful present for children who’ve lost a loved one, or someone of any age who’s suffered a loss, both recently and long ago. It’s also a great bibliotherapy book for children who are grieving.
I came close to crying, but this overall this is an uplifting book that also made me smile.
There is a perfect amount of text and of pictures.
I appreciated how the paper pages are thicker than in most books and sturdy, but this is not a board book.
I got a kick out of how the heart was drawn to more resemble a real human heart than a typical heart symbol. And then on the inside last page I loved how some parts of the cardiovascular system are shown and listed.
Lovely illustrations. They’re colorful and sweet and interesting and many are very intricate, except for the also sweet, meaningful, simple drawings on the inside front cover.
Nice touch to have a photo of the author-illustrator as a young boy in the author bio section on the inside back cover of the book. I love it when authors of children’s books do this!
This is a very smart and a very touching book.
Highly recommended for child therapists, children, parents, and anyone who’s recently or long ago suffered the still painful loss of a loved one or knows someone who has.
I came close to crying, but this overall this is an uplifting book that also made me smile.
There is a perfect amount of text and of pictures.
I appreciated how the paper pages are thicker than in most books and sturdy, but this is not a board book.
I got a kick out of how the heart was drawn to more resemble a real human heart than a typical heart symbol. And then on the inside last page I loved how some parts of the cardiovascular system are shown and listed.
Lovely illustrations. They’re colorful and sweet and interesting and many are very intricate, except for the also sweet, meaningful, simple drawings on the inside front cover.
Nice touch to have a photo of the author-illustrator as a young boy in the author bio section on the inside back cover of the book. I love it when authors of children’s books do this!
This is a very smart and a very touching book.
Highly recommended for child therapists, children, parents, and anyone who’s recently or long ago suffered the still painful loss of a loved one or knows someone who has.
February 21, 2022
عن الفقد وقسوته وعما يحدثه بنا.
ان تضع قلبك في زجاجة
قصة كُتبت بالأساس للأطفال، لكن الكبار وحدهم من يعرفون هذا الشعور، شعور وضع القلب داخل زجاجة.
هو الحل الآمن ، لكنه ليس حياة..
في النهاية
" تم إرجاع القلب إلي مكانه ، ولم يعد الكرسي فارغًا بعد الآن..."
من الكتب التي سأضعها في قلبي وسأعود إليها مراراً.💛
ان تضع قلبك في زجاجة
قصة كُتبت بالأساس للأطفال، لكن الكبار وحدهم من يعرفون هذا الشعور، شعور وضع القلب داخل زجاجة.
هو الحل الآمن ، لكنه ليس حياة..
في النهاية
" تم إرجاع القلب إلي مكانه ، ولم يعد الكرسي فارغًا بعد الآن..."
من الكتب التي سأضعها في قلبي وسأعود إليها مراراً.💛
October 18, 2023
I was recently in a bookshop, and I asked the owners for book recommendations on Grief. Turns out they are also on first name terms with Grief having lost their child.
They said to me, if there's one book we think everyone should read, it would be this one.
There's a lot of stigma around adults reading children's books, but I don't subscribe to any of that nonsense.
This is a fantastic picture book. The artwork is excellent, the narrative is basic, and it leaves a lot open for discussion with children. As an adult, I can see the benefits of this book existing.
Five stars.
They said to me, if there's one book we think everyone should read, it would be this one.
There's a lot of stigma around adults reading children's books, but I don't subscribe to any of that nonsense.
This is a fantastic picture book. The artwork is excellent, the narrative is basic, and it leaves a lot open for discussion with children. As an adult, I can see the benefits of this book existing.
Five stars.
September 26, 2020
من الكُتب التي سأضعها في قلبي و سأعود إليها مراراً ..
حكايةٌ عن الحب و الفقد .
إنها محاولة لتجاوز الألم و وضع القلب في مكانٍ آمن، بعيداً عن المشاعر التي قد تؤذيه .
فهل سيُجدي هذا الأمر!و من دون أيّة خسائر!
في هذه الحكايه المصوّره و التي هي للأطفال ،تحمل في طيّاتها كميّة مشاعر جميله ،حتماً تستحق أن تُقرأْ فهي ليست للأطفال فقط بل هي للجميع،
إنها تعلمنا أنهُ لا سبيل للهرب من الألم و الفقد و أنهُ أمرٌ حتمّي فإنّ الحياة ستستمر بوجود الألم لكن لا حياة بدون أمل..
و كما قالت بثينة العيسى حياة بلا ألم هي حياة بلا حياة..
حكايةٌ عن الحب و الفقد .
إنها محاولة لتجاوز الألم و وضع القلب في مكانٍ آمن، بعيداً عن المشاعر التي قد تؤذيه .
فهل سيُجدي هذا الأمر!و من دون أيّة خسائر!
في هذه الحكايه المصوّره و التي هي للأطفال ،تحمل في طيّاتها كميّة مشاعر جميله ،حتماً تستحق أن تُقرأْ فهي ليست للأطفال فقط بل هي للجميع،
إنها تعلمنا أنهُ لا سبيل للهرب من الألم و الفقد و أنهُ أمرٌ حتمّي فإنّ الحياة ستستمر بوجود الألم لكن لا حياة بدون أمل..
و كما قالت بثينة العيسى حياة بلا ألم هي حياة بلا حياة..
April 20, 2023
কোন এক সময়ে কোন এক জায়গায় একটি ছোট্ট মেয়ে বাস করতো। তার ছিল দুনিয়ার সব বিষয়েই কৌতুহল। এটা কি? ওটা কেন? ঐটা কীভাবে? ব্লা ব্লা ব্লা....... নতুন নতুন জিনিস জেনে সে ভীষণ আনন্দিত হতো।
একদিন সে বাবাকে হারায়। তার সমস্ত অনুভূতিকে কবর দেয়ার জন্য তার হৃদয়কে একটা কাচের বোতলে ভরে ফেলে। এরপর মেয়েটি বেড়ে উঠতে থাকে কিন্তু তার সেই কৌতুহল থাকে না, থাকে না সেই জানার আনন্দ। সে ভুলে যায় সমুদ্রের কথা, চেয়ে দেখে না আর আকাশের তারাদের দিকে।
এভাবেই হয়তো জীবন কেটে যেতো তার কিন্তু একদিন দেখা হয়ে যায় একটি ছোট্ট মেয়ের সাথে। এই ছোট্টমেয়েটির কোন প্রশ্নের উত্তর দিতে পারে না কেননা তার হৃদয় যেখানে থাকবার কথা সেখানে নেই।
এরপর সে চেষ্টা করতে থাকে বোতল থেকে তার হৃদয়কে বের করতে কিন্তু হায় বিধি বাম। সে কিছুতেই কাজটি করে উঠতে পারে না। তখন তাকে সাহায্যের জন্য হাত বাড়িয়ে দেয় ছোট্টমেয়েটি।
হারানোর কষ্টকে ভুলতে গিয়ে নিজেকে ভুলে যেতে নেই। হৃদয়কে বোতলে ভরে দূরে সরিয়ে না রেখে বেঁচে থাকার সময়টুকুতে কষ্ট থাকলেও আনন্দও থাকে। সেটুকুকে উপভোগ করুন। কি সুন্দর একটা মেসেজ দিয়েছে বইটি।
একদিন সে বাবাকে হারায়। তার সমস্ত অনুভূতিকে কবর দেয়ার জন্য তার হৃদয়কে একটা কাচের বোতলে ভরে ফেলে। এরপর মেয়েটি বেড়ে উঠতে থাকে কিন্তু তার সেই কৌতুহল থাকে না, থাকে না সেই জানার আনন্দ। সে ভুলে যায় সমুদ্রের কথা, চেয়ে দেখে না আর আকাশের তারাদের দিকে।
এভাবেই হয়তো জীবন কেটে যেতো তার কিন্তু একদিন দেখা হয়ে যায় একটি ছোট্ট মেয়ের সাথে। এই ছোট্টমেয়েটির কোন প্রশ্নের উত্তর দিতে পারে না কেননা তার হৃদয় যেখানে থাকবার কথা সেখানে নেই।
এরপর সে চেষ্টা করতে থাকে বোতল থেকে তার হৃদয়কে বের করতে কিন্তু হায় বিধি বাম। সে কিছুতেই কাজটি করে উঠতে পারে না। তখন তাকে সাহায্যের জন্য হাত বাড়িয়ে দেয় ছোট্টমেয়েটি।
হারানোর কষ্টকে ভুলতে গিয়ে নিজেকে ভুলে যেতে নেই। হৃদয়কে বোতলে ভরে দূরে সরিয়ে না রেখে বেঁচে থাকার সময়টুকুতে কষ্ট থাকলেও আনন্দও থাকে। সেটুকুকে উপভোগ করুন। কি সুন্দর একটা মেসেজ দিয়েছে বইটি।
August 21, 2017
I've often said that many children grow up over-protected. Many parents dread addressing the big issues with their kids and therefore don't prepare them for what is out there - often claiming that they don't want to be cruel. I disagree with that policy. Should I ever have children, they will never think that there's a farm up-state where all the old animals go. I will certainly not replace a dead pet with one that looks just like it either. Death, as heartbreaking as it is, is also a part of life and the kids will get in contact with it eventually. How many of us have lost old aunts and uncles, grandparents or great-grandparents or beloved pets while we were little? Better to early prepare them the best way we know how.
This book helps in that regard. The story is simple: a little girl grows up with her grandfather who frequently reads to her, goes with her to play in the snow etc. Until one day he is no longer there and she needs to find a way to deal with the loss. It's also about having had her grandfather in her life shapes her as an adult later.
The message of the book, despite some probably describing it as "dark", is actually uplifting - like I said, because it gives you a way to cope with the unthinkable.
Add to that the really great, colourful and detailed illustrations (they are in a style that usually wouldn't be to my liking but here they enthralled me) and you have the perfect medium to teach kids about a not so nice but equally important part of life.
This book helps in that regard. The story is simple: a little girl grows up with her grandfather who frequently reads to her, goes with her to play in the snow etc. Until one day he is no longer there and she needs to find a way to deal with the loss. It's also about having had her grandfather in her life shapes her as an adult later.
The message of the book, despite some probably describing it as "dark", is actually uplifting - like I said, because it gives you a way to cope with the unthinkable.
Add to that the really great, colourful and detailed illustrations (they are in a style that usually wouldn't be to my liking but here they enthralled me) and you have the perfect medium to teach kids about a not so nice but equally important part of life.
April 21, 2018
How does it feel like to keep your heart in a bottle never to expose it to anyone?
It's life-shattering, isn't it? But what drives one to do such thing?
Do read this picture book about grief and sorrow.
It's life-shattering, isn't it? But what drives one to do such thing?
Do read this picture book about grief and sorrow.
October 11, 2011
The Heart and the Bottle is a very short story with a very big message. It is about a girl who is fascinated and curious by everything around her including the stars and the sea. She tells her attentive Father about all the images in her head, but one day she runs to show him her drawings only to find his empty chair. She becomes very lonely and grieving for her Father, she puts her heart in a bottle and hangs it around her neck. This way she some how protects her heart so it does not get hurt or damaged by anyone else again. She soon realises, as she gets older, that this is no solution at all. It takes a young girl, once as she used to be, make her realise that she cannot lock away her feelings and emotions forever.
This is a lovely book to illustrate to the readers that people do loose family members whilst showing the correct way to deal with it; talking to others or especially those that it might have happened to in the past. The illustration alone shows very simple characters, showing that this could happen to anyone, there is not specific type of young boy or girl. The colours in the illustration also depicts the shifting moods throughout the book. I would have thought that this book would be mostly aimed at the Early Years ages and KS1. However, I believe that this is aimed at an older audience, for those who have suffered a loss especially. It brings to light to the readers that this can happen and maybe the use of this book might help them to open up if they have had a loss.
This is a lovely book to illustrate to the readers that people do loose family members whilst showing the correct way to deal with it; talking to others or especially those that it might have happened to in the past. The illustration alone shows very simple characters, showing that this could happen to anyone, there is not specific type of young boy or girl. The colours in the illustration also depicts the shifting moods throughout the book. I would have thought that this book would be mostly aimed at the Early Years ages and KS1. However, I believe that this is aimed at an older audience, for those who have suffered a loss especially. It brings to light to the readers that this can happen and maybe the use of this book might help them to open up if they have had a loss.
February 21, 2025
Maybe it's time for me to find someone who can help me get my heart out of the bottle, too.
Feb 2025
Feb 2025
June 5, 2016
Đọc cuốn này ở tiệm Kafka 54/2 Nguyễn Cư Trinh, Q1.
Cuốn này không có hài chút nào đâu. Mặc dù ở Kafka có rất nhiều sách buồn cười và hài hước, nhưng cuốn này hem phải như thế.
Mình nhớ nhất cuốn này ở cách kể câu chuyện cô bé mất bố. Mà kể rất hay nhé, hông có một chết lẫn từ mất nào, chỉ có mỗi câu chiếc ghế bố cô bé ngồi hằng ngày một hôm bỗng trống không.
Mô tả sự mất mát hay đến thế là cùng, các bạn nhở. Chúa đấy!
Ngoài ra, tranh cũng rất đẹp đấy. Không đùa đâu.
Cuốn này không có hài chút nào đâu. Mặc dù ở Kafka có rất nhiều sách buồn cười và hài hước, nhưng cuốn này hem phải như thế.
Mình nhớ nhất cuốn này ở cách kể câu chuyện cô bé mất bố. Mà kể rất hay nhé, hông có một chết lẫn từ mất nào, chỉ có mỗi câu chiếc ghế bố cô bé ngồi hằng ngày một hôm bỗng trống không.
Mô tả sự mất mát hay đến thế là cùng, các bạn nhở. Chúa đấy!
Ngoài ra, tranh cũng rất đẹp đấy. Không đùa đâu.
September 25, 2020
ألم نشعر جميعا في وقت من الأوقات لو أنه كان من الممكن أن نخبئ قلبنا في مكان آمن بعيدا عن الفقد أو الوجع أو الخذلان.
أن نبعده ببساطة عن شر هذه الدنيا و الأهم عن شر بشرها.
نتظاهر بالقوة والعقل بينما داخلنا يبقى قلبا منكسرا ضعيفا يقاوم ليظل متماسكا.
فهذا القلب الصغير لم يعد قادرا على تحمل المزيد لقد فاض به الحزن وتقطعت به السبل حتى أصبح الحل الوحيد أن يبقى بعيدا محصنا آمنا.
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ولكن هل نظل نحن بعد أن يخرج قلبنا من المعادلة؟
هل يكفي العقل وحده لنكمل باقي مشوارنا؟
أم أننا بدون قلب نفقد الشغف والهوية التي نكون بها ذاواتنا؟
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قصة عن الفقد وقسوته وعما يحدثه بنا.
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جدي الغالي سيظل دائما مكانك فارغا في قلبي وعقلي.
أفتقدك وأحبك دائما جدو ❤
أن نبعده ببساطة عن شر هذه الدنيا و الأهم عن شر بشرها.
نتظاهر بالقوة والعقل بينما داخلنا يبقى قلبا منكسرا ضعيفا يقاوم ليظل متماسكا.
فهذا القلب الصغير لم يعد قادرا على تحمل المزيد لقد فاض به الحزن وتقطعت به السبل حتى أصبح الحل الوحيد أن يبقى بعيدا محصنا آمنا.
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ولكن هل نظل نحن بعد أن يخرج قلبنا من المعادلة؟
هل يكفي العقل وحده لنكمل باقي مشوارنا؟
أم أننا بدون قلب نفقد الشغف والهوية التي نكون بها ذاواتنا؟
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قصة عن الفقد وقسوته وعما يحدثه بنا.
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جدي الغالي سيظل دائما مكانك فارغا في قلبي وعقلي.
أفتقدك وأحبك دائما جدو ❤
October 17, 2024
تا اینجای پروژه، این بهترین تجربهم از جفرز بود. فکر کنم چون استراکچر و فرم داستان (که صد البته مهم هستن) اولویت جفرز نبودن و بنا رُ گذاشته بود روی انتقال حس و مفهوم با حداکثر احساس.
«قلب و بطری» یه داستان coming of age هست. هم درباره رابطه ذهن و احساس هست در پروسه ایجاد sense of wonder و خلاقیت(؟) .
کتاب درباره قبول تنهایی و لذت از تنهایی هست وقتی که بالغ میشیم.
و همونقدر داستان دختر و قلبش که داستان بطری!
متافورهایی مثل صندلی خالی و پان های(pun) بصری heavy heart و -باز هم- استفاده از فضای خالی (blank space) ، هنرمندانه بودن کار جفرز رُ چند برابر میکنه.
با این کتاب تازه متوجه شدم چرا دوستمون تهدید کرده نگیم جفرز برای کودک مینویسه وگرنه جفتپا میکوبه تو صورتمون.
«قلب و بطری» یه داستان coming of age هست. هم درباره رابطه ذهن و احساس هست در پروسه ایجاد sense of wonder و خلاقیت(؟) .
کتاب درباره قبول تنهایی و لذت از تنهایی هست وقتی که بالغ میشیم.
و همونقدر داستان دختر و قلبش که داستان بطری!
متافورهایی مثل صندلی خالی و پان های(pun) بصری heavy heart و -باز هم- استفاده از فضای خالی (blank space) ، هنرمندانه بودن کار جفرز رُ چند برابر میکنه.
با این کتاب تازه متوجه شدم چرا دوستمون تهدید کرده نگیم جفرز برای کودک مینویسه وگرنه جفتپا میکوبه تو صورتمون.
May 28, 2019
أن تضع قلبك في زجاجة وتحملها معك ثقل أخف من أن تحمل قلبك بداخلك..
قد تفقد المعنى والإحساس بنبض ما حولك وتتحول لشخص فقط له وجه وجسم دون قلب وبدون حياة
ولكن هذا القلب بقدر ما يؤلم بقدر ما يشعر ويتمنى وبقدر ما يجعلك تستعيد ذاتك وفضولك!
قصة عن القلب داخل زجاجة، عن زجاجة أصبحت فارغة في النهاية بدون قلب.
قد تفقد المعنى والإحساس بنبض ما حولك وتتحول لشخص فقط له وجه وجسم دون قلب وبدون حياة
ولكن هذا القلب بقدر ما يؤلم بقدر ما يشعر ويتمنى وبقدر ما يجعلك تستعيد ذاتك وفضولك!
قصة عن القلب داخل زجاجة، عن زجاجة أصبحت فارغة في النهاية بدون قلب.
September 12, 2017
This is one of those wonderful books where you don't know whether to cry or smile, so you wind up doing a little of both. Highly recommended.
October 17, 2019
من أجمل الكتب اللي بتتكلم عن الفقد
يصلح لكل الأعمار
الكتاب صور المشكلة والاحساس والحل في 30 صفحة
الرسومات هايلة
حاولت أقرأ الكتاب بالترجمة العربية لكنه كان غير متوفر
علموا أولادكم الفقد واتكلموا معاهم
يصلح لكل الأعمار
الكتاب صور المشكلة والاحساس والحل في 30 صفحة
الرسومات هايلة
حاولت أقرأ الكتاب بالترجمة العربية لكنه كان غير متوفر
علموا أولادكم الفقد واتكلموا معاهم
August 1, 2022
لا تدع قلبك يهدأ ، سر الحياة كلها فى القلب الحى
بعض الوجع.... أفضل من قلب بليد.
بعض الوجع.... أفضل من قلب بليد.
January 30, 2024
জীবন খুবই বিচিত্র।জীবনের মোড় কখন কোন দিকে ঘুরে যায় তা বলা কঠিন।কখনো জীবনে আসে রৌদ্রজ্জ্বল দিন, কখনো বা তার বিপরীত।মাঝে মাঝে মনে হয় জীবনে আর ওইসব রৌদ্রজ্জ্বল দিন আসবে না।আমরা নিজেকে গুটিয়ে নেই,নিজের কষ্টগুলোর শাখা প্রশাখা বাড়তে থাকতে।কিন্তু জীবন তো একটা তাই না।নিজের আনন্দ-অনুভূতি গুলোকে বাঁচিয়ে রাখার মাঝেই জীবনের স্বার্থকতা।এই বইটিও সেই কথাই বলছে।কি সুন্দর একটা মেসেজ।হ্যাপি রিডিং!❤️
August 29, 2017
***I'd like to thank my GR friend Martin for this rec!***
This is a touching story about bereavement in childhood and learning to accept the loss of a loved one.
“In truth, nothing was the same. She forgot about the stars… and taking notice of the sea. She was no longer filled with all the curiosities of the world and didn’t take much notice of anything… other than how heavy… and awkward the bottle had become.”
But when the time comes, will she remember how to take her heart out of the bottle?
Sad yet beautiful story about the shock, pain and bitterness of losing a loved one and how, in time, your heart will recover from the grief and you'll slowly learn to live life again. There are few words in this but the pictures speak so eloquently.
This is a touching story about bereavement in childhood and learning to accept the loss of a loved one.
“In truth, nothing was the same. She forgot about the stars… and taking notice of the sea. She was no longer filled with all the curiosities of the world and didn’t take much notice of anything… other than how heavy… and awkward the bottle had become.”
But when the time comes, will she remember how to take her heart out of the bottle?
Sad yet beautiful story about the shock, pain and bitterness of losing a loved one and how, in time, your heart will recover from the grief and you'll slowly learn to live life again. There are few words in this but the pictures speak so eloquently.
April 28, 2023
2.5 ⭐ rounded up.
From my perspective, it carries a profound meaning. It is, if you close your heart from the world to keep it safe, you will miss the best wonders and beauties of life. And if you keep your heart open to the world, then it may break down but it will survive and heal again and let you live a life that is worth living.
From my perspective, it carries a profound meaning. It is, if you close your heart from the world to keep it safe, you will miss the best wonders and beauties of life. And if you keep your heart open to the world, then it may break down but it will survive and heal again and let you live a life that is worth living.
November 7, 2019
Celebrated (and prolific!) author/artist Oliver Jeffers explores the nature of grief in this poignant picture-book, following the story of a young girl who is filled with wonder at the world, and who shares that wonder with a beloved elder. When that elder - a father, perhaps a grandfather? - disappears from her life, the girl shuts her heart in a bottle, in order to protect it from the griefs of life. But without her heart, she finds that she has become blind to the beauty and wonder she once saw all around her. It takes another little wonder-filled girl, whom she encounters when she herself is a little older, to help her begin to free her heart from its self-imposed exile...
A simple but emotionally resonant text, one which captures the grieving process perfectly, is paired with beautiful artwork in The Heart and the Bottle, creating an understated but powerful picture-book experience. I particularly appreciated the message, implicit in the story, that in order to experience joy and wonder, we must also endure pain and sorrow, something the girl eventually learns through her own experiences. Jeffers has a perceptive eye for the human condition here, and I found the idea, also highlighted in the story, that we can get so out of the habit of opening our hearts, that we forget how to do so, quite powerful. The illustrations are lovely, whether they communicate the desolation the girl feels, when confronting loss (as represented by an empty chair), or the joy she experiences, when the world opens up to her again (as depicted by the rainbow-colored smorgasbord of images that flow from her head, toward the conclusion of the tale). Recommended to Jeffers fans, and to anyone looking for children's stories which explore loss and grief.
A simple but emotionally resonant text, one which captures the grieving process perfectly, is paired with beautiful artwork in The Heart and the Bottle, creating an understated but powerful picture-book experience. I particularly appreciated the message, implicit in the story, that in order to experience joy and wonder, we must also endure pain and sorrow, something the girl eventually learns through her own experiences. Jeffers has a perceptive eye for the human condition here, and I found the idea, also highlighted in the story, that we can get so out of the habit of opening our hearts, that we forget how to do so, quite powerful. The illustrations are lovely, whether they communicate the desolation the girl feels, when confronting loss (as represented by an empty chair), or the joy she experiences, when the world opens up to her again (as depicted by the rainbow-colored smorgasbord of images that flow from her head, toward the conclusion of the tale). Recommended to Jeffers fans, and to anyone looking for children's stories which explore loss and grief.
May 22, 2020
What an utterly beautiful, emotional and uplifting book that makes me cry a lot. Who would have thought a picture book can have such powerful impact on me. Lovely words going smoothly with gorgeous illustrations tell a story that teaches us about grief and how to deal with it, especially when we use our hearts to feel things, and that's where grief affects us the most. But more than that, the book also shows us that no matter how empty the chair is, no matter how sad or devastated we feel about some events in life, we can never trade our hearts and the emotions they feel for anything else, or for our hearts to be put inside bottles. Because the moment we do so, we also shut ourselves off from seeing the beauty of the world. We experience the wonders of the world not through our eyes, but truly, through our hearts.
April 27, 2016
I really liked the deceptively simple illustrations. I also appreciated how the child narrator grew up in this story - the only other book I can remember doing this is The Giving Tree. And interesting look at dealing with grief and how quick fixes may be damaging in the long run. I'm glad this was recommended to me.
April 25, 2023
Without curiosity you are a dead man!
March 24, 2017
É tãaaao saboroso intercalar leituras adultas com leituras infantis! Tiro o chapéu aos inúmeros autores que se dedicam a escrever para os mais pequenotes, porque não considero fácil condensar em poucas palavras uma história apelativa, que prenda os leitores mais jovens e os faça agarrar o livrinho, espreitar as imagens, relacioná-las com o texto e consciente ou inconscientemente compreender que o que leram ou ouvirem alguém ler os levará a crescer.
Em O coração e a garrafa deparámo-nos com um dos maiores medos dos mais pequenos – a perda de alguém que os protege, que os defende e que os guia no conhecido e no desconhecido. Em pouquíssimas páginas, sentimos o nosso coração encolher perante a perda e a reação da menina protagonista face à mesma. A perda traz dor, rouba a redoma que qualquer criança constrói para si e para os seus e para que não se repita, para que não se sinta retraída de dor e completamente desamparada, é preferível arrancar o mal pela raiz – arrancar o coração e guardá-lo numa garrafa.
Contudo, sem coração não há dor, não há sofrimento, mas também não há alegria, prazer, carinho, amor. E isso até os mais pequenotes acabam por descobrir, mais cedo ou mais tarde.
Foi outra ternurinha dorida, outra leitura que me fará continuar em busca de outras histórias infantis que, com um número reduzido de letras e palavras, conseguem o que muitas leituras adultas não conseguem – tocarem-me, aquecerem-me, agasalharem-me como um abraço e um mimo das pessoas que mais amo.
É obviamente uma leitura recomendada! Muito recomendada!
NOTA – 09/10
Em O coração e a garrafa deparámo-nos com um dos maiores medos dos mais pequenos – a perda de alguém que os protege, que os defende e que os guia no conhecido e no desconhecido. Em pouquíssimas páginas, sentimos o nosso coração encolher perante a perda e a reação da menina protagonista face à mesma. A perda traz dor, rouba a redoma que qualquer criança constrói para si e para os seus e para que não se repita, para que não se sinta retraída de dor e completamente desamparada, é preferível arrancar o mal pela raiz – arrancar o coração e guardá-lo numa garrafa.
Contudo, sem coração não há dor, não há sofrimento, mas também não há alegria, prazer, carinho, amor. E isso até os mais pequenotes acabam por descobrir, mais cedo ou mais tarde.
Foi outra ternurinha dorida, outra leitura que me fará continuar em busca de outras histórias infantis que, com um número reduzido de letras e palavras, conseguem o que muitas leituras adultas não conseguem – tocarem-me, aquecerem-me, agasalharem-me como um abraço e um mimo das pessoas que mais amo.
É obviamente uma leitura recomendada! Muito recomendada!
NOTA – 09/10
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