Elmer's Christmas

Elmer's ChristmasBy: David McKee Series: Elmer Picture Books It's two days before Christmas Eve, the night Papa Red visits, and the young elephants are very excited. They choose a tree to decorate and prepare the presents for Papa Red to collect during the night to take to those who need them. But this year Elmer has a special treat in store for the young elephants, if they can keep quiet and out of sight

GILLIAN FLYNN

在《童話國的郵票》中，作者沒有明示故事的背景年代，雖然開篇便是「很久很久以前」，但故事中卻不乏例如「湯姆貓與傑利鼠」的現代哏。或許藉由刻意模糊的時代感，作者想傳達的是無論何時何地，只要在我們身處的這個當下，我們都可以試著放緩腳步，細細的思考、用心的下筆，並以期待的心，貼上一張小小的郵票，傳遞一絲誠摯的情感。藉由一張手繪郵票，一個精采故事，在書信漸漸式微的當代，找回一絲手作與書寫的溫度。

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