给孩子读艾莉森.简的绘本，对父母可能是一种挑战。这位来自英国的绘本女作家，素来以“碎蛋壳”画法、巧妙安置的故事线索和遍布暗示的画面闻名。她创作的书，在形式上，特别注重构图的和谐、用色的典雅，在内容上，则将西方传统的童话、童谣、故事融入其中，同时在画面的前后呼应、故事的步步推进、细节的精心设计上独具一格，真正是形式与内容的完美融合。读她的绘本，常让人发出“原来如此”的感叹，充满解谜与发现的乐趣，是“眼”与“脑”收获的双重盛宴。
海豚出版社的这套《让想象飞》，引进了艾莉森的“我的第一本图画书”系列，包括《字的故事》、《数字的挑战》和《颜色的世界》，既可以帮助幼儿认识基本的数字、颜色和词语，又能当作儿童英语学习的入门书。
翻开《字的故事》，我们将看到一座古老的时钟。环绕着钟面的，按照左上－右上－右下－左下的顺序排列，分别是一年四季的景色，春天的田野、夏天的小花、秋天的落叶和冬天的白雪，在钟面的正上是一幅太阳的画面，钟面上，时针和分针正滴答滴答的走着。这样一个画面，已经对时间的概念，从分钟、小时、天、季节和年的角度进行了解读，如果有心，还可以讲一讲太阳方位和时间的关系。此外，在钟的右上角趴着一只小老鼠，让人想起那首儿歌“Hickry dickry dock，the mouse ran up the clock”（滴答滴答滴，老鼠爬上钟）。
接着，一只小狗跳过春天的原野、追逐一只皮球，远远的，男孩和女孩正在奔跑，再远一点，是一座绿色的小山。再翻开一页，如同电影的镜头逐渐拉近，两个孩子拎着水桶向小山上的水井走去，右下角有一座砖红色的房子。下一页，透过房子的窗口，小狗追的球扑进来，碰倒了窗台上的鲜花，窗外的小山坡上，孩子们滚下山、弄洒了水桶。是不是让你耳边回响起这首歌，“Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown. And Jill came tumbling after.”（杰克和吉尔，上山去打水，杰克摔一跤，摔破了王冠，吉尔滚下来，跟在他后面）再往下看吧，夏天孩子们到海边玩耍，田野里盛开着鲜花；秋天树叶随风飘落，秋雨阵阵大地萧索；冬天圣诞节就要来到，白雪皑皑世界银装素裹。每一页都隐藏着许多秘密，房子一会在鱼缸里、一会在圣诞树下，泰迪熊呢、船呢、蜗牛呢、乌龟呢——再想一想，还有哪些熟悉的歌曲在悄悄唱响呢。注意看哦，墙上挂的画也大有深意。这是一本多么奇妙的书啊。
而《数字的挑战》则是一场童话的盛会。第一页，一个小姑娘躺在床上睡熟了，枕边躺着一只玩具鹅，手中还拿着一本童话书。一只小猪存钱罐和一只小鸟停在窗台上，窗外，月亮戴着一顶睡帽微笑着，整个世界如此安静。下一页，咦，玩具鹅变大了，小姑娘呢，正骑在它身上，飞向高高的天空，这不正是鹅妈妈的传说吗？画面的底部――地面上，两只绵羊在奔跑、两只小猪在赶路、两棵树投下影子、两所房子静静站立；画面中央――近旁的一棵树上，两只松鼠在嬉戏；屋顶上，两只猫头鹰在张望；画面上方――天鹅张开两个翅膀，两朵白云在空中飘荡。这所有的一切，只是一幅数字“2”的画面。多么丰富的细节！还有哪些童话呢？三只小猪和大灰狼、青蛙王子、丑小鸭、姜饼小人、杰克和豆茎、彩衣吹笛人、生金蛋的鹅、小红帽、灰姑娘、白雪公主和七个小矮人、汉赛尔与格莱特、睡美人、豌豆公主、三只熊、跳舞的红鞋子——这本书中共有十六个童话，你都能一一找到吗？这些童话，每一个都可以讲许久，那这一本48开的小书，到底能讲多久啊。
还有哦，注意看每一幅画，除了正在讲的故事的主角，下一个故事的人物或场景也在同时上演哦。就说“4”和“5”这两幅图吧。四只戴皇冠的青蛙在荷叶上休息，远处，一只低着头的丑丑的小鸭子正游来游去哦。而五只鸭子向你游过来的时候，一只胳膊夹着金球的青蛙正在荷叶上跑着，那不正是青蛙从小公主那里拿走的金球吗？还有还有，注意看每一页的每一样东西，都和要说的数字有关呢。你看“7”的那一页，豆荚里有七只豆子、七只蜜蜂嗡嗡嗡、七只瓢虫爬爬爬、七只奶牛哞哞哞。“9”的那一页，有几只小狗呢，左边的树上，有几只梨子，右边的树上，又挂着几只苹果？这本书，怎么那么奇妙。而且、而且，翻到书的最后一页，太阳出来了，小姑娘睡醒了，原来，这是一场最美的梦。慢着，如果是梦，窗台上，怎么会有三只小猪存钱罐、一枚金蛋、一颗豌豆、一朵美丽的玫瑰——
最后让我们一起翻开《颜色的世界》，领略神奇的色彩和美妙的童谣。小男孩和小狗坐在窗台上画画，窗外下着雨，天灰蒙蒙的。那就从灰色开始吧。三只灰色的小老鼠往前跑，后面跟着小男孩的妈妈，手里举着刀和叉。
Three blind mice! See how they run! （三只瞎眼的老鼠！看它们怎么跑！）
They all ran after the farmer's wife, （它们追着农夫的老婆）
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife. （她用餐刀切了它们的尾巴）
Did you ever see such a thing in your life（你这辈子见过像这样的东西吗？）
As three blind mice? （三只瞎眼的老鼠）
接下来是蓝色、黄色、黑色、红色、白色、绿色、棕色、橙色、青色、紫色、粉红色、银色、金色，分别对应的英文儿歌为：Little Boy Blue（蓝衣小孩）、I am a little teapot（我是小茶壶）、Itsy-bitsy Spider（一只小蜘蛛）、Are You Sleeping, Lady-bug（你在睡吗？瓢虫）、Little Bo Peep（小波比）、Row Row Row Your Boat（划划划小船）、Hickry Dickry Dock（滴答滴答滴）、a Little Country Mouse（乡下老鼠）、Jack and Jill（杰克和吉尔）、Humpty Dumpty （蛋头先生）、This Little Piggy Went to Market（五只小猪）、Hey Diddle Diddle（嘿，玩一玩）和Old King Cole（老科尔王）。这十四首儿歌中的每一首都在英美国家传唱良久、脍炙人口。与《数字的挑战》相似，跟着小男孩，我们穿过一幕幕场景，寻找着有趣的线索。书的最后，雨停了、太阳来了，带来一条美丽的七色彩虹，这是众多颜色的集体亮相。小男孩揉着眼睛，原来刚才他不知不觉睡着了（小狗还没有醒）。而窗外的大街上，绵羊、小波比、茶壶、蜘蛛、蛋头先生、国王、提琴手——正一个跟一个走过。
瞧，艾莉森.简的书是不是很有趣？像不像一颗洋葱，你剥开一层，想不到还有更美妙的另一层。就这样，一层又一层品尝到优秀绘本无穷的滋味。在这一颗颗洋葱的中间，是作者那颗金子一样的童心，是她发现美、创造美的本领，正是有了这样的心灵和这样的画笔，才为我们的孩子、为我们开启了一扇通往仙境的大门。我们推开门，发现了一个神秘、美丽、可爱的童真世界，快来吧，跟着艾莉森到彩虹的尽头，漫游。
说明：这些儿歌应来自《鹅妈妈童谣》，但我没有一一查证，仅根据自己对画面的理解，找了这些歌词和相应的动画视频，其中a Little Country Mouse或许不对，我有印象有一段是说老鼠跳出了餐柜，与书中的图画相符，但在网上没有找到相应的歌词。请看过书的妈妈们指正。这一首也是唯一没有找到视频动画的，但也许优酷上有。
NO1：Three blind mice（三只瞎老鼠）
Three blind mice! See how they run!
They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a thing in your life
As three blind mice?
视频：http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/8860/
NO2
ittle Boy Blue #H~v2I9$" （蓝衣小孩）
Little boy blue
come blow your horn
The sheep's in the meadow,
The cow's in the corn.
Where is the boy
who looks after the sheep?
He's under a haycock
fast asleep.
Will you wake him?
No,not I
For if I do
He's sure to cry.
视频： http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/12670/
NO3:I am a little teapot（我是小茶壶）
I am a little teapot, short and stout.
Here is my handle, here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up, here me shout,
Tip me over and pour me out!
I am a little teapot, short and stout.
Here is my handle, here is my spout.
When I get all steamed up, here me shout,
Tip me over and pour me out!
视频：http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/8779/
NO4:Itsy-bitsy Spider（一只小蜘蛛）
The itsy bitsy spider Went up the water spout
Down came the rain And washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again
视频：http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/7173/
NO5:Are You Sleeping, Lady-bug
（你在睡吗？瓢虫）
Ladybird ladybird fly away home
Your house is on fire and
your children will burn
Fly away ladybird fly away home
Your house is on fire and
your children will burn
视频：http://youer.edugd.cn/ziyuansucai/jingpinkejian/yingwengequ/2008-06-17/116.html
NO6ittle Bo Peep（小波比）
Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep,
And can't tell where to find them,
Leave them alone,and they'll come home,
Wagging their tails behind them.
Little Bo-Peep fell fast sleep,
And dreamt she heard them bleating,
When she awoke, she found it a joke,
For they were still a fleeting.
Then up she took her little crook,
Determined for to find them,
What was her joy to see them there,
Wagging their tails behind them.
视频： http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/8983/
NO 7: Row Row Row Your Boat（划划划小船）
Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.
Row, row,row, row your boat, over we go .
Row, row,row, Row your boat, back we go .
Row, row,row, row your boat, home we go
视频： http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/11246/
NO 8: Hickry Dickry Dock（滴答滴答滴）
Hickory Dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down,
Hickory Dickory dock.
Hickory Dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck two
And down he flew,
Hickory Dickory dock.
Hickory Dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck three
And he did flee,
Hickory Dickory dock.
Hickory Dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck four,
He hit the floor,
Hickory Dickory dock.
Hickory Dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck five,
The mouse took a dive,
Hickory Dickory dock.
Hickory Dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck six,
That mouse, he split,
Hickory Dickory dock.
Hickory Dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck seven,
8, 9, 10, 11,
Hickory Dickory dock.
Hickory Dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
As twelve bells rang,
The mousie sprang,
Hickory Dickory dock.
Hickory Dickory dock,
"Why scamper?" asked the clock,
"You scare me so
I have to go!
Hickory Dickory dock."
（备注：常唱的版本里仅唱第一段）
视频: http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/7405/
NO 9: a Little Country Mouse（乡下老鼠）
A little country mouse decided to leave home
He packed his bags and started walking on his own
Oh little country mouse where will you go to sleep
Oh little country mouse what will you have to eat
（备注：关于这一首我有印象有一段是说老鼠跳出了餐柜，与书中的图画相符。但在网上没有找到相应的歌词。或许Alison的本意不是这首。待查。）
视频：暂无
NO10:Jack and Jill（杰克和吉尔）
Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.
Then up got Jack and said to Jill,
As in his arms he took her,
"Brush off that dirt for you're not hurt,
Let's fetch that pail of water."
So Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch the pail of water,
And took it home to Mother dear,
Who thanked her son and daughter.
视频: http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/7409/
NO11:Humpty Dumpty （蛋头先生）
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses
And all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty
Together again.
视频: http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/8660/
NO12: This Little Piggy Went to Market（五只小猪）
This little piggy went to market
This little piggy stayed home
This little piggy had roast beef
This little piggy had none
This little piggy cried "wee, wee, wee"
All the way home.
视频: http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/8861/
NO13: Hey Diddle Diddle（嘿，玩一玩）
Hey, diddle, diddle!
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
视频: http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/7404/
NO14: Old King Cole（老科尔王）
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he;
He called for his pipe,
And he called for his bowl,
And he called for his fiddlers three.
Ev'ry fiddler had a fiddle,
And a very fine fiddle had he.
Tweedle dee, tweedle dee,
Tweedle dee, tweedle dee,
Tweedle dee, tweedle dee,
Went the fiddlers three,
Oh there's none so rare
As can compare,
With King Cole and his fiddlers three.
视频: http://www.genmiao.com/erge/yingwenerge/8592/
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