★ 《小熊媽的經典英語繪本101+》推薦書單


Patricia Polacco is now one of America's most loved children's book creators, but once upon a time, she was a little girl named Trisha starting school. Trisha could paint and draw beautifully, but when she looked at words on a page, all she could see was jumble. It took a very special teacher to recognize little Trisha's dyslexia: Mr. Falker, who encouraged her to overcome her reading disability. Patricia Polacco will never forget him, and neither will we.

This inspiring story is available in a deluxe slipcased edition, complete with a personal letter to readers from Patricia Polacco herself. Thank You, Mr. Falker will make a beautiful gift for the special child who needs encouragement&150or any special teacher who has made a difference in the child's life.


小派翠西亞非常興奮，因為她快要上學讀書了。可是，上學以後，她打開書來讀，書上的文字和數字擠成一堆，她根本分辨不清。

《謝謝您，福柯老師》是派翠西亞．波拉蔻小時候的真實故事，描繪她如何克服障礙，學會閱讀，以及她的恩師如何開啟了那扇緊鎖的門，帶領她進入光明……。

派翠西亞．波拉蔻（Patricia Polacco）
 
美國知名圖畫書作家，常從家族史中取材，寫成溫暖動人的故事。1944年出生於美國密西根州，她的媽媽來自俄國，爸爸來自愛爾蘭，父母在她三歲時離婚。祖父母和外祖父母，對波拉蔻的作品有決定性的影響。小時候有閱讀障礙的波拉蔻，後來不但上了大學(主修純藝術)，甚至得到藝術史的博士學位。波拉蔻除了創作圖畫書，也曾為博物館，做古老藝術品的修復工作。目前她住在美國密西根州，離她外公外婆的農場很近。