The Lumberjack’s Beard

★本書入圍2017年英國插畫家協會（AOI）世界插畫大獎
★溫馨可愛的故事內容，培養孩子具備環境保育意識
 
　　吉姆是一位留著一大把鬍子的樵夫，他住在森林旁邊的小木屋中。他每天認真工作，揮動斧頭砍樹、除去樹幹上的樹枝與葉子，把樹幹放到河流裡運到伐木場，但是他的工作卻害小鳥、豪豬和水獺失去了家園。動物們生氣地向他抗議，他只好讓牠們陸陸續續住進自己的大鬍子裡，但是隨著搬進去的動物逐漸增加，打亂了他原本的生活步調，讓他非常的困擾!煩躁的吉姆開始想辦法，他到底該如何解決這個困擾呢？聰明的他一定可以找到一個兩全其美的方法的！
 
小故事大啟發
　　故事中的樵夫吉姆雖然盡力把自己的工作做好，卻無意間讓動物們失去了家園，可以看出人類常在不知不覺中破壞了動物的棲地，不論是天上、陸地，或是海洋都有人類的足跡，都被人類嚴重破壞，讓動物們失去了居住的地方。動物是生態環境的指標，環境保護不僅只是關係到動物的存亡，也涉及到人類的生活品質，每一個人都該為環境付出一份心力！不知道該如何保護環境？就從少用免洗筷開始吧！
 
——中文書介摘錄自《樵夫的大鬍子》，韋伯出版

　　Every day, Jim Hickory the lumberjack heads into the forest with his trusty axe and chops down trees. Unfortunately, all sorts of creatures lose their homes in the process, so Jim gives them a home in his beard - until one day it all just gets too much. Time for Jim to come up with a better solution! A story with a green message.

作者簡介

　　Duncan is an author and illustrator with over 15 years' experience working in children's media. He began his career in children's TV as an animator before branching into design and animation for websites, games and educational apps. He has been a keen doodler from a very early age and has fond memories of being sprawled out on his parents' living room floor with trusty felt tip in hand for hours at a time. He lives in Bristol with his wife, daughter and tirelessly playful Springer Spaniel, Ivor His first book for Templar was The Bear Who Stared.