Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

　　紐約時報暢銷書
　　美國《時代》雜誌 2017年最佳童書第一名

　　這個星球有陸地和海洋，在你頭頂上的是星空，銀河中有數千億顆恆星和行星，我們繞著太陽轉，月亮繞著我們轉……嗯，天空有點複雜，等你長大後再介紹吧！

　　近年來最當紅的繪本作家奧利佛．傑法，也是一位年輕的爸爸。初為人父的他看著剛出生的兒子，覺得生命真是不可思議。於是，他以資深地球人的身分，向孩子介紹日出和日落、滿天的星斗、奔馳的火車……然而，他更想告訴孩子，世界上最難讀的一本書叫做人生，卻也最有滋味。

　　親愛的孩子，我等不及要告訴你
　　你即將看到的這個世界，究竟是什麼模樣？

　　奧利佛．傑法的父親曾經告訴他一生中需要記住的三件事，現在，輪到他告訴自己的孩子，生命中最重要的事。每一句話都充滿了愛意，每一幅圖畫細節都美得令大人和孩子難以抗拒。

　　在這本地球生活指南中，你會看見海洋裡的神奇生物、城市裡的繁忙生活，以及從熱氣球、火箭到太空船，人類走過的軌跡……你還會發現人有不同的外表、大小和顏色，「每個人看起來都不太一樣，但是不要誤會了，我們一樣都是人。」

　　一位爸爸為地球新鮮人寫的地球生活指南，
　　用溫柔的語言，和美麗的圖畫，為孩子描繪世界的模樣

媒體推薦

　　人與人的親密和令人肅然起敬的宇宙在書中並列，還有傑法招牌的糖果般各色人物……這些都暗示著兩個相輔相成的訊息：「在地球上你永遠不孤單」，因為我們彼此息息相關。 ──《出版人週刊》

　　一本溫暖且親切的濃縮精華，裡面有每個地球人都應該知道的事物，有些事甚至需要花上一輩子的努力才能達成。新手父母必買的一本書。 ── 《美國學校圖書館期刊》

　　從天空、動物世界到全球人類和其他美好的生命例子，《Here We Are: 歡迎來到這個美麗的星球》傳達了一個簡單的訊息：和善待人。 ──  NPR美國全國公共廣播電台

　　這是一趟穿越陸地、海洋、天空和人體的導覽之旅，也是一幅呈現地球多元性的透視圖。奧利佛．傑法這位大師精確地捕捉到隱藏在差異之間驚奇的喜悅。 ── 《紐約時報》書評

　　＊  本書中文版《Here We Are：歡迎來到這個美麗的星球》由上誼文化出版

#1 New York Times bestseller
A TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year
A NPR Best Book of 2017
A Boston Globe Best Book of 2017

＂Moments of human intimacy jostle with scenes that inspire cosmic awe, and the broad diversity of Jeffers’s candy-colored humans...underscores the twin messages that ’You’re never alone on Earth’ and that we’re all in this together.＂--Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)

＂A true work of art.＂--BuzzFeed

Oliver Jeffers, arguably the most influential creator of picture books today, offers a rare personal look inside his own hopes and wishes for his child--and in doing so gifts children and parents everywhere with a gently sweet and humorous missive about our world and those who call it home.

Insightfully sweet, with a gentle humor and poignancy, here is Oliver Jeffers’ user’s guide to life on Earth. He created it specially for his son, yet with a universality that embraces all children and their parents. Be it a complex view of our planet’s terrain (bumpy, sharp, wet), a deep look at our place in space (it’s big), or a guide to all of humanity (don’t be fooled, we are all people), Oliver’s signature wit and humor combine with a value system of kindness and tolerance to create a must-have book for parents.

Praise for Here We Are:

-＂A sweet and tender distillation of what every Earthling needs to know and might well spend a lifetime striving to achieve. A must-purchase for new parent shelves＂--School Library Journal

-＂From the skies to the animal kingdom to the people of the world and lots of other beautifully rendered examples of life on Earth, Here We Are carries a simple message: Be kind.＂ --NPR

-＂[An] enchanting gem of a children’s book＂--NBC’s Today Show

-＂A must-have book for parents.＂--Gambit

-＂A celebration of people all shapes and sizes, and of the beauty and mystery of our Earth.＂--Booklist

-＂...a beautifully illustrated guide to living on Earth and being a good person.＂--Brightly

-[Here We Are] is a tour through the land, the sea, the sky, our bodies; dioramas of our wild diversity....[Jeffers] is the master of capturing the joy in our differences.＂--New York Times Book Review

Oliver Jeffers (www.oliverjeffersworld.com) makes art and tells stories. His books include How to Catch a Star; Lost and Found, which was the recipient of the prestigious Nestle Children’s Book Prize Gold Award in the U.K. and was later adapted into an award-winning animated film; and the New York Times bestsellers Stuck; This Moose Belongs to Me; and Once Upon an Alphabet. He is also, of course, the illustrator of the #1 smash hits The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home, both written by Drew Daywalt. His fine art is world-renowned and his dip-art exhibitions are a much sought-after event. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Oliver now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and young son. Follow him @OliverJeffers.