★ 本書作者曾獲凱特格林威國際特赦組織特別獎
★ 讓一座大山與一位小女孩告訴你,什麼是真正的友誼
★ 成長意味著克服困難、出外冒險,但永遠會有人在原處等著
★ 可愛活潑的插畫,帶你體會大山的情緒,進入他和小女孩的世界
莉莉的家門口有一座大山,這座山在那邊好久好久了。但是這座山就矗立在莉莉的窗前,讓她怎麼樣都看不到山的另一邊有什麼。她走向大山大喊:「大山先生,快讓開!」大山先生沒看過這麼沒禮貌的小孩,於是對她颳起了大風、下起了大雨,可是莉莉怎麼也不肯離開。大山先生無可奈何只好幫助莉莉,如願以償的莉莉也決定展開一場新的冒險。
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「成長」與「友誼」一直都是童書中常見的主題,對莉莉而言,大山先生是她成長過程中的阻礙,因為他擋在窗外害莉莉無法看到更廣闊的世界,但有的時候,這樣的阻礙也能成為助力,就像大山先生一樣,不但幫助莉莉看到了山的另外一邊,還和她成為了好朋友,而莉莉也願意以自己旅途上所見,報答大山先生。
——中文書介摘錄自《大山先生,快讓開!》,韋伯出版
Mr Mountain has seen it all - from the arrival of the very first plants and worms, to dinosaurs, mammals, and, more recently... humans. Even when they climb all over him, Mr Mountain is very good at keeping calm and steady, and is determined to spend his long life resting his heavy arms and eyelids. Until one day, when he is disturbed from his slumber by a little voice asking him to 'Move, Mr Mountain!'.
It seems his neighbour Lily is desperate for him to move out of the way so she can see what's on the other side of him. But of course a mountain cannot move, and at this Mr Mountain finally loses his temper! The wind picks up, snow starts to fall and the ground begins to rumble and shake... but little Lily remains unfazed. Can they set aside their differences and find a way to get along?