【繪本大獎夢幻組合】聖誕老公公是怎麼鑽進煙囪的？How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

 
　　你想過聖誕老公公是怎麼進入煙囪的嗎？他有沒有曾經卡住過，需要麋鹿踹他一腳？會不會把衣服弄得髒兮兮，沾滿煙囪裡的煤灰？（該不會送禮物送到一半，還得想辦法洗衣服吧！）
 
　　或是你家根本沒煙囪！會不會他是把自己折成扁扁一封信，讓麋鹿從信箱投遞進來呢？如果家裡有狗狗，又要怎麼讓他們不叫？
 
　　聖誕老公公的機智入侵大作戰，特別大公開！長長的、扁扁的、會流動的聖誕老公公你有看過嗎？所有你沒想過、沒見過的瘋狂手法，就讓麥克．巴奈特和雍．卡拉森透過他們的招牌幽默，給出各式各樣看似荒謬，但又好像頗合理的爆笑猜想。到底聖誕老公公怎麼入侵你家？沒有標準答案，邀請你來一起創意發想，期待聖誕禮物的同時，不如開啟靈感開關，享受天馬行空的樂趣吧！
 
　　麥克．巴奈特和雍．卡拉森可說是近年來最炙手可熱的繪本界巨星搭檔，代表作包括《這不是我的帽子》（This Is Not My Hat）、《一直一直往下挖》（Sam & Dave Dig a Hole）、《野狼的肚子我的家》（The Wolf, the Duck & the Mouse）等，幽默而強烈的風格，不只贏得世界各地孩子的熱烈喜愛，更讓許多大人為之著迷。兩人的創作獲獎無數，被翻譯成多國語言，雍．卡拉森更是自凱迪克獎創獎以來，1947年之後，唯一同時拿下金、銀牌雙料殊榮的作家。

　　'The multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question: how does Santa go down the chimney?

　　When Santa arrives at a child’s house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feetfirst or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there’s no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the tap? What happens once he’s inside? Mac Barnett’s iconic talent for earnest deadpan humour and Jon Klassen’s irresistibly funny art honour this timeless question with answers both ridiculous and plausible, mounting in hilarity as the night continues. Channeling a child’s fanciful explanations, this latest collaboration by a bestselling team will find a secure spot among family Christmas traditions.

Mac Barnett is the author of several picture books, including Chloe and the Lion and Guess Again!, which TIME Magazine named the no. 2 Picture Book of 2010. He also writes the Brixton Brothers series of mysteries. Mac is the founder of the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travellers, and serves on the board of 826LA, a not-for-profit writing and tutoring centre in LA. His collaborations with Jon Klassen, Extra Yarn and Sam & Dave Dig a Hole, have both won the Caldecott Honor. He lives in California, USA.

Jon Klassenhas created illustrations for popular series The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place and served as an illustrator on the animated feature film Coraline. His illustrations for Caroline Stutson's Cats Night Out won the Governor General Award in 2010. I Want My Hat Back is the first book he has both written and illustrated. Originally from Niagara Falls, Canada, he lives in Los Angeles, USA.