【道別初體驗:體認生命的意義】 “The Funeral”
還記得第一次參加喪禮的感受嗎?第一次知道再也見不到、永遠見不到的感受是怎麼樣的呢?
對孩子來說,死亡可能不是能切身體會的概念,然而,有時卻意外地看得比大人還要坦然。
此繪本裡的小主人翁Norma是第一次參加喪禮,大舅舅Frank的喪禮,她努力地在爸媽房間的鏡子面前練習擺出悲傷的表情,但其實Norma超開心的,因為喪禮這天不用去上學,還可以見到最可愛的表弟Ray。到了喪禮當天,Norma從爸媽一路沉默的車程、抵達教堂後漫長的喪禮儀式、儀式結束後奇妙的瞻仰、與Ray一起溜出教堂在墓園旁的草地玩耍、度過了一個寧靜的午後,最後離開前再次看看大舅舅被隆重裱框的照片,Norma有那麼一瞬間似乎明白了什麼...
此繪本以孩子的角度來看原本沉重悲痛的喪禮,即便年幼卻仍然能察覺到別人的心情,故事之初便以練習悲傷來作為開頭,細膩的心靈其實不會因為無知而置身事外,反而會因為真實的體驗而了解一些難以言說的無形價值。不必害怕、迴避與孩子討論或沉重或嚴肅的話題,也不用特地為了修飾解釋的詞語而煞費苦心,如果遇上孩子問為什麼、是什麼,可以用生活經驗來與他們分享,更可以拿起一本繪本,透過文字與插圖來讓孩子細細體會。
Norma and her parents are going to her great-uncle Frank’s funeral, and Norma is more excited than sad. She is looking forward to playing with her favorite cousin, Ray, but when she arrives at the church, she is confronted with rituals and ideas that have never occurred to her before. While not all questions can be answered, when the day is over Norma is certain of one thing ― Uncle Frank would have enjoyed his funeral.
This sensitive and life-affirming story will lead young readers to ask their own questions about life, death and how we remember those who have gone before us.
#抽象詞彙讓繪本幫你教
#沉重的事輕柔地說
#會痛的傷口輕輕地揉