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Before my dad, the father image in anthony browne's picture books was not affable, such as the father with strong style and no compassion in Zoo. In Gorilla, the quiet, indifferent and busy father, in Zhujiajian Island Story, he only knows to enjoy his thoughtless father ... However, My Dad published in 2000 broke the old pattern and described a strong and gentle father with children's tone and eyes. This father, whom the children admire, is not only good in everything, but also warm as the sun. Anthony browne used many patterns of the sun in his pictures to echo the characteristics of his father's sunshine. No matter the pictures on walls, doors, socks and buttons, poached eggs on plates or "halo" appearing on his head from time to time, they all had the same effect.
Anthony browne's paintings always like to hide the mystery, and they imply complex psychological changes through hidden images. However, this book is obviously designed for young readers, with simple images and few profound hints. Nevertheless, there are many interesting details in the picture, such as little red riding hood and three little pigs hidden in the Woods, clues exposed by the chair, hair as sparse as a comb, spherical clouds and trees, Pavarotti and Domingo among the three tenors ... among them, the father passed on the moon and composed a song. " Drip pocket, drip pocket, cat playing violin, cow jumping over the moon; Seeing such a funny thing, the puppy laughed and the plate ran away with a spoon! "Dad jumped over the moon in the picture, and the cow in the nursery rhyme didn't appear. Instead, the stripes of the cow ran to the dog, and the plate with legs ran out of the picture with a spoon. In addition to the interest in a single picture, the opposite pages also echo the relative characteristics of dad's personality, which makes him rich, cute and funny.
This book can be said to be a gift from the author to all fathers, but as far as anthony browne's life is concerned, this picture book also has the significance of commemorating his father. Anthony browne once said, "My father is a very special person. He looks strong and confident, but he also has a shy and sensitive side, a bit like a gorilla who likes painting. In addition to teaching me to draw, he encouraged me to do various sports, such as rugby, football and cricket ... "His tall and strong father suddenly died of illness at the age of anthony browne 17, which hit him hard and took him several years to get out of the haze. Anthony browne said that the yellow-brown plaid robe, pajamas and shoes on his father's body in My Dad are all his father's clothes, which have been kept in boxes for many years and still smell like his father. The plaid pattern on the robe appears not only on dad, but also on the title page and bread. Perhaps, in anthony browne's eyes, his father's figure is everywhere!
"My dad" is a topic that every child will encounter in his homework. Let's take a look at the picture book master Anthony. How did Brown hand in his "composition"? If you only read the text, you may barely "pass" when you meet a tolerant teacher. If you meet a strict teacher, you may be criticized for "nonsense and unintelligible" and ask for rewriting! However, fortunately, there are pictures to see. I believe that no matter how strict the teacher is, he will be happy to get a big "excellent"!