dPICTUS 100 Outstanding Picturebooks 2024
2024年dPICTUS世界100本优秀图画书
2024年3月26日，2024年dPICTUS“世界100本优秀图画书”正式公布。值得关注的是，今年共有6种中国原创作品入选。
On March 26, 2024, the selection of the 100 Outstanding Picturebooks 2024 was announced. A total of 6 Chinese books are included in the selection.
dPICTUS是一个遴选和推广图画书佳作的著名网站平台，致力于帮助各国图画书出版人和代理宣传新书，促成版权交易，挖掘新的人才，并在书展建立新的联系。
dPICTUS is a well-known online platform dedicated to select and promote excellent picture books. The core service of dPICTUS is to help international picture book publishers and agents promote their titles, secure foreign rights deals, discover emerging talent, and make new publishing connections to meet at book fairs.
dPICTUS会每年在全世界征集和收集图画书，并邀请来自世界各国的专家担任评委，请他们从中选出各自最喜爱的作品。
dPICTUS invites guest curators – international picturebook and illustration specialists – to independently highlight their favourite picturebooks showcased on the dPICTUS platform.
Curators 2024
参与2024年评审的专家团
今年入选2024年dPICTUS“世界100本优秀图画书”的中国原创作品中，共有2部作品由接力出版社出版。这2部作品均为知名作家、画家的最新作品，分别为国际安徒生奖得主曹文轩和德国知名画家布丽塔·泰肯特鲁普首度合作的《蝉与老牛》，以及彭懿、田宇这对黄金搭档的新作《老奶奶捡到了十二只小老虎猫》。
Two of the Chinese books, which are included in the selection were published by Jieli Publishing House. These 2 books are all the latest works by famous authors and illustrators. One is The Cicada and the Old Ox by Cao Wenxuan, the Hans Christian Andersen Award winner, and Britta Teckentrup, a famous illustrator from Germany. The other one is The Tiger Cat Forest by perfect combination of Peng Yi and Tian Yu.
接下来，让我们一起看一看这6种入选2024年dPICTUS“世界100本优秀图画书”的作品吧。
Let's take a look at the 6 Chinese books in the selection of dPICTUS 100 Outstanding Picturebooks 2024.
蝉与老牛
The Cicada and the Old Ox
作家/Author: 曹文轩 Cao Wenxuan
画家/Illustrator: [德] 布丽塔·泰肯特鲁普 Britta Teckentrup
出版社/Publisher: 接力出版社 Jieli Publishing House
适读年龄/Age: 4 - 8
尺寸/Size: 210mm x 280mm
页码/Pages: 48
版权/Rights available: 全球可授 World
这是一个充满诗意和悲剧，同时也充满生命肯定和欢乐的故事！在这则寓言中，一只小蝉为了救下一头顽固的老牛，无奈之下，咬了它的鼻子。牛愤怒了，它一路追赶蝉，竟得以逃离火海。就这样，老牛被救了出来，并意识到蝉是好心的，彼此成为形影不离的好朋友。但是，蝉的寿命比牛短，临死前，它在树枝上产卵，把自己的孩子托付给老牛。四季轮回，老牛不离不弃，即使在冰天雪地的冬天也要守护。直到最后，蝉的孩子们爬上了树。老牛才得以安息。这个关于执着与友谊的故事，将在很长一段时间内引起共鸣。
When a cicada saves the life of an old, stubborn ox, a lifelong friendship takes its beginning, as from that day on, the two are inseparable. Often, the cicada rests on an apple tree but even more often, it lands on one of the horns of the old ox or on his back and accompanies him to the meadow on the bank of the river. They spend all of their time together until the cicada has to leave this world ... The old ox promises to watch over the cicada’s children. After the larvae have gone underground (like cicadas are known to do), the old ox stands guard by the apple tree, day and night, year after year. And one night, the little cicadas finally emerge from the earth and climb up the apple tree, one by one. The old ox watches them and marvels and can’t get enough of them. But at some point, his eyes close. Perhaps he has fallen asleep. Or maybe he is already on his way to heaven, looking for his little cicada...
老奶奶捡到了十二只小老虎猫
The Tiger Cat Forest
作家/Author: 彭懿 Peng Yi
画家/Illustrator: 田宇 Tian Yu
出版社/Publisher: 接力出版社 Jieli Publishing House
适读年龄/Age: 3 - 8
尺寸/Size: 230mm x 165mm
页码/Pages: 93
版权/Rights available: 全球可授 World
本书采用复线式叙事结构，讲述了一个神奇的爱的故事。呜里哇啦叔叔又搬家了，新搬来的地方住着一对老爷爷和老奶奶，他们很相爱却十年都不说话；老爷爷和老奶奶小房子后面的那片树林叫作老虎猫森林。为什么叫这个名字呢？呜里哇啦叔叔太好奇了，他决定去看看，随着他走入老虎猫森林，邻居们十年来的秘密将一个一个浮出水面。
This book adopts a double-line narrative structure and tells a wonderful love story. Uncle Babble moves again. There live a pair of grandfathers and grandmothers. They love each other very much but don't talk for ten years. The forest behind their little house is called Tiger Cat Forest. Why is it called this name? Uncle Babble is so curious that he decides to go and have a look. As he walks into the forest, the ten-year secrets of his neighbors start to come out one by one.
马蒂斯的旅行
Matisse's Journey
作家/Author: 吕汇洋 Lv Huiyang
画家/Illustrator: 董颖达 Dong Yingda
出版社/Publisher: 奇想国童书 Everafter Books
适读年龄/Age: 3+
尺寸/Size: 295mm x 210mm
页码/Pages: 60
版权/Rights available: 全球可授 World
《马蒂斯的旅行》由UCCA Kids团队策划，带领读者探索艺术家亨利·马蒂斯持续创作背后的灵感与动力。本书讲述了旅行者马蒂斯的故事，孩子们将跟随这位大艺术家的足迹，在旅途中认识当地的气候与植物，结识新的朋友，了解不同的文化习俗，看到世界之辽阔与盛大。
Curated by the UCCA Kid's Team, this book takes children on a journey through the life and travels of Henri Matisse, the great master of modern art, and the path of his artistic creation. Children will follow in the footsteps of Matisse, taking a comprehensive look at his life, discovering his inexhaustible sources of inspiration, and feeling the friendship with Picasso. Matisse's Journey will be the first book in the UCCA Kids Series, which aims to introduce children the great artists worldwide in a fun and easy way.
烟囱城
The Chimney Town
作家/Author: 林雅琪 Lin Yaqi
出版社/Publisher: 中信出版集团 CITIC Press Group
适读年龄/Age: 3 - 6
尺寸/Size: 260mm x 212mm
页码/Pages: 40
版权/Rights available: 全球可授 World
有一个小城叫烟囱城，城里的人头顶都有一个烟囱，开心的时候会冒出黄色的烟，伤心的时候会冒出蓝色的烟……烟囱城的上空总是五颜六色的。一颗鸟蛋意外地掉到了小女孩丛丛的烟囱里，为了保护这颗鸟蛋，丛丛憋着自己不冒烟，结果脸越涨越大，丛丛能一直憋着自己的情绪保护好这颗鸟蛋吗？这个故事展现了孩子为保护一颗鸟蛋的天真稚拙与勇敢坚持，也将烟囱比作情绪的出口，向孩子们传递释放情绪、表达情绪的重要性。
In a small town named Chimney Town, each resident has a chimney atop their head, from which yellow smoke emerges when they're happy and blue smoke when they're sad, painting the sky above the town in vibrant colors. One day, a bird egg accidentally falls into the chimney of a little girl named Congcong. To protect the egg, Congcong even held back her own smoke, but her face kept getting redder and bigger! Can Congcong keep her emotions in check to safeguard the egg? This narrative explores a child's innocent clumsiness and brave perseverance in protecting a bird egg, while metaphorically comparing chimneys to emotional outlets, conveying to children the importance of expressing and releasing their feelings.
夏天的故事
Summer Story
作家/Author: 魏捷 Wei Jie
画家/Illustrator: 李小光 Li Xiaoguang
出版社/Publisher: 蒲蒲兰绘本馆
Beijing Poplar Culture Company
尺寸/Size: 230 x 165mm
页码/Pages: 93
版权/Rights available: 全球可授 World
夏天来了，女孩不得不离开熟悉的家乡，搬到城市里去了。离家前，她对家里的一切都恋恋不舍——再去河边玩一玩，再去爬一次熟悉的山，再去集市上看一看，再和小伙伴们告个别……
十八幅细致入微的木刻版画，引领我们跟随作者的脚步，走入一个充满自然野趣的夏天的世界。而孩子们的内心深处，既装满了对家乡、小伙伴的不舍，对新环境的不安，也有着对新生活的向往。
As summer approaches, a girl has to leave her familiar hometown and move to the city. Before her departure, she goes to the river to play, takes a look at the local farewell, and bids farewell to her friends…
The exquisite black-and-white woodcut printmaking depicts rich details, which evokes childhood memories and leads us to follow the footsteps of the author. Together, we walk into a world filled with a wild summer that embodies the emotions she has for her hometown, her friends, and also an excitement for the new life yet to come.
吸呼
Breath In, Breath Out
作家/Author: 胡一凡 Hu Yifan
出版社/Publisher: 海豚出版社 Dolphin Books
版权/Rights available: Portuguese (Brazil) sold
葡萄牙语版（巴西）已授
《吸呼》试图利用图像与文字的离间捕捉“吸”与“呼”——一种不易察觉却被万物依赖的生命动态。在翻页与吞吐中，读者的身体与书中的一草一兽、日升月盈共同呼吸、振动——也许所有生命本就是一体。
Breath In, Breath Out attempts to capture“breath in" and “breathe out"—a subtle but dependent dynamic of life by all things—by using the artistic tension between images and words. In turning pages and breathing, the reader's body breathes and vibrates with the grass and animals, the rising sun and the waxing moon—perhaps all life is one.
dPICTUS会在即将开幕的意大利博洛尼亚国际童书展期间展示这些入选2024年“世界100本优秀图画书”的作品（展台号：Hall 25: A107），大家有机会可以到现场翻看这些作品，希望大家喜欢！
dPictus will present this selection in a physical showcase at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair (Hall 25: A107). Hope you'll enjoy discovering the 100 Outstanding Picturebooks!
