Rose一直很好奇,住在隔壁的溫特加登先生到底是個什麼樣的人?!所有孩子都害怕脾氣古怪的溫特加登先生。大家都說,他家的花園灰暗又陰沉,彷彿從來照不進陽光;而且還有一隻像狼一樣可怕的大狗,以及一隻兇猛的鹹水鱷魚守在裡面!相較之下,新搬來的鄰居桑莫一家,家中的花園卻充滿陽光、花朵與歡笑,就像孩子們的天堂!有一天,小女孩蘿絲不小心把球丟進了溫特加登先生的院子裡。在媽媽鼓勵下,蘿絲鼓起勇氣,帶著剛烤好的小仙子蛋糕與鮮花,前去拜訪這位冷冰冰的鄰居,蘿絲慢慢發現,看起來冷漠嚴肅的人,內心其實也可能藏著溫柔與孤單!這是一個溫暖細膩、充滿人情味的故事,讓孩子明白學習理解、同理與關懷他人。
"A little kindness goes a long way" is the subtle moral depicted in this gentle tale by award-winning Australian author-illustrator Bob Graham. A brand-new edition of the classic story from Bob Graham. All the children are afraid of mean Mr Wintergarten.
His garden is grey and sunless and it is guarded, they say, by a dog like a wolf and a saltwater crocodile.
By contrast, the garden of his sunny new neighbours, the Summers, is a playground of happiness and flowers.
One day, Rose's ball goes over the fence into Mr Wintergarten's garden and, prompted by her mother, Rose visits her frosty next-door neighbour, bearing hot fairy cakes and flowers.
What will Mr Wintergarten say?



