內容簡介
是一本書的誕生，也是文字與藝術的轉移過程
在你每次迫不及待，卻又小心翼翼地翻開書頁，深吸一口紙墨帶來的特殊新書氣味時，是否曾經好奇，手中這本思想與藝術的載體，究竟是如何誕生的？
一本書的從無到有，得從這裡開始。我們看見藝術家將滿載心血的作品，由鄉村親送至城市裡的出版商，而原稿就在這裡，經過編輯校對、檢查，及設計師等人的創意碰撞後，付印成冊。熱騰騰的新書，分批被送往圖書館、學校與書店，直至抵達身為讀者的你我手上。
你曾拾起、翻閱的每一本書，都經歷過如此龐大的轉移過程：
作者將思想化為各種具體的藝術形式，並將之表達於紙頁；作者將原稿交付出版商，經多人的校對、排版與設計後，稿件始化為一本真正的書；裝訂成冊的一本本新書，將正式啟程，被送往每位讀者手中。
才華洋溢的凱迪克獎作家Elisha Cooper受莎娣史密斯《Something to Do》文中對創造力及持續性的描述所觸動，從而開始思索書籍的製作過程。而這本書也一樣：經過千山萬水、飽含無數人的愛與心血，作者的想法，將透過書頁，跨過物理隔閡，去到比作者所能及的更遠處。
★閱讀亮點：
■ 一窺那些我們心愛的作品，從無到有的誕生過程！
■ 想想作者們是如何將腦中的點子，化為文字與圖像，呈現於書中的？
A love letter to books, showing how many elements and people contribute to making something beautiful, from Caldecott honoree Elisha Cooper
In this poetic and beautifully illustrated ode to creativity and the process of making books, Caldecott honoree Elisha Cooper takes readers on a journey showing how words and art move from one person to another.
From writer to reader, and everyone who contributes in between: Here is a book, made with love.
An artist’s studio overflows with sketches, drafts, a wastebasket, and wonder.
A publisher’s office hums with computers, layouts, coffee, and teamwork.
A printer makes a layout into a book using presses, ink, paper, and time.
And that book travels to a school, to a library, to a student, to a home.
作者介紹
Elisha Cooper is an author/illustrator who received a Caldecott Honor for Big Cat, Little Cat, and his following book River won the 2020 Robin Smith Picture Book Prize. Dance!, one of his earlier books, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year, and Beach won the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. In 2016, he was awarded a Sendak Fellowship. His essays and sketchbooks have appeared in the sports section of the New York Times. Cooper lives with his wife, daughters, and cats in New York City.
