Bobby is named after his grandfather, Bob. Bob helps Bobby learn to walk, teaches him to build a block tower, and tells him stories. One day Bobby comes home and his grandfather isn?t there. Bobby?s parents tell him that his grandfather is sick and he doesn?t remember who anyone is. At first Bobby is scared, but when he builds a block tower for Bob the way they used to do together, he knows that his grandfather remembers him. Slowly Bob starts to get better, and then it?s Bobby?s turn to teach his grandfather something important. . . . Readers of all ages will relish in this classic, now in beautifully rich full color.
巴比剛生下來的時候，爺爺巴柏就是他親密的朋友。巴比學走路的時候，巴柏耐心地說著，“先左腳，再右腳。”一步一步教會了巴比。突然間，巴柏中風住醫(yī)院了。經(jīng)過了漫長的等待，巴柏雖然回家了，卻不會走路，甚至不認識巴比……一切都讓巴比十分害怕，直到他鼓起勇氣親近巴柏、幫助巴柏。終于有一天，爺爺在巴比說著“先左腳，再右腳”的引導下，重新學會了走路……書中略帶自傳式的描繪，帶給讀者一個關于濃濃的親情與真摯的友情的故事，讀之令人感動、難忘。
This touching story about a young boy coping with his grandfather's disabilityhas long been one of Tomie dePaola's most popular picture books. Now, for the first time, it is available in a larger format, full-color edition—perfect for family sharing. Readers of all ages will love to watch Grandpa Bob teach Bobby to walk, and how Bobby returns the favor when Bob has a stroke, all in beautifully rich full color.
祖孫之間，總有一種不可思議的親近。日本心理學家河合隼雄認為，也許是因為“孩子來自另一個世界，而老人馬上要去另一個世界了，兩者都與另一個世界相近，在這一點上是相同的”。走在生命的初始和歸途，以血脈親情為紐帶，祖孫之間總能產(chǎn)生溫馨的交流，生成很多意味深長的故事。本書取材于作者時與外公之間的真實故事，它讓我們懂得知惜——站在距離親人近的位置，用平常、心安的方式去愛，并不是一件容易的事情。
