《I went walking》這本書在澳洲屬于口水書,幾乎每個(gè)愛讀書的孩子在成長過程中都反復(fù)讀過這本書。因?yàn)檫@本書在語言韻律上和故事情節(jié)上都有過人之處,對于孩子的語言啟蒙非常有意義。除了語言上句式簡單,循環(huán)押韻,同時(shí)這本書涵蓋的詞匯包括動(dòng)物名稱和顏色,故事情節(jié)上,簡潔,對稱而且更可貴的是每個(gè)情節(jié)還有呼應(yīng)性,每個(gè)接觸這本書的孩子都會(huì)愛上他。
Little Cloud floats through the sky, passing the time by reshaping himself into semblances of sheep, airplanes, sharks, and funny clowns, until a cluster of other clouds invites him to join in a rain-making party.