被美国青少年图书馆协会列为必选书目
被评选为英国《卫报》十佳绘本、《爱尔兰时报》十佳童书、美国paste杂志年度童书
获得2017年凯特•格林纳威绘本奖和卡内基文学奖双重提名
继凯特•格林纳威大奖作品《极地重生》之后,90后新锐画家威廉•格利尔再次用《喀伦坡之狼》惊艳了读者。这本厚达88页的长篇绘本,揭示了**作家西顿被狼王洛波改变的一生,启发读者对人与自然的关系进行新的思考。
故事根据**作家、动物小说之父——西顿的真实经历和小说“狼王洛波”改编,讲述了在19世纪末的美国西部喀伦坡,野生狼群被拓荒者大肆捕杀,狼王洛波带领着最后的狼群在猎枪、毒饵和猎狼犬之间顽强斗争,西顿到喀伦坡猎狼,却在一次次的交手间被狼王震撼,走上野生动物保护道路的故事。在这里,狼这种动物像我们人类一样有着丰富的情感,一样竭尽全力地生活、奋斗,直到死亡来临的那一刻。我们为书中描写的富有灵性的喀伦坡之狼而沉醉,为动物们的生存渴望而震撼,为它们的生命尊严而感动。
作者还为这个感人的故事奉上了一次迷人的图画解说,书中比文字叙事本身更富魅力的,是丰富的细节和分镜头式的插图,使故事犹如一帧帧的影片在读者眼前上演。
"The Wolves of Currumpaw "is a beautifully illustrated modern re-telling of Ernest Thompson Seton's epic wilderness drama "Lobo, the King of Currumpaw," originally published in 1898. Set in the dying days of the old west, Seton's drama unfolds in the vast planes of New Mexico, at a time when man's relationship with nature was often marked by exploitations and misunderstanding. This is the first graphic adaptation of a massively influential piece of writing by one of the men who went on to form the Boy Scouts of America.A University of Falmouth graduate and London resident, William Grill's first book "Shackleton's Journey "made him the youngest Kate Greenaway Medal winner since 1960. With a slew of prizes and under his belt, Grill looks primed to make a huge impact with "The Wolves of Currumpaw."