2009-08-14
娃兒喜歡聊天，天南海北看到什麼就說什麼；喜歡塗鴉，稀奇古怪想到什麼就畫什麼。如今又喜歡上杜撰小人書——一半鮮為人知的象聲英文，一半張牙舞爪的寫意圖畫，填滿一個32開、8到20頁不等的“書”本。寫自己成長的，是流水年華般的真情實感；寫大千世界的，是八仙過海似的駕霧騰雲。 那些裝訂好的冊子攤在桌上，封面被他用彩筆塗得滿滿當當，幾乎看不出原來的顏色。他稱之為“書”，可裡面的頁碼並不總是連貫的——有時畫到一半會跳出一個新故事，有時第三頁比第二頁早發生，像一段被自己打亂又重新拼貼的時間線。他不在意這種次序，因為在他那裡，故事是可以同時從兩端長出來的。寫自己成長的那些，是關於他如何學會游泳、如何換掉第一顆門牙、如何在某個下雨天一個人留在房間裡拼完了一個巨型樂高——都是些細小的、幾乎不值得被記錄的事情，可他把它們一一畫出來，像在練習一種只有他自己知道的誠實。寫大千世界的那些，則走得更遠：會發光的海底生物、能聽懂石頭說話的探險家、被彩虹綁住的月亮，還有一把能打開任何門的鑰匙。他用文字標註那些奇異的形狀，也用線條補充文字無法到達的地方。 他翻開一本剛畫完的新書，指着其中一頁說：“這裡是轉折。”我低頭看，那頁上畫着一隻巨大的手，正在把雲朵捏成不同形狀——旁邊寫着幾行歪歪扭扭的英文，像是那些雲朵在被捏造時用它們自己的語言留下的口供。他說完那三個字就繼續畫下一本了，沒有解釋“轉折”指的是什麼。窗外下午的光線正落在他桌面上那堆剛訂好的書脊上，在封面上形成一道彎曲的亮痕，讓其中的一本像是被放進了水裡一樣輕輕晃動。我坐在旁邊，沒有繼續追問，只是讓那段話和光一起留在這個沒有人需要急着解釋什麼的下午，看着他把下一本的第一個句子寫下去，也看着它在他筆下，漸漸多出一個尚未被書頁包圍的形狀。 兒歌的生活──Aiden's Life (7/23/2009):
One day, a baby was born in a hospital. It was the first day of the baby's life. He was named Aiden. (The picture shows a baby drawn in a picture with straight hair and a crazy shout.) When Aiden was 6 years old, he learned two games called Freeze-dance and Music-chairs. (The picture shows crazy games.) Aiden's teachers kept changing from Mr. Dan and Miss Hollie (1) to (Miss Erin and Miss Hollie) (2) to Mr. Jeff and Miss Hollie (3) to Mr. Jeff and Mr. Greg (4) (to Mr. Jeff and Miss Erin) (5). (The picture shows many faces.) The end.
This illustrator is Aiden, too.
小白兔奇遇記──Book 1:
White Bunny just defeated a common snail as he's robbing a bank. (Picture illustrated) Bunny's shirt and shorts have power. He is 16 years old. He doesn't go to school. (There are problems around public schools, and he must save the world based on a conversation afterward.) (Picture illustrated.) Bunny's skateboard has Hot Wheels. It can go 2000 miles per hour. Sometimes, it can go faster than the speed of light, and then it will return in time. (The Picture shows Hot Wheels like fire.) The end.
小白兔奇遇記──Book 2:
Introduction: White Bunny just defeated Tusk Trunk as he escaped from jail. "You're going to justice." (The picture shows the Bunny pointing to Tusk Trunk seriously.) The story begins here. Bunny bought a new house, number 126. (The picture shows that the moon over the house has volcanoes of different sizes.) He never noticed Tusk Trunk escaped from (a) jail until he read the newspaper. (The picture shows a newspaper full of descriptions in unreadable sizes.) It was in England. It takes six days to get there (from the USA). (The picture shows a globe with an arrowhead from the USA to England.) Seven days later, he (Bunny) found him (Tusk Trunk). (Picture illustrated) Suddenly, both men drew their swords, and then the battle began. Two cut and parried their swords, flicking in the sunlight. (The picture shows two swords crossed and flicked in the sun.) The fighting ended here. Bunny injured Tusk Trunk and took all his money. "I will let you go," said Bunny. But no more robbing." He gave some coins back. He (Bunny) gave him (Tusk Trunk) 43 coins. (The Picture shows some coins.) He (Bunny) started to read the newspaper. But nothing was said about escaping from (a) jail. (Picture illustrated) The end. This story has more than one book about this one because this is book 2. There is another book, too. (Picture illustrated) 
Sit-up (坐立 06-02-2003)  Irises by Claude Monet
(克勞德·莫奈“跛行·聆聽”的《鳶尾花》08-30-2003)  Home @ Scotchplain, NJ
(新澤西州蘇格蘭平原家 03-28-2004)  Merrymead Farm w/ Black & White Holsteins
(快樂田野農場·黑白花荷斯坦“林中森林”奶牛 05-30-2004)  Tye Dye Party @ Toddler of Upper Gwynedd Child Learning Center
(上格溫內德“快樂”兒童學習中心幼兒班·扎染聚會) 
Hair Cuttery (理髮店 06-17-2006)  Sensitive to Tomcat (公貓過敏 02-25-2007)
Hair Cuttery (理髮店 11-10-2007)  Ironpiggy Bank @ Coco-Cola Stadium
(可口可樂球場·鐵豬儲錢罐 07-24-2008)  Iron Pigs Baseball Game @ Coco-Cola Stadium
(可口可樂球場·裏海“岔道之地”鐵豬棒球比賽 07-24-2008)  Seize the Spot on Treadmill
(跑步機·搶占先機 03-14-2009)  Riley's Pool Party
(萊利“黑麥田空地”的泳池派對 06-26-2009)
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