章鱼先生卖雨伞
Mr. Octopus Sells Umbrellas
Author | 文字作者
Xu Han（韩煦）
Illustrator | 图画作者
Xu Han（韩煦）
Jieli Publishing House（接力出版社）
2018
Description | 简介
下雨啦！章鱼先生推着小车卖雨伞，大象、狮子、孔雀和小鸡纷纷来挑选与自己颜色相配的伞。可是，遇到会变色的变色龙和想买黑伞的小蚂蚁，章鱼先生该怎么办呢？一场充满色彩、惊喜和奇思妙想的雨天冒险就此展开。
It's raining, and Mr. Octopus is selling umbrellas! An elephant, lion, peacock, and chick each choose an umbrella that matches their color. But what happens when a chameleon keeps changing colors, or a group of ants wants black umbrellas that aren't available? Mr. Octopus has some wonderfully clever solutions in this colorful, playful story.
Why We Recommend It
一本将色彩认知与创意故事巧妙结合的原创绘本。作者韩煦通过动物与雨伞的颜色配对，引导孩子主动观察、比较和预测；朗朗上口的重复句式与生动的拟声词，让低龄儿童轻松参与讲述。故事最精彩的是两次出人意料的转折：变色龙需要一把能适应变化的彩色伞，而章鱼先生则巧妙利用喷墨的本领，为蚂蚁制作黑伞。拓印、剪纸与拼贴相结合的插画富有肌理和童趣，精心设计的折页更增添了阅读惊喜。除了认识颜色，这本书也鼓励孩子尊重不同的喜好，并尝试用创造力解决问题。
A delightful Chinese picture book that turns color recognition into an imaginative adventure. Author-illustrator Xu Han invites young readers to match animals with umbrellas, notice visual patterns, and predict what comes next. Rhythmic repetition and playful sound effects make it especially engaging for interactive read-alouds. The story's clever twists—a color-changing chameleon and an octopus who uses his ink to create black umbrellas—introduce creative problem-solving and fascinating animal adaptations. Richly textured illustrations combining printmaking, cut-paper, and collage techniques, along with a surprising fold-out page, make this an artistic as well as educational reading experience.
Reading & Activity Ideas
Color Matching: Invite children to match colorful paper umbrellas with animal pictures and predict each customer's choice. Interactive Storytime: Repeat the animal-and-color questions together, adding rain sounds and animal movements. Science Connection: Explore how chameleons change color and why octopuses release ink. Creative Challenge: Ask children how they would make a black umbrella if only white ones were available. Art Activity: Design colorful umbrellas using collage, stamping, or sponge printing. Early Math: Count the umbrellas sold, compare quantities, and sort them by color or shape.