What is the biggest challenge when children move to a new environment?
Just learn to make new friends. Many children are afraid of interacting with people;
It’s because he doesn't know how to get along with all kinds of people.
This book helps children express themselves and understand others,
Encourage them to open up and make new friends,
And learn the true nature of the friends.
The puppy George lives alone on a small island. He doesn't want to make friends, because friends are too troublesome. Playing alone can do whatever he wants, relaxed and comfortable! But one day, Seal Pippo came to the island and wanted to play with George... Will George play with her, or insist that he only wants to play alone?
Through this lively and meaningful story, children will understand that getting along with friends will inevitably encounter difficulties and challenges, and they need to tolerate and respect each other in order to build a deep friendship. In the process of making friends, children will also find that they have grown a lot!
Introduction to the author and illustrator
Nicola Kinnear
Nicole Kinnear is an illustrator, writer and designer from Kent, England. She graduated from the Illustration and Animation Department at Kingston University, London. She especially likes to draw picture books for children. Her first picture book, "Be Brave Again," not only sold well in many countries, but was also shortlisted for many awards.
Nicole Kinnear is deeply attracted by elements full of magic and whimsy, so she also puts these things into her works. Beautiful nature and folklore are often her sources of inspiration. In the picture books she creates, you can often see her using her dexterous pen to give cute and joyful looks to all kinds of creatures in nature.
當孩子到新的環境，最大的挑戰是什麼？
就是學習交新的朋友。很多孩子害怕和人互動，
是因為不知道怎麼和各式各樣的人相處。
本書幫助孩子表達自己、理解他人，
鼓勵他們敞開心胸，結交新朋友，
並了解朋友真正的本質。
故事大意：
小狗喬治獨自住在一座小島上。他不想交朋友，因為朋友太麻煩了，自己一個人玩，想做什麼就做什麼，輕鬆又自在！但是有一天，海豹皮波來到小島，想跟喬治一起玩……喬治會和她一起玩，還是堅持只想一個人玩呢？
透過這個生動活潑又寓意深遠的故事，孩子會理解與朋友相處，難免會遇上困難與挑戰，需要互相包容與尊重，才能建立起深厚的友情。在交朋友的過程中，孩子也會發現自己成長了許多喔！
本書特色
★ 《再勇敢一點》暢銷作家妮可金尼爾又一感動力作，獻給孩子最溫暖的友誼之書！
★ 個性截然不同的兩個人，可以做好朋友嗎？本書用幽默的故事告訴孩子，良好的人際關係能讓生命更豐富、更有意義！
★ 鮮豔明亮的畫風、可愛逗趣的角色，加上精美的燙金設計，是本值得收藏的療癒繪本！
作、繪者簡介
妮可金尼爾（Nicola Kinnear）
妮可金尼爾是來自英國肯特郡的插畫家、作家和設計師，畢業於倫敦金士頓大學的插畫動畫系。她特別喜歡為孩子們畫繪本，首部繪本作品《再勇敢一點》不僅暢銷多國，也入圍許多獎項。
妮可金尼爾深受充滿魔力與異想天開的元素吸引，因此也把這些東西放進她的作品中，美麗的大自然和民間傳說，也往往是她的靈感來源。在她創作的繪本中，經常可以看見她用靈巧的筆，賦予大自然中形形色色的生物，可愛歡欣的樣貌。
除了本書，妮可金尼爾在格林文化出版的作品還有《再勇敢一點》、《噓！安靜一點》（即將出版）、《不分享的龍》（即將出版）。