Paul is an ordinary little boy who lives in a big city with his parents. One day, Paul met a fox. When you meet a fox in your life, anything is possible!
In real life. Foxes always like to do some tricks of stealing chickens and imitating dogs, turning the quiet farmhouse into chaos. When they are hunted, they will also play excellent acting skills. They will pretend to be dead first, and then take the opportunity to escape. Created as a greedy and cunning villain. But the fox in this book is different! She likes to swing in the park and has inherited the wisdom of her ancestors. She is the protagonist Paul's good friend, but also Paul's life mentor, teaching him to look at things around him with new eyes, and then find the secret of happiness.
Award record
★ Winner of the American Library Children's Association's Mildred L. Batchelder Award!
★ Won the German International Children's Library White Ravens Award (The White Ravens)!
★ Won the Swiss International Children's Book Federation Recommended Children's Book Award (IBBY)!
★ Recommended by Publishers Weekly, Midwest Book Review, and Kirkus Book Review!
★ 5 stars on Amazon USA!
About the Author
Evelina Daciūtė Born in Vilnius in 1975, author of 7 children's books.
Her first children's literature was Teddy Bear Adventures / Lupine Labyrinth (published by Tikra knyga / illustrated by Rasa Kaper). This series has won 4 titles.
At present, the most recognized work is "Fox on a Swing", which also became the winner of the "Mildred L. Batchelder Award" in 2019.
保羅是一個平凡的小男孩，跟爸媽住在一個大城市裡。
一天，保羅遇見一隻狐狸。
當你在生命中遇上一隻狐狸，什麼事情都有可能發生！
一天，保羅遇見一隻狐狸。
當你在生命中遇上一隻狐狸，什麼事情都有可能發生！
在現實生活中。狐狸老愛做一些偷雞模狗的勾當，把寧靜的農舍弄得雞飛狗跳，被捕獵時還會發揮絕佳的演技，先裝死，再趁機逃脫，也因此，在童話中經常被塑造成貪婪狡猾的壞蛋。但本書的狐狸可不一樣了！她喜歡在公園裏盪鞦韆，還遺傳了祖先的智慧。她是主角保羅的好朋友，更是保羅的人生導師，教導他以嶄新的眼光看待周遭的事物，進而找到快樂的秘訣。
本書榮獲多個國際獎項，敘事手法清新脫俗，明亮鮮艷的插畫充滿童趣與歡樂的氣份，出乎意外的結局令人又驚又喜。全書蘊藏著古老的智慧，就和書中狐狸的奶奶講的故事一樣，既耐人尋味，又發人深省。
得獎紀錄
★ 榮獲美國圖書館兒童協會巴特德爾大獎（Mildred L. Batchelder）！
★ 榮獲德國國際兒童圖書館白烏鴉大獎（The White Ravens）！
★ 榮獲瑞士國際兒童讀物聯盟推薦童書獎（IBBY）！
★ 出版人周刊、中西部書評、科克斯書評好評推薦！
★ 美國亞馬遜5顆星好評！
各界好評：
「這個關於友情的故事鼓勵孩子勇於探索。」——美國中西部書評（Midwest Book Review）
「作者透過色彩豐富的拼貼式圖像，營造出充滿新鮮感、活力和令人意想不到的驚喜！」——出版人周刊（Publisher's Weekly）
「極致滿意！不言而喻的誠實誠實，富有挑戰性的對話，以及無數意想不到的細節，耐人尋味。」——科克斯書評（Kirkus Reviews）
「本書絕佳的圖文反映了作者對童年的深刻尊重以及成長適應的重要性。」——巴特德爾翻譯繪本獎（Mildred L. Batchelder）
作者簡介
艾芙莉娜．妲秀蒂（Evelina Daciūtė）
於1975年在維爾紐斯出生，是7本兒童書籍的作家。
她的首部兒童文學作品是《Teddy Bear Adventures / Lupine Labyrinth》（出版Tikra knyga/繪者Rasa Kaper）。這系列已榮獲4個冠軍。
2015年出版的《The Elephants Went Visiting》（出版Tikra knyga/繪者IngaDagilė）在書籍藝術大賽中授予「最美麗之書」的銜頭。
於2016年該書獲得IBBY立陶宛最年輕讀者年度最佳圖書獎。
目前，最獲大眾所認識的作品為《鞦韆上的狐狸》，此書亦於2019成為「Mildred L. Batchelder Award」的得獎作品。