Annabelle Bernadette Clementine Dodd Was a good little girl, though decidedly odd. Belle lived every day as if she were grown --She thought she could do everything all on her own.
Lucky for Belle, she has a friend at home, a caregiver named Beatrice Smith -- Bea -- who keeps a close eye on her so she doesn't get into too much mischief. Through the week Belle helps Bea as she does chores or shops or bakes, and at the end of most days they head to the beach -- Belle and Bea, hand in hand, by the sea. But one afternoon Belle sneaks outside to play all alone, and something happens that changes her life forever.
贝尔生在一个富裕的家庭，住在海边一座漂亮的大房子里。妈妈很忙，爸爸也经常不在家，在贝尔成长的每一天里，只有她的管家兼保姆比雅陪伴着她。她们朝夕相处，如影随形，生活快乐而充实。尤其是每天完成劳作任务后一起到海边度过的美好时光。大海之迷人，在于它的神秘和深邃，与比雅在海边玩耍的时光从未让贝尔感知大海的危险，大海的魅惑为故事的高潮埋下了伏笔，从而将故事推向高潮——贝尔独自出门走向大海，意外发生了……危急时刻，比雅将贝尔从大海中救起。对于贝尔，这是一段难以磨灭的记忆。比雅对自己至深的情感，以及往日的悉心呵护都在贝尔心中留下永恒的记忆。今天，我们很多孩子的生活像贝尔一样，缺少父母的陪伴、呵护和爱。只有物质富足的孩子内心其实并不幸福。美国著名童书作家与插画家夫妻档——萨拉斯图尔特和戴维斯莫尔为读者呈现出一个令人动容，发人深省的故事。
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《朋友》讲述的小女孩贝尔和女管家兼保姆比雅之间发生的感人至深的故事。比雅悉心地看护着贝尔，从不让她离开自己的视线。从星期一到星期日，比雅和贝尔一起忙忙碌碌——做家务、买东西、烤糕点，一天的工作结束之后，她们俩总会手牵手到海滩去玩耍——画沙画、捡贝壳、搭城堡。可是有一天，贝尔一个人偷偷溜出门到海滩玩耍，由此发生了一件让她永生难忘的事。