Couple's Treasure (1)

Author: Richard Scarry
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Comics can accompany a person throughout their life. Unfortunately, in the past, Chinese readers could only see political cartoons or children's comics. Today, with great interest and enthusiasm, we introduce the American family comic "Corduroy." Comics can make people happy, laugh, feel joy, or be awakened. But when you read "Corduroy," you'll discover that while it makes you laugh, it also evokes an infinite amount of sorrow about real life; while you applaud it, it also imparts profound wisdom to the readers. Smiles accompany tears, happiness accompanies enlightenment—whether you believe it or not, "Corduroy" is a book like that. Chinese people are isolated from American society. Some say it's a "paradise," while others say it's a "hell." "Corduroy" depicts the daily lives of an ordinary American couple. After having a child, like young Chinese couples, they also worry about trivial matters such as "Who does the baby look like?" "Which family should we call first?" "Where can we buy discounted diapers?" "How can we shorten the babysitter's working hours?" etc. These are things that are not meant to be shared with outsiders—should the father or the mother comfort the baby in the middle of the night? How many times should each person get up at night? Is the father staying at the office because he is hardworking or avoiding work? When the wife arrives at the hospital to see her husband who was in a car accident, her first question is "How is the car?" But at that moment, the husband is examining the details of their life as if watching a slow-motion movie. There is not a single "I love you" in the book, but every page is filled with the simple and sincere "love" that young Chinese couples share. The protagonist says, "We didn't just become parents; we became part of the masses." In China, young people who are uninitiated to the world despise the masses. Newly parents feel helpless about the masses. Only mature and healthy families know the greatness of the masses. "Corduroy" was co-created by the famous American cartoonist Jerry Scarry and Richard Scarry and was published in 1988. They became famous overnight because of this book. It was serialized in 450 newspapers and translated into 10 languages. By the beginning of the 21st century, its global sales had reached 1 million copies. We believe it will also be well-received and loved by Chinese readers.