Little people under the floor

Author: Norton
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This is a renowned children's literature masterpiece that has won the Carnegie Children's Literature Award and the Lewis Carroll Book Award. It uses captivating stories to explore eternal themes such as friendship, survival, and freedom.
——Renowned children's literature writer and translator Ren Rongrong
Excellent children's literature is like the golden bucket in Andersen's fairy tale "The Toad," where those who jump in are lifted to higher levels of life and sensation. The process of being pulled up is even more delightful... In other words, "The Little People Under the Floor" is such a golden bucket.
——Renowned children's literature writer, professor, and doctoral supervisor Mei Zihan
The little people living under the floor are our "familiar strangers." They are so different from us yet so similar. Especially, the two children have hearts that are deeply connected, which makes the story utterly engaging.
——Renowned children's literature critic and scholar Liu Xuyuan
"The Little People Under the Floor," originally titled The Borrowers, is the masterpiece of British children's literature writer Mary Norton.
The little people under the floor, as depicted by Norton, live on small, overlooked fragments of everyday objects. They decorate their walls with stamps, use matchboxes as cabinets, wadding as rugs, pins as door latches, and teacups as bathtubs. Food is not a concern either—potato peels and breadcrumbs from humans are enough to sustain them for half a year. However, they must be extremely cautious to avoid being discovered by adults, or they would have to move again.
Alyette, the child of the Borrower Pod, befriends a boy from the human world. The boy gives them many gifts, and the two children often read and chat together.
But such days cannot last. Pod's family is finally discovered by the humans, who bring the police and dogs to completely eliminate the Borrowers. With the boy's help, they prepare to escape the estate, hoping to find a new life in the fields. However, the boy is locked up by the housekeeper, and the rat-catcher plans to pour poison into their holes to drive them out. What will happen? What is the fate of the little people? Come read this wonderful book!
This book has been extremely popular among children in the UK. The Borrowers is now a household name. The fairy tale has even been adapted into a film by Hollywood.