The Blue Stone

A large, beautiful blue stone is discovered in a forest. It is cut in half, and one half stays in the forest while the other starts on a long and mystical journey through many places, many owners, and many transformations. It begins as a statue of an elephant, admired by museum-goers, and then becomes a carved bird residing in an elderly woman's garden. It becomes a moon, a cat, a necklace, and more. Throughout it all, the stone longs to return home, and finally it crumbles to dust and flies with the wind back to rest with its other half in the forest. Breathtaking illustrations and a haunting story by world-renowned illustrator Jimmy Liao take readers on a magical journey around the world. Adults will marvel at the life stories revealed in this book, and children will delight at seeing the different manifestations of the blue stone. Just as with Sound of Colors, this book works on many different levels, and ultimately is a powerful story of different life paths and possibilities, a longing for home and love.

幾米，男，台湾台北市人。天蝎座，吃素，已婚，有一个女儿。文化大学美术系毕业，曾在广告公司工作十二年，现在在家工作，为报纸、杂志等各种出版品画插画。1998年开始首次的绘本创作，即让“图像”成为另一种清新舒洁的文学语言，在他的作品里营造出流畅诗意的画面，散发出深情迷人的风采。目前已拥有7本广受大家喜爱的作品，并卖出美国、德国、法国、希腊、韩国、日本等多国版权。幾米的作品广受欢迎，原因有三：一是它充满都市感，一些人们非常熟悉、但敢想不敢言的感觉；二是它的图画细致得使人爱不释手，图为主、字为辅的形式很新鲜；三是它的故事简直是一个寓言，从前只有写给小孩的，现在成人也有自己的寓言和童话。