藝術家 Artist name | 彭筱蓉
台灣新竹人，交大應用藝術研究所畢業後到日本東京工作。
目前住在東京都三鷹市，有一個一歲八個月的兒子。
喜歡做繪本與看電影。
個人網站 Personal website | applewinee (@applewinee_illustration) • Instagram
尺寸 Size | 16×16 cm
媒材 Media | Adobe Illustrator
作品說明 Introduction
這是一本以找點點為主題的幼兒繪本。
（入選 第十屆繪本出版賞 嬰兒知育繪本部門 /日本 ）
小孩出生後，我開始會挑一些自己覺得畫面很可愛或是故事很特別的繪本想唸給他聽，但很快的就發現他完全沒有興趣。在經過幾次嘗試後，才深刻的體會到對嬰兒來說繪本是要唸出來可以互動的書，必須要可以遊玩，圖形要簡單，顏色要明亮強烈，文字越短越好，閱讀時的韻律感非常重要。一直以來，在創作繪本時，我都專注在自己想畫的東西上，追求畫面的美感與細節，沒有去考慮讀者讀起來是什麼感覺，有了小孩後，繪本從看變成需要唸的時候，我才突然理解了創作繪本時要考慮讀者感受的真正意思。
因此創作這本繪本時，放棄了以往的風格與習慣，刻意使用非常簡單的線條及顏色，讓每一頁的主角很明顯，畫面中拿掉不需要的東西，想像自己唸故事給小孩聽時，怎麼樣的圖案與故事（遊玩）內容可以讓他開心，一邊想一邊完成了這個作品。
This is a toddler picture book with the theme of “Finding Dots.”
(Selected for the 10th Picture Book Publishing Award, Baby and Educational Picture Book category, Japan)
After my child was born, I began choosing picture books that I found cute or had unique stories to read to him. However, I quickly realized that he had no interest in them. After several attempts, I deeply understood that for infants, picture books are interactive books that need to be read aloud. They must be engaging, with simple illustrations, bright and vibrant colors, shorter text, and a strong sense of rhythm while reading. Throughout my journey of creating picture books, I focused on drawing what I wanted and pursued the aesthetics and details of the illustrations, without considering how the readers would feel while reading them. It was only when I had a child and picture books went from being something to look at to something that needed to be read aloud that I truly understood the meaning of considering the reader’s experience in creating picture books.
Therefore, when creating this picture book, I abandoned my previous style and habits. I deliberately used very simple lines and colors, making the main character on each page stand out prominently. I removed unnecessary elements from the illustrations and imagined what kind of illustrations and story content (playfulness) would make my child happy when I read the story to him. With these thoughts in mind, I completed this work.
