Not Perfect

Not PerfectBy: Maya Myers Illustrator: Hyewon Yum From the creators of Not Little, the intrepid Dot is back with an endearing story about embracing the mistakes that let us build new skills. Dot is good at a lot of things, but good isnt perfect. Perfect is her sisters blue ribbon painting, or her brothers first place tie in the spelling bee, or her moms black belt in tae kwon do. Dot tries and tries, but all she has to show for it is funny looking cupcakes, off

won’t let her take him in until she agrees to care for his boa constrictor

and still earn a living to support your family

故事從主人翁優素福說起，年幼的他被父親賣掉以償還債務，因此踏上一段難以想像的旅程。他加入債主經營的商隊，體會了東非大陸神祕卻豐富的生活樣態。經歷鄉村草原到濱海城市的生活，他從一個孩童成長為一個青年，目睹部落交易間的角力、難以驗證的迷信事件、商人和村民間的複雜關係，體驗了殘酷的現實世界。身處在東非的多元社會，要面對阿拉伯人、印度人的種族問題，也要面對歐洲人的入侵及衝突。故事透過優素福受盡剝削、身不由己的奴役生活，突顯了悲慘淒涼的命運，思考著自由的真諦。

Written with a keen critical eye and seamlessly weaving in history

Biscuit’s Big Friend

bureaucracy

the value and the objects of pleasure

lackluster farms

★扣合SDGs永續發展目標13：氣候行動，帶領孩子執行綠色、簡樸與永續的生活行動

Eric-Paul Riege

Any type of sin can undermine a believer’s effectiveness

“Skillful and disturbing