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D¨´ ch? l¨¤ m?t tia hi v?ng m?ng manh, c?ng ?? s?c chi?u r?i c? m¨¤n ?¨ºm v? tr?.
144 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2006
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Jimmy Liao
96?books314?followersJimmy Liao (pen name: ¼¸Ã×£»autonym: Lao Fu-Bin, Áθ£±ò) born in Yilan County, Taiwan. in Fine Arts, with a major in Design. He had worked in advertising companies for 12 years. Now he works as an illustrator. Since 1998, Jimmy published several illustrated books with amazing originality and multi-faceted narratives. He had since set a fashion in creating and publishing illustrated books in local and international markets. Utilizing images as a refreshing form of literary language, Jimmy creates in his works poetic frames that emit charms and appeals. He has published seventeenth popular books so far, and they are translated into English, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean and so forth. Being the most popular illustrator author in Asia, creating lots of fantasy and touch hearts cross all generation, however, with low profile personality, he enjoys the family time more, lives a tranquil life and devotes most of his time to work. Immersing in his works is just like to go into Jimmy's inner world, his inviting stories reflect the reality of real life, more and more people are intoxicated by his vivid strokes and his magic realism narratives. Now in Asia, Jimmy becomes vogue of the time, beyond his stories, "Jimmy" is like a pop of a new life style.
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April 7, 2015
M?t ng¨¤y, m¨¬nh th?y h¨°n ?¨¢ xanh gi?ng m?t t?m h?n nguy¨ºn v?n. R?i c¨® m?t ng¨¤y, n¨® m?t ?i m?t n?a, m?t n?a t?m h?n hay m?t n?a c?a b?n th?n. Nh?ng ng¨¤y ti?p theo n¨® c¨¤ng b? cu?n xa kh?i m?t n?a c¨°n l?i. N¨® c?ng t?ng n??ng l?i t?m h?n ? ??u ?¨®, hay v?i ng??i n¨¤o ?¨®, ho?c ch? v?i b?n ph?n l¨¤ ch?ng nh?n im l?ng v?y th?i. Nh?ng m¨¤ t?t c? c?ng ch? l¨¤ s? n??ng th?n y?u ?t, v¨¬ n¨® lu?n nh? v? n?a c¨°n l?i ?? l?c m?t c?a m¨¬nh, v? nh?ng h?nh ph¨²c n¨® t?ng c¨®. N¨® tan v? m?i khi nh? v?, t?ng ch¨²t t?ng ch¨²t. ??n khi ch? c¨°n l¨¤ b?i, ??n khi kh?ng c¨°n g¨¬ v¨¤ l¨¤ g¨¬, n¨® kh?ng c¨°n g¨¢nh n?ng g¨¬ n?a cho d¨´ g¨¢nh n?ng ?¨® ?? lu?n l¨¤ ch¨ªnh b?n th?n n¨®, n¨® m?i c¨® th? ??n ???c v?i n?a c¨°n l?i ?? l?c m?t t? l?u.
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July 24, 2022I don't get it. I mean, I get homesick, but I don't find it comforting or cathartic or anything to read this. And the stone, being a stone, is passive, and has to accept all the things people do to it. But the people are enriched by knowing it, so that's a good thing? The author's bio in the book says that he's a cancer survivor; is that relevant to understanding the metaphor? Is is a metaphor, or is it meant to be read more literally? Is it a fable?
Does it work better in other cultures, rather than in America?
Maybe refugees would find it more meaningful?
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Reread carefully. Still have the same questions, and more: why did each artist paint their creation, instead of leaving the beautiful blue intact? And what happened to the crumbles each time the stone got smaller?
Is the author saying that life's adventures make us smaller? But that we must keep going, and never give up hope? Maybe... but I want it to be more than that. And I just can't find it. Nice pictures though.
Giving to a certain young family. the father at least is an immigrant, apparently from someplace in SE Asia, so he might connect with this better than I do.
Does it work better in other cultures, rather than in America?
Maybe refugees would find it more meaningful?
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Reread carefully. Still have the same questions, and more: why did each artist paint their creation, instead of leaving the beautiful blue intact? And what happened to the crumbles each time the stone got smaller?
Is the author saying that life's adventures make us smaller? But that we must keep going, and never give up hope? Maybe... but I want it to be more than that. And I just can't find it. Nice pictures though.
Giving to a certain young family. the father at least is an immigrant, apparently from someplace in SE Asia, so he might connect with this better than I do.
April 11, 2016
Jimmy Liao is one of my favorite authors , I love his books so much especially this one. The illustrations are wonderful, they are done by watercolor pencils. This book is talking about a stone's life(a person life), is sad and a little bit depressing. This story has truly touched my heart.
October 3, 2024
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February 9, 2021
Maldita sea, no recordaba lo mucho que esto me marc¨® durante a?os. S¨¦ que son casi puros dibujos, y que a lo mejor va dirigido para ni?os, pero nunca voy a dejar de pensar lo maravilloso que es el mensaje que da, el de perderte a ti mismo, creer que est¨¢s bien pero luego darte cuenta de que no es tu lugar y entonces romperte, una y otra y otra vez. El mensaje de que, aunque te rompas todav¨ªa hay esperanza. El mensaje de que, por m¨¢s lejos que est¨¦s de tu hogar, siempre vas a regresar a ¨¦l.
August 14, 2020
Well, tranh v? si¨ºu ??p, m¨¤u s?c l¨¤m m¨¬nh th?y t??i m?i v¨¤ b¨¬nh y¨ºn. Nghe kh?ng li¨ºn quan nh??
M?t c?u chuy?n bu?n nh?ng ?m ¨¢p.
UPDATE: Gi? ??c l?i ch? th?y bu?n ?i l¨¤ bu?n, v¨¤ quy?n n¨¤y m¨¬nh ?¨¢nh gi¨¢ cao h?n quy?n Ch¨¤ng - N¨¤ng nhi?u :)) (c? h¨¬nh v? v¨¤ n?i dung)
M?t c?u chuy?n bu?n nh?ng ?m ¨¢p.
UPDATE: Gi? ??c l?i ch? th?y bu?n ?i l¨¤ bu?n, v¨¤ quy?n n¨¤y m¨¬nh ?¨¢nh gi¨¢ cao h?n quy?n Ch¨¤ng - N¨¤ng nhi?u :)) (c? h¨¬nh v? v¨¤ n?i dung)
May 18, 2023
Siento que pudo haber sido m¨¢s profundo pero no lo fue, cada vez que avanzaba me sent¨ª m¨¢s vac¨ªo y triste, como que empatice con la pobre piedra y no quer¨ªa seguir leyendo, al terminar este libro me sent¨ª igual que antes, vac¨ªa y triste.
February 19, 2022
MERVEILLE PO?TIQUE.
January 15, 2017
?Jimmy nunca falla! Enamorada de su trabajo <3
August 15, 2018
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March 28, 2020Der blaue Stein hatte gedacht, er w¨¹rde ewig im Wald bleiben. Nach einem Waldbrand, der monatelang w¨¹tete, bleibt er mit Asche bedeckt zur¨¹ck, als h?tte er ein Tarnkleid angelegt. Regen legt die strahlend blaue Farbe frei, der Stein wird geteilt, eine H?lfte abtransportiert. Ein Steinmetz arbeitet eine Elefantenfigur aus dieser H?lfte heraus, die vor Sehnsucht nach ihrer anderen H?lfte zerbricht. Immer wieder wird der Stein transportiert und bearbeitet, immer wieder bricht die strahlend blaue Farbe unter der ?u?eren H¨¹lle hervor. Der Rest wird dabei kleiner und kleiner, landet sogar bei den Kindern aus dem Waisenhaus, die auf dem Cover zu sehen sind. Die Sehnsucht nach der fehlenden H?lfte bleibt selbst in den verbleibenden kleinen Steinchen erhalten. Als ein paar Staubk?rnchen in die Luft geblasen werden, fragt man sich, was ist eigentlich Staub ¨C und wie viel vom blauen Stein ist darin enthalten?
In Jimmy Liaos Bilderb¨¹chern stehen oft einsame Kinder im Mittelpunkt. Diese B¨¹cher richten sich in erster Linie an Erwachsene; sie k?nnen nat¨¹rlich gemeinsam mit Kindern betrachtet werden. Durch die rhythmische Wiederholung des Reisens und Bearbeitens, w?hrend der Stein immer kleiner wird, entsteht in ?Der blaue Stein¡° jedoch die Spannungskurve einer Kindergeschichte. Entstanden ist ein Bilderbuch in kleinem Format, das man als Vorleser am Ende der Geschichte noch nicht zuklappen kann, wenn es hei?t ?Nochmal!¡°Das Entdecken zahlreicher Details, die Suche nach dem Blauen Kern unter verschiedenen Oberfl?chen und schlie?lich die Heimkehr in den Wald sprechen kleine Betrachter an. Erstaunlich, wie gut man sich gemeinsam in das Wesen des Steins einf¨¹hlen kann.
In Jimmy Liaos Bilderb¨¹chern stehen oft einsame Kinder im Mittelpunkt. Diese B¨¹cher richten sich in erster Linie an Erwachsene; sie k?nnen nat¨¹rlich gemeinsam mit Kindern betrachtet werden. Durch die rhythmische Wiederholung des Reisens und Bearbeitens, w?hrend der Stein immer kleiner wird, entsteht in ?Der blaue Stein¡° jedoch die Spannungskurve einer Kindergeschichte. Entstanden ist ein Bilderbuch in kleinem Format, das man als Vorleser am Ende der Geschichte noch nicht zuklappen kann, wenn es hei?t ?Nochmal!¡°Das Entdecken zahlreicher Details, die Suche nach dem Blauen Kern unter verschiedenen Oberfl?chen und schlie?lich die Heimkehr in den Wald sprechen kleine Betrachter an. Erstaunlich, wie gut man sich gemeinsam in das Wesen des Steins einf¨¹hlen kann.
May 11, 2022
Arrach¨¦ ¨¤ la for¨ºt o¨´ il vit depuis des milliers d'ann¨¦es, le rocher bleu est transport¨¦ et transform¨¦ ¨¤ travers le monde. Mais chaque exil le laisse encore plus petit et plus las que le pr¨¦c¨¦dent. Il n'aspire qu'une chose, retrouver son habitat d'antan...
Le Rocher Bleu est une tr¨¨s jolie m¨¦taphore. Un conte ¨¤ la limite de la philosophie. Jimmy Liao trouve le moyen de glisser dans ce petit album destin¨¦ ¨¤ la jeunesse une r¨¦flexion int¨¦ressante et intelligente sur l'¨¦cologie et l'exploitation. Mais aussi sur l'immigration et le d¨¦racinement. Avec une ¨¦conomie de mots assez remarquables on parle pourtant d'amour, d'attente, d'espoir, et bien s?r de solitude et de tristesse.
La masse du rocher diminue au fil des pages. Son voyage l'errodant un peu plus ¨¤ chaque ¨¦tape. Mais paradoxalement le rocher grandit de ses exp¨¦riences. C'est une fatalit¨¦ contre laquel il ne peut rien. C'est superbe, et plein de m¨¦lancolie.
Visuellement Jimmy Liao ne d¨¦?oit jamais. Et ses illustrations po¨¦tiques apportent toujours ¨¦norm¨¦ment au r¨¦cit. Parfois simple et ¨¦pur¨¦, parfois fourmillant de d¨¦tails, on ne se lasse pas de son trait.
Une tr¨¨s jolie d¨¦couverte !
Le Rocher Bleu est une tr¨¨s jolie m¨¦taphore. Un conte ¨¤ la limite de la philosophie. Jimmy Liao trouve le moyen de glisser dans ce petit album destin¨¦ ¨¤ la jeunesse une r¨¦flexion int¨¦ressante et intelligente sur l'¨¦cologie et l'exploitation. Mais aussi sur l'immigration et le d¨¦racinement. Avec une ¨¦conomie de mots assez remarquables on parle pourtant d'amour, d'attente, d'espoir, et bien s?r de solitude et de tristesse.
La masse du rocher diminue au fil des pages. Son voyage l'errodant un peu plus ¨¤ chaque ¨¦tape. Mais paradoxalement le rocher grandit de ses exp¨¦riences. C'est une fatalit¨¦ contre laquel il ne peut rien. C'est superbe, et plein de m¨¦lancolie.
Visuellement Jimmy Liao ne d¨¦?oit jamais. Et ses illustrations po¨¦tiques apportent toujours ¨¦norm¨¦ment au r¨¦cit. Parfois simple et ¨¦pur¨¦, parfois fourmillant de d¨¦tails, on ne se lasse pas de son trait.
Une tr¨¨s jolie d¨¦couverte !
June 25, 2021
Bastante triste
March 29, 2024
:((((((
April 20, 2024
For me, this book much resembles the endless cycle of reincarnation and the longing to return to source
March 30, 2025
Una nostalgia permanente.
April 22, 2022
Que lindo ?
September 3, 2017
3.7~4.2.
November 5, 2019
Jimmy Liao es un pinche genio. Este libro me dej¨® as¨ª ira... heladx. A su pinche madre, Jimmy solo hace maravillas, no se ni que decir... est¨¢ muy cabron, me encanta que sus historias siempre tienen ese toque nost¨¢lgico, melanc¨®lico, on¨ªrico, medio tristes pero llenos de esperanza. Mi coraz¨®n se rompi¨® y sano con esta lectura... tiene poderes m¨¢gicos sin duda; lo tiene pinches todo, se los juro, mete un buen de temas ¡°complejos¡± que usualmente no wacho en otros libros infantiles de una manera tan c¨¢lida e ¨ªntima ligada con un tema m¨¢s ¡°sencillo¡± pero s¨²per simb¨®lico. Sus libros son como un pinche abrazo justo cuando m¨¢s lo necesitas ? lo am¨¦ tanto, ojal¨¢ alguien se anime a leerlo.
I¡¯m obsessed ??
Y como siempre las ilustraciones son otro pedo ? 10000/10 wow
I¡¯m obsessed ??
Y como siempre las ilustraciones son otro pedo ? 10000/10 wow
October 19, 2009
caroline loved this book, i really liked the illustrations but i also thought it was terribly sad. caroline didnt think it was b/c in the end the stone got back to his home. i was happy that he did too but if its an allegory then i took from it that one is forced to go through life doing what they do not want to do b/c of other peoples desires of how and who they want you to be and each person takes pieces of you that you lose from yourself and the whole time you are longing to go home and even though you are bringing happiness to other people you do not care. fine and dandy but i thought it could have been a bit happier as it was a kids book.
April 25, 2016
The illustrations are exquisite. Absolutely in love with this book. The story is a bit depressing tho. I know longing for home could be terrifying but I think adventures could add to your personalities instead if breaking you apart every time you think about home. That's the only thing I don't really feel relatable in this tale. Nonetheless its a beautiful, beautiful book. Love it. People who think this is too depressing for children, just.. Stop. Don't underestimate children's feeling and giving them exclusively happy stuff because books like this help them to feel and grow up being able to empathize and love and live better.
Just my two cents.
Just my two cents.
January 29, 2018
Este a?o se me ha dado por leer cuentos ilustrados, y cuando vi ¡°La piedra azul¡± de Jimmy Liao con el 30% de descuento¡ no pude negarme a comprarlo.
Esta es una historia que nos habla sobre la separaci¨®n, la a?oranza de nuestro hogar y como esta puede rompernos en diferentes ocasiones.
Los gr¨¢ficos son muy bonitos, no necesariamente de mi estilo, pero aportaron mucho a la historia. Lo que no estoy muy segura es que si este cuento es para ni?os, porque el mensaje que da es bastante adulto.
En resumen, me gust¨®, y estoy segura que har¨¦ una relectura de ¨¦l pr¨®ximamente.
Esta es una historia que nos habla sobre la separaci¨®n, la a?oranza de nuestro hogar y como esta puede rompernos en diferentes ocasiones.
Los gr¨¢ficos son muy bonitos, no necesariamente de mi estilo, pero aportaron mucho a la historia. Lo que no estoy muy segura es que si este cuento es para ni?os, porque el mensaje que da es bastante adulto.
En resumen, me gust¨®, y estoy segura que har¨¦ una relectura de ¨¦l pr¨®ximamente.
June 15, 2016
v¨¬ ??c quy?n n¨¤y xong c¨® nhi?u suy ngh? linh tinh qu¨¢ n¨ºn m¨¬nh vi?t h?n v¨¤o lu?n r?i ?, c¨® t¨ª spoiler, v¨¤ xem nh? thay review ? ??y
February 28, 2024
Bellamente ilustrado y con un profundo sentimiento de nostalgia arrastrandose por todo el libro, La Piedra Azul es una historia que invita a reflexionar, porque, aunque lo que siente la piedra es enfatizado muchas veces, la met¨¢fora es vaga y puede aplicarse a diferentes contextos.
April 7, 2009
Illustrations are wonderful. They are done in watercolor. The story could have been so much better.
June 1, 2014
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November 22, 2014
I loved it! It made me a little sad, though...
May 12, 2016
Quy?n n¨¤y vi?t ?n, tranh ??p v?a ph?i n¨ºn tr¨°n 4 sao :))
December 10, 2019
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January 6, 2020
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Met¨¢fora, un canto a la a?oranza: por un lugar, por un momento, por los seres queridos, por el sue?o perseguido.
Libro ilustrado.
Met¨¢fora, un canto a la a?oranza: por un lugar, por un momento, por los seres queridos, por el sue?o perseguido.
Libro ilustrado.
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