What Wen Xuefeng said was not entirely accurate, Yang Yi went to the publishing house, not only to meet Tang Nai, but also to take a sample book and take it back to read with Xixi.

I have to say that although Donnell's story is very simple, his paintings are very interesting, and the whole book uses two painting styles.

One is watercolor painting, and it is a watercolor painting that imitates the style of children's drawing, the lines are light, soft, and the colors are extremely rich, and they tend to be warm!

The other is printmaking, like the style of printmaking two hundred years ago, with a single tone, but the lines are concise and delicate, and the objects drawn are also extremely realistic.

According to Donnell, he paints the childhood life of the protagonist in the story with watercolors, and uses the style of printmaking to paint the animals, plants, and even some fantasies of the protagonist.

As an art student, it is indeed unique to be able to think of using two styles of painting to express the two different spiritual worlds of the protagonist!

Of course, the most important thing is to draw beautifully. After Yang Yi went home, he handed the book to Xixi, and the little girl couldn't put it down when she looked at the pattern on it, and she was looking forward to reading this picture book with her father as soon as possible.

At half past eight in the evening, Yang Yi went to the next room to tease Xiao Yu for a while before he came over, and Xixi, who had finished taking a bath, couldn't wait to climb into bed.

"Baba, come on, you sit here. I saw a little girl with a disheveled hair kneeling on the quilt, swaying and twisting, and said with a smile.

Of course, the hair was spread because he had to untie the cord and wash his hair, but later Murphy helped Xi Xi dry his hair, and Xi Xi herself forgot to bring a headband, so the long hair was fluffy and scattered, just like a little beggar, but it was also interesting.

Now Xixi is kneeling on the quilt to play, but her body is straight, and the pair of watery cat eyes on her pink pajamas are very eye-catching.

But this is not as cute as Xixi!

Yang Yi sat on the edge of the bed, took the book and put it on his lap, then lifted the quilt, and Xixi got into it like a little vole.

"Baba, I'm going to read many, many pages today!" Xixi got out of the quilt, and after sitting down, she still giggled meaningfully, and said to her father.

Yang Yi smiled and opened the book in front of Xixi and himself.

Seeing the first page, Xixi pointed to the animal in front of the little girl and asked curiously, "Baba, is this a monkey?"

"This is a chimpanzee. To be precise, it's a chimpanzee stuffed doll, which is similar to what we bought at the zoo in Australia. Yang Yi explained.

"But it's like a monkey. Xixi felt a little puzzled.

"That's because it's warmer, so it used to be black, but now it looks a little brown. ”

Accompanying Xixi to read a book, of course, is not just about looking at patterns. Yang Yi also took Xixi to read the above text together.

"Dad gave Jane a chimpanzee doll, and Jane called her Pippi. Yang Yi's fingers swiped lightly, pointing word by word and reading with Xixi.

"Dad sends ......" When she was studying, Xixi pronounced her father's pronunciation correctly.

After reading it, she couldn't wait to turn around again, pull her father's clothes and say, "Hee-hee, Baba, I like this name too, Pippi!"

This picture book is still well done, the text is concise, and there is one sentence on one page.

Of course, the interesting thing is the picture above.

After a while, Xi Xi saw the print-style squirrel, and immediately recognized it, and she shouted happily: "Squirrel, Baba, this is a little squirrel!"

"What about this?" Yang Yi asked, pointing to another engraving on the same page.

"This is a bird, but I don't know what kind of bird it is!" Xixi said with some embarrassment.

"Just call it a bird, you see, this is supposed to be a mother bird, and she's feeding the baby bird. Yang Yi pointed to some details in the painting to show Xixi.

"Really!" Xixi said in surprise, "There are baby birds, there is one here, two baby birds, Baba, do you think there are two?"

"It should be three, and there is one here, without opening its mouth. Yang Yi said with a smile.

However, the print-style squirrels are easy to recognize, and the watercolor-style squirrels on the next page look a little strange, Xixi looked at it for a while, and was stunned to recognize it.

"They're squirrels too!" Yang Yi said with a smile, "You can identify it by its image features." What does a squirrel have?"

"Big tail!" Xixi looked to the left-hand side, then looked up at her father.

"It's not only big, but it's also curved, look at these few on the tree, are they also rolled?" Yang Yi drew a circle with his finger next to him, and said with a smile, "And its ears, small, stand up......"

"I know, they're all little squirrels!" Xixi grabbed her father's hand, not wanting her father to prompt again, she giggled like a rush.

Although there was no laughing, Xixi was very happy to watch, the little girl's eyes were bright, and there was no sleepiness at all.

"So what are these little squirrels doing?" Yang Yi asked as he continued to lead.

"They, they're climbing trees. Xixi pondered for a while and gave an answer.

"It's not bad to climb trees, but so many little squirrels are climbing trees, like you and Chen Shiyun chasing them around?" Yang Yi asked.

Xixi's little mouth opened slightly, and she nodded her little head in confusion.

"Come, let's read together: Jane watched the birds build their nests, and the little squirrels chased them up and down the trees. ”

Xixi's eyes stared at the words pointed by her father's fingers, and she read them word by word, her voice a little blurred.

"Nesting. Knowing the fog and building, eating the nest...... Nest. Yang Yi patiently corrected Xixi's pronunciation.

"Nesting ......" Xixi was right this time.

"Do you know what it means to build a nest?" Yang Yi asked with a smile.

The little girl shook her head obediently, not pretending to understand.

"Nesting is when the bird builds a nest and a house for it and its baby, and this nest is their house. Yang Yi explained.

Then, Yang Yi threw out a question other than a picture book: "Do you know how birds build nests?"

Xi Xi shook her head again, but this time, her eyes were wide open, revealing a look of longing for knowledge.

Yang Yi took the sketch paper that was usually placed at the head of the bed, took a pencil, and drew it for Xixi. Usually the same, he accompanies Xixi to read, and every time he will extend outward, telling some common sense or scientific knowledge, and at this time, there is nothing more vivid and interesting than his casual paintings!

While drawing, while explaining, it is simple and clear, and Xixi is easier to understand.

"Baba, why don't the birds live in a big house? Why do they build their nests with grass and branches?" Xixi also asked her own question.

In this way, coming and going, rich interaction, Xixi, accompanied by her father, once again spent an interesting bedtime reading.

……

Waiting for Xixi to sleep, Yang Yi covered the little girl with a quilt before going next door.

He and Murphy haven't gone to bed so early, and Yang Yi usually accompanies Murphy to watch TV dramas for a while.

"I found out that you went to the publishing house today and came back with someone else's book, but you were happier than if you had published it yourself. Murphy said with a smile.

"That's because publishing your own books has become a habit, and there is not much newness. Yang Yi shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "On the contrary, this time I can help a person publish a book, so that he can change his own life, change his life and his children's lives, this sense of accomplishment is quite good!"

In fact, there is another point that Yang Yi did not say. He feels a sense of accomplishment, not only by successfully helping others, but also by successfully changing the world.

Although the fund he set up has not yet taken shape, it has really brought about a revolution in children's literature in the world! In addition to Donnell, there are hundreds of new authors who are participating in this change!

I believe that in the future, he will be able to watch more and more wonderful children's literature with Xixi!

Before, relying solely on him alone, constantly carrying the fairy tale classics of his previous life, the impact he could have was limited after all. Now, Yang Yi can be regarded as making some achievements of his own in this world!