Why Are We Afraid?

恐懼是生活的一部分，每個人都有害怕的東西，但當我們越了解自己為何恐懼時，我們也就更能夠坦然面對並設法克服它!

空中一聲巨大的雷鳴，Max家裡的燈隨之熄滅。爸爸點了一根蠟燭照亮了家中。在蠟燭的微光中，Max問爸爸他是否曾經害怕過，爸爸說：「每個人都會感到害怕的，而且即使是小小的恐懼也可能淹沒我們的內心!」他開始列舉了不同會讓我們害怕的事物，但他接著說：「即使恐懼會讓我們停下腳步，我們也必須勇敢前行!」

一本教導讀者們如何正視並面對恐懼的作品，書中用生動的插圖來描畫各種恐懼，讓人有身歷其境的感覺，但卻用溫暖正向的文字來引導我們走出恐懼! 非常值得一讀的作品。

From the creators of the highly acclaimed Why Do We Cry? comes this poignant, evocative exploration of the many reasons we feel fear.

After a clap of thunder, the lights in Max's house go out. Max's father lights a candle, and Max asks, 'Dad, have you ever been afraid?' His father says everyone is afraid sometimes. Then he slowly and carefully begins to describe the contours of fear. He explains how even small fears can seem to flood everything around us. He enumerates the many different things that can make us afraid: shadows, feeling lonely, losing what we love, not being able to control the future and fading away. And he reassures his young son that while our fears can stop us in our tracks, we must keep going. Award-winning author Fran Pintadera's poetic text together with Ana Sender's stunning imagery make for an entrancing picture book about emotions. It makes clear that fear is a normal part of life and that when we can identify our fears, it's easier to accept them and to move past them. 

A wonderful conversation starter, this book could be used to help young children understand and process their fears and, more generally, why we feel our feelings. It makes an excellent choice for lessons on social-emotional learning. Back matter includes informational content about the different types of fear, the purpose and usefulness of fear, and an activity to further explore some of the story's key concepts.