★Including this book, the author has won four American Caldecott Awards!
★Recommended by the Social Security Council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan!
★The author known as "Cat Painter" draws warm and lovely animals!
Mickey and rabbit, these two animals are considered to be the natural enemies of the weak and the strong, judging from their wild nature. But Oliver the tabby and Marshmallow the bunny are different. This book is to describe the cat Oliver who was originally loved by all the owners. Although he was a little bit against the new rabbit marshmallow at first, he gradually surrendered to the charm of the little rabbit and became an inseparable good friend.
The change of the environment is a situation that children will inevitably face in the process of growing up. Whether it is the birth of new siblings, moving to a new house, or starting to enter school, etc., it will test the child's ability to adapt and the wisdom to adjust his mentality
About the author
Claire. Trey. newbury Born in Oregon, USA, he started drawing cats at the age of two. She studied art at the University of Oregon, the Portland Academy of Art Museum, the California Institute of the Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute), and the Grande Chalet des Arts in Paris, France. As an illustrator and children's writer, she has published 17 children's picture books in her lifetime, and has won the most important international picture book award: the Caldecott Award four times.
★含本書在內，作者共榮獲四次美國凱迪克大獎！
★日本厚生勞動省社會保障審議會推薦！
★被譽為「貓咪畫家」的作者筆下溫暖可愛的小動物們！
貓咪與兔子，這兩種動物以野生的天性來看，可說是水火不容、弱肉強食的天敵。但虎斑貓奧利弗和兔子棉花糖卻不一樣。本書即是描述原本集主人全部寵愛於一身的貓咪奧利弗，雖然一開始有些排斥新來的兔子棉花糖，但又一步一步臣服於小兔子的魅力之下，成為形影不離的好朋友。
小故事大啟發
環境的改變是孩子在成長過程中的必然會面臨到的處境，無論是新的手足出生、搬新家或者開始進入學校就讀等，都考驗著孩子的應變能力與調整心態的智慧。故事中的虎斑貓奧利弗和兔子棉花糖，正面臨了人生中從沒有過的體驗，兩人起初也都十分不適應。然而，隨著不斷的摸索、挑戰，兩人都突破了內心的圍籬，開始懂得享受與新同伴相處、在新家放膽玩耍的愉快生活。
總編評介
1.畫風評介：
作者克萊兒．特雷．紐伯瑞(Clare Turlay Newberry, 1903-1970)擅長以特寫呈現出人物神韻，並在柔軟的筆觸與淡雅的色調中，寄託人類與動物間深刻溫暖的情感。紐伯瑞藉由單純的背景營造「凝視」的閱讀體驗，再結合讀者的生活經驗以引起共鳴。本書的基底顏色採用明亮中帶有柔和的杏桃色，調和著奧利弗的黑色與棉花糖的白色，也舒緩了兩人原先面臨新環境的緊張感。
2.故事評介：
本書《兔子棉花糖狂想曲》藉由虎斑貓奧利弗和兔子棉花糖等兩隻動物，象徵著人們面臨著新環境時的不安與焦慮。而作者巧妙地在兩隻動物的視角間來回轉換，使讀者同時看見了牠們面臨新環境時不同的困擾。
3.總評：
透過作者的敘事方式，以及傳神的動物特寫，使讀者在閱讀本書時不禁思考：雖然我們對於不熟悉的他人本能地抱持著恐懼與敵意，但會不會對方其實也跟我們一樣，對新來乍到的環境感到惶惶不安呢？理解了這點後，讀者或許也能像奧利弗一樣，率先給予對方友善的回應，搭起彼此間友誼的橋樑。
本書特色
1.獻給所有對新環境的到來感到手足無措的孩子。
2.喜愛可愛又毛茸茸動物的讀著們，千萬不可錯過。
3.透過閱讀，學習克服內心恐懼，向未知而新鮮的生活勇敢地伸出雙手。
＊適讀年齡：4-6歲親子共讀；7歲以上自己閱讀
作、繪者簡介
克萊兒．特雷．紐伯瑞
出生於美國奧勒岡州，開始畫貓的年齡是兩歲。她曾先後於奧勒岡大學、波特蘭美術館學院、加州藝術學院（今舊金山藝術學院）和法國巴黎的大茅舍藝術學院就讀，學習藝術。同時身為插畫家與兒童作家的她，一生共出版了十七本兒童繪本，更曾四次榮獲國際重要的圖畫書大獎：凱迪克獎。