★British Kate Greenaway Award-nominated author——Susan. Patton's classic debut novel!
★ Shortlisted for British Waterstones Bookstore's Best Children's Book of the Year Award!
★ Highly recommended in school library magazines, book lists, and Publishers Weekly!
★ Recommended with 5 stars on Amazon.com!
★ Bilingual presentation in Chinese and English helps language learning and allows you to compare the different pleasures of two languages. It is a good book for beginners
or to encourage bilingual learning!
Early in the morning, Pippi was awakened by the beautiful singing. He followed the melody to find the "Morning Choir". He was so attracted and eager to become a member that he decided to audition. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, he always fell short... Unexpectedly, Pippi meets a special friend and everything changes!
A writer with extraordinary talent and a heartwarming story about a nightingale searching for a sense of belonging.
Award winning record
★ Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2015!
Introduction to the author
Suzanne Barton
A writer and illustrator living in Oxford, she has completed an MA in children's book illustration. Her first children's book, Morning Choir, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award. Later, she created the picture book "Robin's Winter Song", which was shortlisted for the 2017 Kate Greenaway Medal in the UK. Other works include "The Butterfly Dance" and "The TinyWing Fairies".
★ 英國凱特格林威大獎提名作者——蘇珊．巴頓經典處女作！
★ 英國水石書店年度最佳童書獎入圍作品！
★ 學校圖書館雜誌、書單、出版者週刊好評推薦！
★ 亞馬遜網站５顆星滿分好評推薦！
★ 中英雙語呈現，有助語言學習，也藉此比較兩種語言不同的樂趣，適合初學英文者或鼓勵雙語學習的好書！
一清早，皮皮被美妙的歌聲喚醒，他沿着旋律找到了「清晨合唱團」。
他深受吸引，渴望成為團員，決定參與試音。
可惜，不管他如何努力，始終功虧一簣……
想不到，皮皮遇上一位特別的朋友，使一切都改變過來！
一位天賦非凡的作家，一個夜鶯尋索歸屬感的窩心故事。
得獎紀錄
★ 入圍英國水石書店2015年度最佳童書獎（Waterstones Children's Book Prize）！
好評推薦
「推薦！每個孩子都有各自的獨特之處，區分孩子卓越的天資並找到適合自己的才能！」——學校圖書館雜誌（School Library Journal）
「巴頓的處女作品講述了一個關於自我探索、自我成長的動人又充滿魅力的故事！」——書單雜誌（Booklist）
「透過這個自我探索的故事，巴頓告訴了你，失敗不一定是決意不足，有時是為了讓你踏上更適合自己的路。」——出版者週刊（Publishers Weekly）
作／繪者簡介
蘇珊．巴頓（Suzanne Barton）
居於牛津的作家及插畫師，修畢童書插畫碩士學位。首次創作童書《清晨合唱團》即入圍水石書店年度最佳童書獎（Waterstones Children's Book Award）。其後創作繪本《Robin's Winter Song》入圍2017年英國凱特格林威大獎（Kate Greenaway Medal）。其他作品包括《The Butterfly Dance》和《The TinyWing Fairies》等。
譯者簡介
吳嘉儀
自小以書為師，以筆為友，愛創作塗鴉。畢業於香港中文大學，主修中國語言及文學，其後進研究院專攻語言學。
曾擔任文林出版有限公司主編十多年，策劃有關心靈、宗教、品格及生命教育的出版項目，包括由幼兒到成年人的課程及圖書，編著甚豐。醉心於童書翻譯及賞析，譯著共三十多本，如《藍天售貨員》、《香噴噴的探訪日》等。
相信靜謐的文字能觸動人最深層的思想情感，引領人反思自己，以至世界。現居英國，為自由撰稿人及譯者。