这是一本静谧而美好的晚安绘本。晚上，一个小孩正准备睡觉，爸爸给她讲故事，妈妈来跟她说晚安，等待着孩子的是梦境。故事不断在安静的卧室和月亮会看到的户外这两者之间切换，颜色鲜艳的图画和带有诗意的句子，就像催眠似的，可以让孩子渐渐地静下心来，沉浸在温馨的的亲子时光里，再安然地进入梦乡。
Kate Banks
Somewhere a pair of shoes lies under a chair.
某个地方，椅子下面有一双鞋。
A window yawns open.
窗户像打着哈欠一样慢慢被打开。
Twilight blazes a trall across the wall.
夜色循着墙壁弥散开来。
And if the moon could talk，
如果月亮会说话，
it would tell of evening stealing through the woods
它会说夜晚偷偷溜进丛林，
and a lizard scurrying home to supper.
一只蜥蜴匆匆忙忙回家吃晚餐。
Someone hums quietly.
有人轻轻哼唱。
A clock ticks.
闹钟滴答作响。
A light flicks on.
电灯打开满室光亮。
And if the moon could talk,
如果月亮会说话，
it would tell of stars flaring up one by one
它会说星星一个接一个被点亮，
and a small fire burning by a tree.
树边燃起一小丛篝火。
Papa opens a book and turns the pages.
爸爸展开一本书，一页页翻开。
A story unfolds like a banner wandering across the sky.
故事像横幅一样展现开来。
And if the moon could talk,
如果月亮会说话，
it would tell of sand blowing across the desert
它会说沙子抚过沙漠，
and nomads crouching by the dune.
牧民蹲在沙丘边。
On a small table sits a glass,
一张小桌子，上面一个玻璃杯，
a wooden boat, a starfish, too.
一艘木船，还有一个小海星。
And if the moon could talk,
如果月亮会说话，
it would tell of waves washing onto the beach,
它会说浪拍着沙滩，
shells, and a crab resting.
贝壳和蟹住在上面。
Music chimes from a small box on a shelf.
架子上一个小盒子里， 音乐声传出。
A mobile stirs the air.
铃声在空气中旋转。
On a chair, a rabbit sits listening.
椅子上，一只小兔坐在椅子上听着。
And if the moon could talk,
如果月亮会说话，
it would tell of the wind rocking a tree
它会说风吹动一棵树，
and a bird safe in its nest.
小鸟安全地住在巢里。
Mama hands her child the rabbit.
妈妈将小兔递给宝宝。
She hugs her and pulls the blankets tight under her chin.
拥抱她，把毯子拉到宝宝的下巴边，以防着凉。
And if the moon could talk,
如果月亮会说话，
it would tell of a faraway den
它会说在遥远的窝里，
and a lion licking her cubs.
一只狮子在舔着它的宝宝们。
Eyes close.
眼睛闭上。
There is a drowsy hush.
令人昏昏欲睡的安静。
Darkness swells into a colorfull dream.
黑暗变成彩色的梦。
And if the moon could talk,
如果月亮会说话，
it would tell of a child curled up in bed wrapped in sleep.
它会说宝宝蜷缩在床上，被睡意包围。
And it would murmur
然后它会小声说
Good night.
晚安。
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