Five minutes peace 是1987年美国《父母杂志》最佳幼儿图画奖，3畅销30年的经典绘本。这是一本关于妈妈的育儿绘本，每一页都是最真实的画面。书里的大象妈妈，头上卷着发卷，口袋里揣着报纸，手里捧着早餐，即使是躲到浴室享受五分钟的安静，也是难得。然而孩子可不会leave her alone，他们想和妈妈分享快乐，参与妈妈的快乐，每时每刻的粘着妈妈。
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The children were having breakfast.This was not a pleasant sight.
“Where are you going with tray, Mom?” asked Laura.“To the bathroom,” said Mrs. Large.“Why?” asked the other two children.“Because I want five minutes’ peace from all of you,” said Mrs. Large. “That’s why.”
“Can we come?” asked Lester as they trailed up the stairs behind her.“No,” said Mrs. Large, “you can’t.”“What shall we do then?” asked Laura.“You can play,” said Mrs. Large. “Downstairs. By yourselves. And keep an eye on the baby.”“I’m not a baby,” muttered the little one.
Mrs. Large ran a deep, hot bath.She emptied half a bottle of bubble bath into the water, plunked on her shower cap and got in.She poured herself a cup of tea and lay back with her eyes closed. It was heaven.
“Can I play you my tune?” asked Lester.Mrs. Large opened one eye. “Must you?” she asked.“I’ve been practicing,” said Lester, “You told me to. Can I? Please, just for one minute.”“Go on then,” sighed Mrs. Large.So Lester played. He played “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” three and a half times.
In came Laura. “Can I read you a page from my read you a page from my reading book?” she asked.“No, Laura,” said Mrs. Large. “Go on, all of you, off downstairs.”“You let Lester play his tune,” said Laura.“I heard. You let Lester play his tune," said Laura."I heard. You like him better than me. It’s not fair.”“Oh, don’t be silly, Laura,” said Mrs. Large “Go on then. Just one page.”So Laura read. She read four and a half pages of “Little Red Riding Hood.”In came the little one with a trunkful of toys.“For you!” he beamed, flinging them all into the bath water.“Thank you, dear,” said Mrs. Large weakly.
“Can I see the cartoons in the paper?” asked Laura.“Can I have the cake?” asked Lester.“Can I get in with you?” asked the little one.Mrs. Large groaned.In the end they all got in.The little one was in such a hurry that he forget to take off his pajamas.Mrs. Large got out. She dried herself, put on her bathrobe and headed for the door.“Where are you going now, Mom?” asked Laura.“To the kitchen,” said Mrs. Large.“Why?” asked Lester.“Because I want five minutes’ peace from all of you,” said Mrs. Large. “That’s why.”
And off she went downstairs,where she had three minutes and forty-five seconds of peace before they all came to join her.
