一张桌子一开始是一颗种子，接着生命就围绕着它生长。一张桌子是透过一双温暖的手来打造的，它被带进一个家后，就成为一家人围绕着的中心。它是许多珍贵的回忆以及一家人的故事发生的地方。

这本书跟着一张桌子的一生，从一颗种子长成一颗大树，被看下来做成一张餐桌。这张餐桌被一家人带回家，而他们的生活从此围绕在这张餐桌身旁。不论是生日还是功课，不论是丰盛的大餐还是孤独的小餐，都是在这张桌上发生的。这本书会帮助孩子们发现我们身边其实有无数个这种平凡的东西，但其实在我们人生中不可或缺的。

关于作者：

Alex Killian worked in the film industry in both production and creative story development. This Table is her debut children’s picture book. She lives in Long Beach, US.

Brooke Smart is an artist and illustrator whose work has appeared in children’s books, children’s magazines, and newspapers, and on walls of buildings near and far. She lives in Salt Lake City, US.