会消失的湖 The Vanishing Lake

诺大的湖泊居然凭空消失了！眨眼间又会再次出现！围绕着“快闪湖泊”，小姑娘米拉和爷爷展开了一系列探究，脑洞大开的爷爷做出了各种新奇有趣的假设，追根到底的米花却认为这些并不是真相。最终，他们是如何破解湖泊消失之谜的呢？

Based on a real lake close to the author’s hometown in Ireland, this book beautifully blends imagination with the magic of the natural world.

Something mysterious is happening at Lake Loughareema. There are days the lake is beautiful, shimmering, and full. And then there are other days when it’s . . . empty!

Meara asks her granddad WHY the water disappears, but every time he blames far-fetched culprits: Narwals! Mermaids! Giants! Unsatisfied, Meara sets out to uncover the truth for herself. Little does she know the answer is much larger than she realizes, and it’ll take stepping back and opening her eyes to the impossible to discover the lake’s magic.

About the Author

Paddy Donnelly is an Irish author & illustrator living in Belgium. He grew up on the north coast of Ireland, surrounded by mythical stories of giants, magical creatures and shape-shifting animals – all set in a stunning landscape from another time. All of this prompted his love for nature, animals, the sea and storytelling.
He creates his illustrations digitally, but loves working with a textured, painterly approach. The Vanishing Lake is his debut author illustrated picture book, based on a real lake close to his childhood home in Ireland.
He wishes Pluto was still a planet.