对于儿童世界中含有的苦难,曹文轩在创作过程中没有采取避而不谈的态度,相反,他将这一元素视为儿童生命成长中最为重要的心理动力之一,以柔美、清新的笔调娓娓讲述出苦难浇灌下生命的成长和壮大。曹文轩曾这样阐述苦难对于儿童的意义:“几乎所有人都认为,儿童文学是让儿童快乐的一种文学。我一开始就不赞成 For the suffering contained in the world of children, Cao Wenxuan did not take the attitude of avoiding it in the creative process. On the contrary, he regarded this element as one of the most important psychological motivations in the growth of children’s life. With soft and fresh notes Talking about the growth and expansion of life under suffering. Cao Wenxuan once elaborated on the meaning of misery to children: ”Almost everyone thinks that children’s literature is a kind of literature that makes children happy. From the very beginning, I did not agree