Andre Dahan是一位颇有名气的童书作家，他既会写，也会画，创作了不少作品，目前他居住在巴黎，目前为止，大概只有台湾引进了一些他的故事，其中有一本还是简贞翻译的。看上去他的作品和台湾广告人画家几米的风格很像。
这位大侠生活的像半仙一样，或许只有这样的心境才会有这样的作品
国内出的有套插画年鉴里，收录了他其中一个故事的一个插画，取名为“猫与鱼”，这个原名为“亲爱的小鱼”的故事，讲述了一只猫和一只鱼的爱情.
Dear Little Fish
Andre Dahan,2000
English by Sasha Quinton
Dear little fish, I love you so
I’ll feed you bread so you will grow.
Each day, I’ll give you one sweet kiss
And promise you I’ll never miss!
But on the day, my dear little fish,
You grow too big for your small dish
I will take you to the sea,
And in one move, I’ll set you free.
How you’ll be so glad to go,
But dear little fish, I’ll miss you so.
I will wait all through the day,
To see if you turn ’round this way.
And I will wait all through the night,
To see if you come back in sight.
Oh! I will throw my only hat
To see if you will bring it back.
And the first joy that I will see,
Is when you bring it home to me.
Your back will be my favorite boat,
And together we will sail and float,
Over the river and ’cross the sea,
To a small island with a palm tree.
There we will both live and play,
"Catch the hat" by night and day.
And I will know your love for me,
For you came home when I set you free.
爱它就给它自由
The Cat and the Dog
English by Sasha Quinton
What a warm and sunny day!
Perhaps this dog would like to play.
Oops! You didn’t find that fun?
I guess that I had better run.
On this ball, I’ll bounce away
And you won’t catch me, not today!
Now I’ll climb up in this tree,
Way too high for you to see.
I’ll hide as quiet as a mouse,
Then jump on top of this small house.
Oh look! I see a little boat,
I hope that you know how to float.
You must be so very wet,
But you’ll not catch me. No, not yet.
I will climb up on this slide,
Then take it down for a quick ride.
And as you make your way on down,
I will swing right off the ground.
Oh, dear me!
Is this the end?
Why no, of course. I’ve found a friend!
小猫用水管喷了小狗一身水，然后它就跑。可最后小狗把小猫背下山。原来小狗没有生气。一本关于淘气的小朋友交朋友的故事。
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My friend the moon
English by Sasha Quinton
Alone at sea in the indigo night,
I found a moon slumbering tight.
I called out his name so his dreaming would end,
“Dear Mr. Moon, would you be my friend?“
He happily came right down to my boat,
“How oddly,“ he said, “you keep you afloat.“
“I am swinging on a star,
And I think it much better, much better by far!“
And the moon began to rock and sway,
To show he had a better way.
He even did a great back flip,
Which had always been his favorite trick.
But then his string tore with a SNAP!
“Oh dear!“ I cried, “What a mishap!“
He fell right down in a quick flash,
And hit the water with a SPLASH!
He began to sink and did not stop,
“Til all I saw was his moon-top.
But then he shwoed a great knack,
For floating up onto his back.
But I could not just watch him float,
So helped him up into my boat.
I took my towel and dried him off,
So that he would not catch a cough.
And then I began to row to shore,
So that he could dry some more.
I thought it best to bring him jome,
Or he would be left alone.
I carried him up to my small house,
Though it was built more for a mouse.
And somehow got him through the door,
With a touch of magic to be sure!
Then we sat and sang together,
“Lady Blue“ and “Stormy Weather.“
And how we twirled and twirled all night,
Just me and Moon, what a sight!
We danced until our feet were sore,
We danced until we could no more.
Then we sat and read a book,
And Mr. Moon laughed ’til his belly shook.
We cooked together, then ate a bit,
And wished each other a fond “Goodnight!“
And while he slept I sailed again,
To see if I could find another friend.
In the middle of the sea,
Mr. Sun smiled down at me.
My new friends woke to find each other,
As friend and friend, brother and brother.
And together we now live and play,
Day and night, night and day!
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