皮特先生是英国尤斯伯恩出版公司的创始人兼董事长，他生前曾来中国进行友好交流，参观了接力出版社北京出版中心，将“尤斯伯恩中国”项目交由接力出版社在中国大陆独家出版。目前，“尤斯伯恩中国”品牌图书，已出版多种，深受中国读者的喜爱。

Peter Usborne is the founder and chairman of Usborne Publishing Company. During his lifetime, he came to China for friendly exchanges and visited Beijing office of Jieli Publishing House. He handed over Usborne China project to Jieli Publishing House, which could exclusively publish Usborne China brand books in the Chinese Mainland. Until now, Usborne China has published many titles which are deeply loved by Chinese readers.

惊悉皮特先生去世，接力出版社总编辑和社长代表接力出版社全体同仁给皮特的女儿及儿子发去了唁电，内容如下：

Shocked to learn of Peter’s demise, the editor-in-chief and president of Jieli Publishing House sent a condolence letter to Peter's daughter and son on behalf of the Jieli team. The contents are as follows:

亲爱的妮可拉、马丁：

Dear Nicola and Martin,

惊闻皮特先生离世，我们万分悲痛。我们谨代表接力出版社全体同仁对此表示最深切的哀悼，并向你们表示最亲切的问候。此时此刻，我们的悲痛、怀念和祈祷与你们同在。

We were deeply saddened when we heard about Peter’s passing. We would like to express, on behalf of all members of Jieli Publishing House, our deepest condolences on the loss of the beloved Peter Usborne. We would also like to extend our warmest greetings to you. Please know that our sorrows, thoughts, and prayers are with you in this time of loss.

尤斯伯恩是世界出版业中的重要标识之一，在世界少儿出版产业中业绩卓著、影响巨大。尤斯伯恩的童书为全世界几代人奉献了爱和温暖，对于开启儿童的想象力和创造力，引领全世界少儿图书的创新和发展起到了非常重要的作用。尤斯伯恩在中国已经是家喻户晓、深受广大少年儿童读者喜爱的著名品牌。

Usborne is one of the pioneers in the global publishing industry, an icon with outstanding achievements, and a great influence in the publication field. Usborne books have conveyed love and warmth to generations around the world, and play an irreplaceable role in developing the imagination and creativity of children. Usborne is already a well-known brand in China, and is a brand that is deeply loved by children and young readers.

皮特先生作为尤斯伯恩的创始人和领导者，一生致力于少儿图书的创意出版工作。他的思想和理念、他对童书精益求精的工作精神、他对全世界少年儿童读者的真诚与热爱使尤斯伯恩这个品牌享誉世界。

As the founder and leader of Usborne, Peter had devoted his life to the creative publishing of children's books. His concepts and philosophies, his dedication and unwavering spirit in striving for perfection in children's books, and his sincerity and love for little readers all over the world have made Usborne the world-renowned entity it is today.

我们怀念皮特先生。他有一颗晶莹的童心，他爱孩子，为孩子奉献终生。皮特坚定地认为，成为父亲是他一生最伟大的荣誉，而出版儿童图书则是这一荣誉的延伸。让全球的孩子共享高品质童书是皮特一生的追求。他在出版生涯中带领他的团队，无时无刻不在研究孩子的阅读心理和他们的惊奇之心，让尤斯伯恩所有的童书充满了童趣，充满了爱心，充满了奇异的、五彩的幻想。为了孩子，他一直工作到生命的最后时刻。

We shall miss Peter. He loved children wholeheartedly and devoted his life to them, with a crystal-like heart of innocence. Peter firmly believed that becoming a father was the greatest honor in his life, and publishing children's books was an extension of that same honor. It had been Peter's lifelong pursuit to bring high-quality children’s books to young ones all over the world. In his publishing career, he led the Usborne team and was constantly studying the psychology behind children’s reading habits, and their sense of wonder. The pages of Usborne books are brimming with love, full of delights to hold a child’s interest in the form of whimsical, colorful fantasies. To the end of his days, Peter labored for the love he hoped to share with children through books.

我们怀念皮特先生。他对世界童书出版做出了卓越的贡献。问及尤斯伯恩图书的成功经验时，他曾对我们说，尤斯伯恩的图书“很好吃”。这一出版理念蕴含了尤斯伯恩对于童书的三重要求：游戏性、娱乐性和教育性。这种富有开创性和建设性的童书出版理念，影响了童书出版的整个世界。

We shall miss Peter. He made outstanding contributions to the world of children's book publishing. When we asked him about the success of Usborne books, he told us that Usborne books are “delicious.” This publishing philosophy holds the three requirements for Usborne books: playful, entertaining, and educational. This groundbreaking and constructive concept of children's book publishing has influenced the world of children's book publishing.

我们怀念皮特先生。我们感到肩上的责任更重。皮特先生将“尤斯伯恩中国”项目交给了接力出版社，他期望尤斯伯恩中国能带给中国孩子更多的阅读惊喜，也期望接力出版社和尤斯伯恩长期友好合作、共同发展。所以，我们只有更好地努力，让“尤斯伯恩中国”越来越成功，才不辜负皮特先生和尤斯伯恩团队的期望。我们坚信，尤斯伯恩在妮可拉·尤斯伯恩董事总经理的领导之下会稳步前行、越办越好。我们也坚信，我们的合作将一如既往、源远流长。

We shall miss Peter. We feel a heavier responsibility on our shoulders with the loss of him. He had handed over the Usborne China to Jieli Publishing House with the hope that Usborne China would bring more reading fun to children in China. He had also expressed an expectation for Jieli Publishing House and Usborne to have a long-term friendly cooperation and common development. We are honored to take on this responsibility and live up to the expectations he had placed on us, and will do our best to make Usborne China the best it can be. We have great trust that Usborne will make steady progress and get better and better under the leadership of managing director Nicola. We are also confident that our cooperation will be long-standing and well-established as always.

在这无比悲痛的时刻，我们再次向你们、你们的家人及尤斯伯恩全体同仁表达最深切的悼念和最亲切的问候。我们将永远怀念皮特，皮特的名字将和尤斯伯恩的每一本书永远联系在一起，在世界童书的长河中闪耀。

We would like to extend our deepest condolences once again to you, your family, and all the colleagues at Usborne during this period of mourning. We will miss Peter forever, and his name will always be linked with every Usborne book, shining in the long river of children's books around the world.

希望他温柔的灵魂安息。

May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincerely,

接力出版社总编辑白冰、接力出版社社长黄俭及接力出版社全体同仁

Editor-in-chief Bai Bing, President Huang Jian and the Jieli Team

Jieli Publishing House Co., Ltd.

2023年3月31日

31st March 2023

责任编辑：陆力

责任审读：童小伟 廖思拍 贾玲云

责任校对：刘会乔