Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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The second and final adult book by the dearly loved, and dearly missed, Amy Krouse Rosenthal. The bestselling author of Encyclopedia an Ordinary Life returns with a literary experience that is unprecedented, unforgettable, and explosively human. Ten years after her beloved, groundbreaking Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, #1New York Timesbestselling author AmyKrouse Rosenthal delivers a book full of her distinct blend of nonlinear narrative, wistful reflections, and insightful wit. It is a mighty, life-affirming work that sheds light on all the ordinary and extraordinary ways we are connected. Like she did with Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, Amy Krouse Rosenthal ingeniously adapts a standard format-a textbook, this time-to explore life's lessons and experiences into a funny, wise, and poignant work of art. Not exactly a memoir, not just a collection of observations,Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthalis a beautiful exploration into the many ways we are connected on this planet andspeaks to the awe, bewilderment, and poignancy of being alive. "...a groundbreaking new twist on the traditional literary experience... Textbook is a delightful collection of interesting scenarios that directly point to life lessons. Rosenthal manages to spotlight grand moments and everyday moments with equal curiosity, proving that it can be both a privilege - and petrifying - to peek into one's humanity."-Associated Press "Rosenthal is a marvel... a talented storyteller with an experimental flair for formatting... This engaging, playful, and clever glimpse into one woman's life offers lots of photographs, graphic illustrations, and diagrams, resulting in a book that will make readers smile as their notions of story delivery expand."-Booklist

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a groundbreaking new twist on the traditional literary experience Textbook is a delightful collection of interesting scenarios that directly point to life lessons. Rosenthal manages to spotlight grand moments and everyday moments with equal curiosity, proving that it can be both a privilege and petrifying to peek into ones humanity.
Associated Press

[Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthalis]as beautiful, thrilling, brief, sad, and quotidian as a sunset.
Fast Company

"Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal, subtitledNot Exactly a Memoir, is quirky, rambling and funny, as befits a childrens book author. Poems, photos, drawings and musings add up to a charming but gently incisive experienceandthe most simply exquisite ending."
Family Circle

Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal: Not Exactly a Memoir leaps beyond traditional books in structure and offers engaging views of life that are relatable, intriguing and enlightening Rosenthals vivid wondering and quirky views present a textbook case of someone who understands that her next adventure is just around the corner.
Raleigh News & Observer

...episodic, funny, and highly visualEntertainmentWeekly.com
Rosenthal is a marvel a talented storyteller with an experimental flair for formatting This engaging, playful, and clever glimpse into one womans life offers lots of photographs, graphic illustrations, and diagrams, resulting in a book that will make readers smile as their notions of story delivery expand.
Booklist

Part memoir, part art instillation... More than an intriguing concept, [Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal]is an artful arrangement of image and text and a compelling read. An abundant use of white space reveals that Rosenthal is unafraid to take breaths between thoughts. In doing so, she gives her audience the same generous opportunity, pairing the best of what print and digital have to offer: narrative for contemplation and online interaction for community. Readers will want to return to this book again and also share it with those they love best.
Library Journal

"Part memoir, part interactive art piece, part, well, textbook, childrens author Amy Krouse Rosenthals latest grown-up offering delights the reader with a series of musings, drawings, photos, music, graphs, and even a bracket bracket where [ ] faces off against { } under section headings like Social Studies, Language Arts, and Math."
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Amy Krouse Rosenthalwrote more than thirty picture books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers I Wish You More and Dear Girl (cowritten with her daughter, Paris Rosenthal). In addition toTextbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Amyis alsothe author of the groundbreaking memoirEncyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, which Amazon named as one of the top 10 memoirs of the decade. She was acon-tributor to National Public Radio, a TED collaborator and speaker, a filmmaker, and the creator of a specialty line of keepsake journals. Amy raised her three children with her husband ona tree-lined street in Chicago.For more about Amy's life and work, and to donate to the Foundation formed in her memory, please seewww.amykrouserosenthalfoundation.org.