Folded Wisdom: Notes from Dad on Life, Love, and Growing Up
By (Author) Joanna Guest
St Martin's Press
St Martin's Press
1st June 2019
United States
General
Non Fiction
Intergenerational relationships: advice, topics and issues
306.8742
Hardback
272
Width 128mm, Height 212mm, Spine 18mm
451g
For her entire childhood, Joanna's father, an artist by training, had a morning ritual: wake up early, walk the dog, and sit down at the kitchen table with two blank sheets of paper and plenty of colored markers. On those pages, every morning, he would craft a note to young Joanna and her brother Theo. Over the years, these beautifully illustrated and heartwarming notes morphed from word games and puzzles for five-year-olds to thoughtful guidance, advice, and reflections for teens approaching adulthood. Each morning, without fail, her father would have a note waiting for his two children. Now, with over 3,000 of her father's colorful, vibrant, touching notes in hand, Joanna has chosen the most poignant and collected them into this beautiful book. With the illustrated notes throughout, the book is organized by themes such as Saying You're Sorry, Love, Friendship, Teamwork, and more; these notes are full of messages we all need to hear. Her father's sentiments are heartfelt and full of possibility for the future; any reader will find them applicable to his or her life.
Joanna Guest is a proud daughter who enjoys talking loudly and often about her family. She left a career in politics to focus on Folded Wisdom. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Family Studies and Human Development from the University of Arizona, and a Master's of Public Policy from Georgetown University. Folded Wisdom is her first book and she looks forward to someday plagiarizing her dad's sentiments to her own children.