(There is an effort to create short stories in the book, roughly three spreads long each, coded by colour, but it’s frankly not enough.) They might be interesting doodle starters (and they’ve certainly inspired Lam to do some great work) but they don’t exactly make for a compelling read. Unfortunately, the text, by the normally reliable Amy Krouse Rosenthal (her Little Pea / Little Oink / Little Hoot are modern classics) is uninspired the book is made up of three-word phrases (made up of words beginning with the letters A, B and C) that allow for no narrative flow or cohesion. Muted colours, clean lines and a great feeling of movement give the pictures a real sense of whimsy. Her viral videos include The Beckoning of Lovely, The Money Tree, The Kindness Thought Bubble, and Life is a Marathon.Īmy lived with her family on a tree-lined street in Chicago and online at draw of Awake Beautiful Child is undoubtedly the gorgeous graphic illustrations by Gracia Lam, which owe some debt to the great Paul Rand and his brethren. She was a contributor to the TED conference and NPR. Some of her other bestselling guided journals include The Belly Book, The Bride-to-be-Book, My Birthday Book and The Big Sibling Book. A guided journal based on this book was released, titled Encyclopedia of Me: My Life from A-Z. Amazon named Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life one of the top 10 memoirs of the decade.
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal was the first book inviting readers to text the author. Some things she liked to make:Īccording to The New York Times, Amy's award-winning children's books "radiate fun the way tulips radiate spring: they are elegant and spirit-lifting." Her 30+ books for children include Dear Girl, Little Pea, Uni the Unicorn, I Wish You More, Exclamation Mark, Spoon, Chopsticks, Duck! Rabbit!, Yes Day!, The OK Book, The Wonder Book, Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons, Plant a Kiss, and Wumbers, with more books still to come.Īs for her adult work, Amy wrote two groundbreaking memoirs.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal was a person who liked to make things.
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