商品簡介
In the ten years since her beloved, groundbreaking Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life,New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal has been quietly at work on this modest but mighty magnum opus, creating a spectacular literary experience that is unprecedented, unforgettable, and explosively human.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal has cultivated a distinct blend of nonlinear memoir, observational humor, wistful reflections, and interactive connections with readers. A decade afterEncyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, she’s back with a sublime new work, a timeless collection of insights, memories, and moments that are at once intimate and universal.
Why the title Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal? Because each piece of prose is organized into classic subjects such as Social Studies, Music, and Language Arts. Becausetextbook would accurately describe a book with a first-of-its-kind interactive text messaging component. Becausetextbook is an expression meaning “quintessential”—Oh, that wordplay and unconventional format is so typical of her, so textbook AKR.Because if an author’s previous book has the word encyclopedia in the title, following it up with atextbook would be rather nice.
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal speaks to the awe, bewilderment, and poignancy of being alive.
作者簡介
Amy Krouse Rosenthal writes for both adults and children. Her alphabetized memoirEncyclopedia of an Ordinary Life was named one of top ten of the decade. She has written more than thirty children’s picture books, includingLittle Pea, Spoon, Exclamation Mark, Duck! Rabbit!, Uni the Unicorn, and I Wish You More. According to the New York Times, her children’s books “radiate fun the way tulips radiate spring: they are elegant and spirit-lifting.” Amy is a contributor to public radio, YouTube (The Beckoning of Lovely, The Money Tree) and TED (7 Notes on Life). She resides digitally at whoisamy.com and for real in Chicago.
