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    This Is Not a Book

    Author Keri Smith
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    Paperback
    $16.00 US
    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Books
    5.47"W x 8.2"H x 0.52"D  
    On sale Sep 01, 2009 | 224 Pages | 9780399535215
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    From the internationally bestselling creator of Wreck This Journal, a curious, engaging, and creative rethinking of all the different things a book can be.

    In this uniquely skewed look at the purpose and function of a “book”, Keri Smith offers an illustrated guide that challenges readers to creatively examine all the different ways This Is Not a Book can be used. With intriguing prompts, readers will discover that the book can be:

    A secret message—tear out a page, write a note on it for a stranger, and leave it in a public place.

    A recording device—have everyone you contact today write their name in the book.

    An instrument—create as many sounds as you can using the book, like flipping the pages fast or slapping the cover.

    This Is Not a Book forces you to ask, “If it’s not a book, what is it then?”—with a kaleidoscope of possible answers.
    © Jefferson Pitcher

    Keri Smith is a bestselling author, illustrator, and thinker. Her books include Wreck This Journal, The Wander Society, This is Not a Book, How to Be an Explorer of the World, Mess, Finish This Book, The Pocket Scavenger, Wreck This Journal Everywhere, Everything Is Connected, and The Imaginary World of... as well as Wreck This App, This is Not an App, and the Pocket Scavenger app. She enjoys spending time with her husband, experimental musician Jefferson Pitcher, and two children.

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    Praise for This is Not a Book

    “By the time you finish with This is Not a Book, it may look like a well-used journal, a bulky photo album, an organized scrapbook, or a combination of all three. . . . [Smith’s] tasks are diverse and short in explanation, but they all push you to think, create or experience.” —Curled Up with a Good Book

    “This is Not a Book is fun, creative and makes you think outside the box.” —Just One More Thing


    Praise for Keri Smith

    “Keri Smith may well be the self-help guru this DIY generation deserves.” —The Believer

    “A conceptual artist and author luring kids into questioning the world and appreciating every smell, texture and mystery in it.” —TIME Magazine

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    From the internationally bestselling creator of Wreck This Journal, a curious, engaging, and creative rethinking of all the different things a book can be.

    In this uniquely skewed look at the purpose and function of a “book”, Keri Smith offers an illustrated guide that challenges readers to creatively examine all the different ways This Is Not a Book can be used. With intriguing prompts, readers will discover that the book can be:

    A secret message—tear out a page, write a note on it for a stranger, and leave it in a public place.

    A recording device—have everyone you contact today write their name in the book.

    An instrument—create as many sounds as you can using the book, like flipping the pages fast or slapping the cover.

    This Is Not a Book forces you to ask, “If it’s not a book, what is it then?”—with a kaleidoscope of possible answers.

    Author

    © Jefferson Pitcher

    Keri Smith is a bestselling author, illustrator, and thinker. Her books include Wreck This Journal, The Wander Society, This is Not a Book, How to Be an Explorer of the World, Mess, Finish This Book, The Pocket Scavenger, Wreck This Journal Everywhere, Everything Is Connected, and The Imaginary World of... as well as Wreck This App, This is Not an App, and the Pocket Scavenger app. She enjoys spending time with her husband, experimental musician Jefferson Pitcher, and two children.

    View titles by Keri Smith

    Praise

    Praise for This is Not a Book

    “By the time you finish with This is Not a Book, it may look like a well-used journal, a bulky photo album, an organized scrapbook, or a combination of all three. . . . [Smith’s] tasks are diverse and short in explanation, but they all push you to think, create or experience.” —Curled Up with a Good Book

    “This is Not a Book is fun, creative and makes you think outside the box.” —Just One More Thing


    Praise for Keri Smith

    “Keri Smith may well be the self-help guru this DIY generation deserves.” —The Believer

    “A conceptual artist and author luring kids into questioning the world and appreciating every smell, texture and mystery in it.” —TIME Magazine

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