Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Narrator: Amy Krouse Rosenthal, John Green

Unabridged: 2 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/09/2016

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

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, #1 New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse 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 Rosenthal is a beautiful exploration into the many ways we are connected on this planet and speaks to the awe, bewilderment, and poignancy of being alive.

Includes a bonus PDF with photographs, illustrations, texting guides, and more

 
“…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

About The Author

Amy Krouse Rosenthal wrote 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 to Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Amy is also the author of the groundbreaking memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, which Amazon named as one of the top 10 memoirs of the decade. She was a con­tributor 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 on a tree­lined street in Chicago. For more about Amy’s life and work, and to donate to the Foundation formed in her memory, please see www.amykrouserosenthalfoundation.org.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on February 11, 2018

I LOVED this quirky, fun, sweet, optimistic, highly relatable book. An "experimental memoir," it is a wonderful glimpse into a woman's life and feels like chatting with a best friend. It is an interactive book that contains a pre-test, midterm, and post-test for the reader. It can be read in just a......more

Goodreads review by Scottsdale Public Library on October 11, 2024

You know that one friend who made you feel at ease the second you met and it felt like you've known each other for years? That is this book and Amy is that friend. This interactive (the book literally texts you back!) memoir will have you sighing happily, move you to tears, and laugh out loud. Amy d......more

Goodreads review by Jen on August 25, 2017

Sometimes you mean to read a book. You've heard a few friends and even some patrons mention it, but it just keeps slipping beneath your radar until one day you finally pick it up off the shelf and dig in. Why did I wait so long to read this? It may be the best book I have ever read, ever. It's a qui......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn on March 15, 2017

I received a message from a friend to whom I had given a copy of Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life several years ago--I think I had multiple copies of it. She informed me of the death of Ms. Krouse Rosenthal. I spent some time watching her alive and well on youtube--TedTalks etc., read her poignant p......more

Goodreads review by Paula on January 10, 2019

Oh my gosh, I loved this book! I picked it up on the recommendation of my nephew. I wasn't familiar with Amy Krouse Rosenthal or her books, and I was so sad to learn that she passed away shortly after writing this one. I obviously never met Amy, but she seems like the kind of person I would have bee......more


Quotes

“…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


“[Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal is] as beautiful, thrilling, brief, sad, and quotidian as a sunset.”
—Fast Company

"Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal, subtitled Not Exactly a Memoir, is quirky, rambling and funny, as befits a children’s book author. Poems, photos, drawings and musings add up to a charming but gently incisive experience—and the 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… Rosenthal’s 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 visual” —EntertainmentWeekly.com
“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

“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, children’s author Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s 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."
—RealSimple.com