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This Is Not a Book

By Keri Smith

By Keri Smith

By Keri Smith

By Keri Smith

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Paperback $16.00

Sep 01, 2009 | ISBN 9780399535215

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Nov 13, 2012 *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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    About This Is Not a Book

    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.

    About This Is Not a Book

    If this is not an app, then what is it? With This Is Not an App, you’ll transform your tablet or phone into a place to stash secrets, a way to procrastinate, a spot to record dreams and memories, a living picture frame, a souvenir of the world, and more. Discover a world of possibility right at your fingertips, using fun drawing tools and over 50 ideas to inspire your creative process.

    From the creators of Wreck This App comes an imaginative exploration into all the different things an app can be. Daily Candy calls the app “…a genius application from the mind-bending team behind cult-loved alterna-journal This Is Not a Book.” Based on the idiosyncratic favorite by author and illustrator Keri Smith, This Is Not an App “…offers perhaps that most elusive thing: a chance to be creative,” according to Wired Insider.

    Also by Keri Smith

    Wreck This Picture Book
    The Line
    Wreck This Journal: Now in Color
    The Wander Society
    Keri Smith's Adventure Lab
    See all books by Keri Smith

    Also by Keri Smith

    Wreck This Picture Book
    The Line
    Wreck This Journal: Now in Color
    The Wander Society
    Keri Smith's Adventure Lab
    See all books by Keri Smith

    About Keri Smith

    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… More about Keri Smith

    About Keri Smith

    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… More about Keri Smith

    Product Details

    Category: Personal Growth | Crafts & Hobbies

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Sep 01, 2009 | 224 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780399535215

    Category: Personal Growth

    Apple iPhone/iPad
    Published by Penguin Books
    Nov 13, 2012

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    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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