Last giveaway for me, during this Armchair BEA. Be sure you go enter all of my giveaways. This title sounds truly magnificent. Thank you, Leila at Penguin Random House, for the copies.

from the publisher
9781101984543In 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 after Encyclopedia 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. Because textbook would accurately describe a book with a first-of-its-kind interactive text messaging component. Because textbook 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 a textbook would be rather nice.

Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal speaks to the awe, bewilderment, and poignancy of being alive.

About the author
Amy Krouse Rosenthal is the author of over 20 books for children. Her titles include Wumbers, Plant a Kiss, Little Pea, Spoon, The Wonder Book, Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons,and Duck! Rabbit!. A long-time contributor to NPR, she is the host and creator of Mission Amy KR, produced by Chicago Public Radio. Amy lives with her family in Chicago and online at whoisamy.com.


To win:

  1. Leave a comment: What about you would be in your encyclopedia?
  2. Include your email in the following format: name (at) service (dot) suffix
  3. Have a US mailing address.
  4. Wait until May 16, 6 p.m. EST.

I will choose (up to) 25 comments and use the provided email address to contact the winners. Good luck!

The giveaway is now closed. Thank you for entering!

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