To-Do List
Author/Illustrator : Maya Waldman
I bet "speak pineapple" and "climb giant ice cream cones" aren't on your to-do list!
To-Do List inspires young and old not to take life too seriously. The "tasks" on Maya's to-do list range from the everyday—buy milk, be less messy, go on vacation, make friends and no fighting—to the exceptional—dance like an octopus, hug flowers, star gaze, smile giant, eat sweets, and count clouds. Each "task" is adorned with an ink drawing that has been painstakingly hand-rendered in astonishing detail. Soon enough, your own to-do list will include enjoying the novelties found on every page.
Maya Waldman is an artist, anthropologist, and teacher who has visited forty countries, most recently spending a year as a volunteer teaching children in the Marshall Islands. She loves precision, order, open windows, and making people smile.
ISBN : 9780974131955
Price : $12.95
Picture Book
Age : All Ages
Hardcover
Black & White
40 Illustrations
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Largehearted Boy's "Book Notes" featuring Maya!
Click here to find out what music influenced Maya while creating To-Do List!
"The book lists twenty things to do, from the simple "eat sweets" to the incredibly fun "dance like an octopus and tastily ridiculous "talk pineapple," and we laughed through each example as we stretched our creative energies at the same time. to-do list is elegant with its simple writing and expressive yet understated illustrations, and would make a great gift for children of all ages."
- Largehearted Boy
"Babble gets a lot of submissions of independently published children's books. Sadly, most of them are — how shall we put this delicately? — lacking. So we were delighted when we received To-Do List (4N Publishing), an indie children's book that turns the tedious to-do list into something inspiring."
- babble.com
"Author and illustrator, Maya Waldman, spent a year teaching English on the Marshall Islands. I think it must have taken her a year to illustrate this well-made tiny tome. I love this book from the red-tape spine and yellow cover to the intricate black ink drawings that illustrate to-do list. Maya encourages readers to make their own to-do list and seek out adventure of their own."
- librarians.info