I remember ducking into our local library to escape the suffocating summer humidity when I was a kid. Often I’d leave with the exact same book over and over again – The Rise and Fall of a Teenage Wacko by Mary Anderson. I’m planning on reading it again this summer with some of my other favorite reads from child/teenhood.
Now I get to take my own child to the library. It’s fun to watch him examine the spines and choose which book he wants to flop down on the carpet with while Drew and I search for treasures to bring home, like these books from Korean children’s book illustrator Suzy Lee.
We picked up Wave and Shadow on our library trip a couple of Saturdays ago. I wasn’t sure how much Nathaniel would enjoy them since they’re wordless, but he wanted to read Wave a few times in a row. I love Suzy’s work.
I haven’t had a chance to look at Mirror yet, but it looks just as amazing as Suzy’s other books.
You can learn more about Suzy and her ideas behind these three wordless books (The Border Trilogy) in this interview on Gathering Books. They’ve even got some early sketches of Suzy’s work. So awesome.
I don’t mind borrowing fiction and some kids’ books from the library, but there are certain types of books that I have to own, like art, design, and photography books, poetry that I really relate to, and children’s books by my favorite authors and illustrators. I’ve already added these to my “to buy” list. Many children’s books are super affordable works of art.
Okay, off to do some of my own artwork now! I’ll be back here on Wednesday with an awesome Creative Mix interview. Hint: She’s an architect and a textile and clothing designer….woah, right? After that, you won’t hear from me until Friday.
I hope you’re having a great summer so far! xoxo