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Grant Snider

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Grant Snider began drawing and writing before he knew what he was doing. Soon it was too late to stop.

He is the author of the picture books WHAT COLOR IS NIGHT? and WHAT SOUND IS MORNING? and the creator of Incidental Comics. His comics were collected and published in the books THE SHAPE OF IDEAS and I WILL JUDGE YOU BY YOUR BOOKSHELF. Grant's comics about creativity and the human condition have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Best American Comics.

Grant lives in Wichita, Kansas with his wife, daughter, and three sons, where he also practices orthodontics. You can often find him carrying a sketchbook, lost in his own thoughts. ...more

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Why Do We Stop Drawing?

The Year I Stopped Drawing will be published in November. You can pre-order it here .
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	I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf 3.73 avg rating — 21,278 ratings — published 2020 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity 4.18 avg rating — 2,529 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Living: Reflections on Mindfulness and the Overexamined Life 4.08 avg rating — 1,067 ratings — published 2022 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Color Is Night? 3.96 avg rating — 1,023 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry Comics 4.24 avg rating — 884 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Sound Is Morning? 3.94 avg rating — 856 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Boy Watching 3.98 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thinking About Thinking: Impossible Thoughts and Complicated Feelings 4.03 avg rating — 339 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing Ever Happens on a Gray Day 4.05 avg rating — 237 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Words: A Delightful Picture Book About Language and Growing Up for Kids (Ages 4-8) 3.71 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I would never judge a book by its cover.
The spines, however, are a different story.
So if you invite me over - beware.
Once refreshments are served...
Games are played...
And songs are sung...
I will slip away.
And there, in a quiet room...
I WILL JUDGE YOU BY YOUR BOOKSHELF.”
― Grant Snider, I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf

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“A book closed is just a block of paper.”
― Grant Snider, I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf

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“One unfogged window.
One boy, watching.
One gnarled tree.
Three quiet deer.
Four rusty cars.
Seven wild sunflowers.
One bus ride at sunrise under an infinite sky.”
― Grant Snider, One Boy Watching

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