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Grumpy Doodle Book
Toss these go-anywhere doodle books in a purse or a backpack, leave them in the back of the car, or tote them onto the plane for an instant mood adjustment or cure for boredom. Draw a happy-looking cake, a grumpy teapot, or a laughing frog, and more! No matter what their age, doodlers will appreciate Taro Gomi's wit and the opportunity to create whenever the mood strikes!
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Taro Gomi
428 books130 followersTaro Gomi (五味太郎) is a major children’s illustrator and writer. He has more than 400 book titles to his credit. His work has been widely translated into 15 other languages.
Tarō was born in Tokyo and he graduated from ID department, Kuwazawa Design Institute. His readers range from babies to adults, with an equal number of fans overseas. His work has been appreciated considerably with both domestic and international honours such as the Sankei Jido Shuppan Bunka Award, Bologna Children's Book Fair Award among others.
Along with authoring children's books, he is well-known in the fields of Stationery design, clothing design, production of young children's animated videos, CD-ROMs, essays etc.
His popular books published in English include Everyone Poops, Santa Through the Window, Where's the Fish?, My Friends and The Crocodile and the Dentist.
Tarō was born in Tokyo and he graduated from ID department, Kuwazawa Design Institute. His readers range from babies to adults, with an equal number of fans overseas. His work has been appreciated considerably with both domestic and international honours such as the Sankei Jido Shuppan Bunka Award, Bologna Children's Book Fair Award among others.
Along with authoring children's books, he is well-known in the fields of Stationery design, clothing design, production of young children's animated videos, CD-ROMs, essays etc.
His popular books published in English include Everyone Poops, Santa Through the Window, Where's the Fish?, My Friends and The Crocodile and the Dentist.
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February 21, 2018
This book is not your ordinary doodle book, but its a real book that encourages creativity and artistic expression. Surprisingly, this book was given to me by a friend as a gag gift, but after looking into it further, I got really excited about it and wanted to share. The author, Taro Gomi, is a Japanese children's illustrator and writer who has published over 400 books that are translated in 15 different languages. I was wondering why one of the most published authors in Japan would create something like this, something so much different from his past work.
This is a book intended to cure boredom or fix a negative attitude, but I think it is much more than that. This book could be used by teachers of all grades, and parents who have children of all ages for more than just a cure for boredom. You could learn a lot about a child's emotions by what he/she draws in the book. It gives the individual a safe and calm outlet that can be used by others as a tool to better understand them and what they are feeling.
The book does not have page numbers, but it looks to be about 100-150 pages. Not every page contains text, but each page contains some sort of picture or simple text that could easily be understood by a young reader.
This is a book intended to cure boredom or fix a negative attitude, but I think it is much more than that. This book could be used by teachers of all grades, and parents who have children of all ages for more than just a cure for boredom. You could learn a lot about a child's emotions by what he/she draws in the book. It gives the individual a safe and calm outlet that can be used by others as a tool to better understand them and what they are feeling.
The book does not have page numbers, but it looks to be about 100-150 pages. Not every page contains text, but each page contains some sort of picture or simple text that could easily be understood by a young reader.
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