Us

by Curtis Wiklund

This book of heartwarming sketches reveals the everyday intimate moments that make up a marriage.

Inspired by his wife, artist and wedding photographer Curtis Wiklund sketched a new drawing every day for a year. The result is this collection of adorable illustrations depicting the tender, true moments the couple shares. From winter walks to end-of-day cuddles, inside jokes to impromptu forts, this dreamy art has already captured the hearts of thousands of fans around the world. Now in book form,  Us  delights as a gift and a keepsake.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Nonfiction, Comics, Romance, Graphic Novels Comics, Art, Ebooks

112 pages, Hardcover

First published December 5, 2017

About the author

Curtis Wiklund lives in Michigan with his wife, Jordin, and their two little boys. They own a wedding photography business and travel together to document couples who are in love. Curtis continues to draw and enjoys capturing the magic in ordinary moments of his life with Jordin and their boys. You can follow their story and see more of Curtis’s work on social media and his website.

Reviews

[Shai · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading this graphic novel, I was really greening with envy on how lucky Jordin is because she have Curtis Wiklund as a husband. Women are all praying for someone to have like Curtis on their lives because of how he really adores and care for his wife.


Apparently, this affection and love of Curtis to Jordin is vividly shown through the illustrations in this book. If only men all resembles Curtis, then women will have merry and meaningful lives. And now, I'll wait or maybe I'll seek for my very own Curtis.

[Aya · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was beautiful and heart-warming!

Such a cute collection of drawings the artist gave to his wife in their wedding anniversary. He sketched a new drawing every day for a year.
This was delightful and shows you the positive side of marriage.

The illustrations are adorable and have an authentic feel to it.





Reading this collection was refreshing, and I highly recommend checking it out!

*Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review*

[Arghavan-紫荆 · Rating 3 out of 5]

توی ریویوهای دیگه به اندازه کافی از دو کلمه‌ی "سوییت" و "کیوت" استفاده شده و واقعا من دیگه لازم نیست تکرار کنم.
آرت استایل های متفاوتی به کار برده بود که باعث می‌شد خسته کننده و یکنواخت نشه.
یه چیز کوچولوی دلگرم‌کننده، ولی ازونا که بعد یه مدت یادت میره خوندی.

[Alice-Elizabeth (Prolific Reader Alice) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'll see you all soon after I finish sobbing over how adorable this was <3

Curtis's illustrations have a good variety to them, the way that his relationship over time with his wife was heartwarming and realistic. I would have loved to see longer captions with the illustrations but for a quick read, this did satisfy me.

[Dannii Elle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Curtis Wiklund begun a 365-day project of creating a new drawing every day for a year. He would craft them at bedtime and present them to his wife in the morning, like a little 'good morning' and 'I love you' all in one.

I expected to find this a sweet anthology but not to be so moved by its contents. Uncomfortable or tense moments were provided alongside loving and intimate ones, providing the reader with both an insight to this specific relationship and providing emotions that are universal for all.

[destiny ♡ howling libraries · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not really sure what I expected, but this is, in a nutshell, a man's homage to his love for his wife. It's sweet and cute, but nothing I would ever purchase if I picked it up in a bookstore.

Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

[Kamal · Rating 4 out of 5]

[Pam Z (Pam's Shenanigans) · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was lovely seeing Wiklund’s varying art styles and how it worked well to show the mundane yet amazing times spent with a partner.

This just made me miss my husband more 😩

[Dee · Rating 2 out of 5]

كتاب لطيف جدا
بميل لنوعيه الكتب ال illustrated لأبعد حد
هو الكتاب ده مكنش طويل ولا مبدع جدا
لكن بيحمل كم مشاعر في صور كبيره
ويمكن الكتب دي إلي خلتني أوصل لل reading goals السنه دي عشان كده حاسه إنك مقرأتش كتب كبيره زي ما كنت بتمني وكل شويه بعدل وبزود رقم الكتب الي المفروض اقرأها
لكن الشكر كل الشكر للكتب الجميله دي الي بتدي إحساس جميل بالدفء و بتنور اليوم كده
بتخليك عايز تقوم تحب حالا
عكس تماما الكتب الرومانسيه إلي مش بميل ليها خصوصا العربيه
كتب ممتعه جدا وبتدي جو من ال inspiration والتفاؤل

[Ray Flores · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is basically a compilation of drawings about the everyday life of a couple. Us is a heart-warming book because the author, along with his wife, had a 365 day project: she would take a picture, and he would draw. He didn’t know how to get inspired, so his wife simply told him “draw about us”. And this is the result.

He uses different techniques, mediums and some drawings are more detailed than others, but what’s important here is that every single one of these pages captures the essence of what, I dare to say, a healthy relationship is.

Curtis show us the little things (that are actually big, important things) like just spending time together, doing silly things, celebrating each other’s success, budgeting, learning how to live together and giving meaning to the word home. I think that when two people are meant to be together, even the most mundane activities feel like the perfect moment to share it with your significant other.

I had the curiosity to look for their IG accounts and they look like the happiest couple ever. They seem like a beautiful family (now they even have kids!) and I honestly, these are the books I like to see: those that really come from the heart of people.

[lobelyys · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was really heartwarming

[Sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

5⭐ (book 44/25 - 2025) Absolutely beautiful ❤️ What a privilege to see these beautiful sketches!


Sleepover with my best friend


Home is safe




I love her so much


Getting messy with charcoal. Did a lot of laughing today.

[Vanshika · Rating 1 out of 5]

Even though the book doesn’t have a storyline it does have a lot of love. I love how much the author loves his wife. The artwork is good every once in a while, but the artist has explored a lot of mediums in this one book. I’m not a big fan of his other mediums.

[رُفيّده]

لطيف جداََ.

[Omnya Ali (Free Palestine) · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute 🤍

[Farah · Rating 5 out of 5]

2O2O resolution - drawing will be in the bag +straight lines without the assistance of a ruler.

[anushka ♡]

Very cute ❤️

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute compilation of drawings. It definitely makes me wish I was far more creative than I am.

[Renata · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think everyone that reads this gets the same impression, this book is super cute and it warms your heart to see how much Curtis loves his wife, but that's it. It's a super cute way to show someone you love and I was awwing through all the pages but it's nothing special or nothing that I'll remember for a long time.

[Keeloween · Rating 3 out of 5]

a pretty cute and simple read of the daily life of a husband and his wife. Not something I would usally go out of my way to buy but cute nonetheless.

[Salma Saeed · Rating 4 out of 5]

لطيف جدا جدا ❤️

[Anoud · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐

[Megan (ReadingRover) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an illustrated love letter to the author’s wife. Everyday for a year he created a drawing for her and this is the end result. Some are is simple yet endearing. Others are more detailed and complex. You can see the love that pours out in each of the drawings of the everyday activities this couple is engaged in. This is love!

[Serpil Çelebi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yiaaaaa, çok tatlıydın ama seeennn ❤

[Jenny (knasentjej) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Vilken söt bok! Teckningarna var underbara.

[A.M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

so cute and sweet. sene els

[Mehsi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.


Well, on the one hand this was gorgeous, and I loved the fact the author/artist drew/painted something every day and then gave it to his wife as a gift (and then later is going to publish it as a book). But on the other hand I expected sketches, but instead the book is filled with various forms of art. From digital to painting to sketches to cartoons. From wikipedia: “Sketch (drawing), a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work.” <- this is what I expected. Quick sketches that he made in the late hours. Not digital art, paintings, or completed works. It really was a chaotic mess to me, not only because of that but because of the huge amount of styles he draws in. From simplistic stick figures to cartoons to realistic. And that is a shame.

But as I said I did like the fact the artist made this for his wife. It is really sweet of him, and I think it is a wonderful gift to give someone on Valentines Day. Not something from a store, but instead something from your heart. Something made with love.

And you could also quite clearly see the love in the sketches. Well, the ones that featured the couple. :P I wasn’t that particularly interested in the sketches of him alone.

The ending was so sweet, and I want to congratulate the artist and his wife!

But even with the sweetness, the overflowing love, I just didn’t enjoy this one as much as I hoped I would.

Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/

[Jessi ❤️ H. Vojsk [if villain, why hot?] · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute as a present for the partner of the writer, but I think it’s not a great present for anyone.
But still it shows you love and that makes it quite lovely. ♥️💑

[Prashasti · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is one mosquito in the house. Even though I don’t know where he is,
he knows exactly where I am.

[itselv]

ظريف جدًا جدًا، لكن هل فيه أي ابداع أو أي شي مبهر؟ وهل كان يحتاج يكون كتاب؟ ما أعتقد. بس ظريف.