{"product_id":"mess-isbn-9780399536007","title":"Mess","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling creator of \u003ci\u003eWreck This Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, a book that celebrates mistake- and mess-making like never before...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour whole life, you’ve been taught to avoid making a mess: try to keep everything under control, color inside the lines, make it perfect, and at all costs, avoid contact with things that stain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book asks you to do the opposite of what you have been taught. Think of it as your own personal rumpus room. A place to let loose, to trash, to spew, to do the things you are not allowed to do in the “real world.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are only three rules you will find in this book: \u003cbr\u003e1. Do not try to make something beautiful. \u003cbr\u003e2. Do not think too much. (There is no “wrong.”) \u003cbr\u003e3. Continue under all circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's time to make a mess.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMess\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMess\u003c\/i\u003e is incredible and offers a fun and safe form of stress relief through destruction. It’s damn liberating.” —\u003ci\u003eWanders in Whim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Keri Smith’s books encourage freehand art exploration and teach artists that accidents and experimentation can yield amazing and unexpected results.” —The Carle Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Two things I love about Keri and her approach: 1) Keri \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e permission: to break away from my usual linear self and send it on vacation. 2) Keri \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e encouragement: to create what she calls a ‘habit of experimentation’ which can be so beneficial in living a full, creative life (and in learning new ways to tell our stories with words and photos).” —Ali Edwards, author of \u003ci\u003eLife Artist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Once you get going, the book really becomes a source of liberation; it frees you to make a mess, stop thinking about the outcome and just enjoy the process. Let go. See what happens. And enjoy your complete disregard for the outcome. A great family activity.” —\u003ci\u003eFamily First\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Keri Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Keri Smith may well be the self-help guru this DIY generation deserves.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A conceptual artist and author luring kids into questioning the world and appreciating every smell, texture and mystery in it.” —\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine\u003cb\u003eKeri Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling author, illustrator, and thinker. Her books include \u003ci\u003eWreck This Journal\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Wander Society\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e This is Not a Book\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e How to Be an Explorer of the World\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Mess\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Finish This Book\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Pocket Scavenger\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Wreck This Journal Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Everything Is Connected\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Imaginary World of...\u003c\/i\u003e as well as Wreck This App, This is Not an App, and the Pocket Scavenger app. She enjoys spending time with her husband, experimental musician Jefferson Pitcher, and two children.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301508108517,"sku":"NP9780399536007","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780399536007.jpg?v=1767732588","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/mess-isbn-9780399536007","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}