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| Wreck This Journal | 
 enlarge | Author: Keri Smith
Publisher: Perigee Trade
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (32 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2065
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 039953346X
Dewey Decimal Number: 153.35
EAN: 9780399533464
ASIN: 039953346X
Publication Date: June 5, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
For anyone who's ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal or sketchbook comes Wreck This Journal, an illustrated book that features a subversive collection of prompts, asking readers to muster up their best mistake- and mess-making abilities to fill the pages of the book (and destroy them). Acclaimed illustrator Keri Smith encourages journalers to engage in "destructive" acts-poking holes through pages, adding photos and defacing them, painting with coffee, and more-in order to experience the true creative process. Readers discover a new way of art and journal making-and new ways to escape the fear of the blank page and fully engage in the creative process.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 What a fun book! June 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This 'journal' is hilarious! Perfect for times when you are feeling down, bored, depressed, or even happy and creative. It doesn't matter, it's perfect for however you are feeling. A wonderful gift book -- I've already bought several for my friends and they absolutely loved it! You will, too -- really!
Awesome Fun! June 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this book and had my fifth grade students "help" me wreck it at school! They absolutely loved it! They purchased every copy my local Barnes and Nobel had and then some. It was funny to see how enthusiastically they wrecked mine, but had trepidation with their own. It is an entirely different "creative" process than what one would consider "art", yet what fun! I highly recommend this journal for anyone yearning to be outside the box (or in this case, book!).
Awesome fun for the whole family June 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought four of these, one for each member of the family, ages 9, 12, and 40somethings. We are having so much fun doing our journals together and comparing notes. My son is the best "wrecker" but my daughter has been very creative with hers as well. They are all turning out different and its so fun to see what each is doing or willing to do.
GREAT gift for kids too!! May 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was actually in the juvenile section of my local Barnes and Noble/Borders (I can't remember), and I bought this on a lark for my 9 year old daughter, hoping to get her creative juices flowing and stop her "I hate journaling" whininess (journaling is often a homeschool assignment) in its tracks. This book was AMAZINGLY successful.
Okay, so it's not really about writing (although I think this book would be even better with some interesting writing prompts scattered throughout) but it is about thinking outside the box about books and communication and art. It's about using everyday, unconventional things around you to express yourself on paper.
My 10 year old son watched my daughter for a day and then asked for a copy. The last 4 days they have been going to town on their books. Tonight, watching them smear dinner into the pages (which I covered with clear packing tape -- looks cool!) my 5 year old decided he wants one too.
Oh, FYI, there is also one page that says, "Burn this page." We burned the page together, near the sink with a pile of wet paper towels nearby. But anyone buying this for a child might want to keep that in mind, and either remove the page or make it clear that the child is NOT to do that page without an adult helping.
So all in all, we are all very happy with this book.
5 stars.
Loads of fun! May 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had a wonderful time playing with this journal. When my grandson saw it, he thought it was totally awesome, so I bought one for him too. If you want to go wild with your journal, try this one!
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