THE THINKING BOOK

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An everyday scene: a hurried adult trying to make a child obey his requests, on the other side, an imagination without schedules or hurries that seems to grow out of each impatient sentence said by the adult. Two worlds colliding and creating the child’s “I was thinking…” mantra, a stream of though born out of the constant curiosity about the world, the enchantment of things around us, from all the pieces of dust that float and shine in the sunshine to the most wild numbers one is capable of thinking: a billion, a zillion, a whillion, a gorillion, a hippopillion, a rhinocerillion, an elephantillion. A book that celebrates the freedom to daydream and that reminds us of the poet’s verses: “You may give them your love but not your thoughts/ For they have their own thoughts./ You may house their bodies but not their souls,/ For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,/ which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.” Bruaá

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Sandol Stoddard is the author of 26 published books, including 21 written especially for children. She has four sons who are grown up now, but she says they are still her greatest inspiration. Thank to them she also has ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren – all of them, she says, “quite fascinating and a lot of fun”. Mrs. Warburg was born in Alabama, USA and educated at Breyn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. After spending some time in California, New York, London and Paris. In the 1980’s she settled in a small country village in Hawaii where she planned to retire, but she still works every day – well, nearly every day. Some days she goes swimming instead.

A prolific designer, illustrator, and artist, Ivan Chermayeff has created memorable, iconic images for literally hundreds of clients. As a founding partner of Chermayeff & Geismar with Tom Geismar, he has played a significant role in establishing the firm's worldwide reputation. His trademarks, posters, publications and art installations for contemporary buildings are widely recognized and have received nearly every award bestowed by the profession, including gold medals from the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Society of Illustrators. He received the Yale Arts Medal, the President's Fellow Award from the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Industrial Art Medal from the American Institute of Architects. Ivan Chermayeff studied at Harvard University, the Institute of Design in Chicago, and graduated from Yale University, School of Art and Architecture.