Language, structure and ordinary moments connect Amy Krouse Rosenthal's picture books, essays and experimental adult non-fiction. Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life arranges autobiographical fragments alphabetically instead of using a conventional memoir timeline, while Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal continues with lists, images and experiments in form. For children, Little Pea, Duck! Rabbit! and Uni the Unicorn use compact premises, repetition and visual participation. Rosenthal's prose is concise, warm and highly attentive to how a page is designed. Her bibliography sits most naturally across picture books, experimental memoir and playful essays. Duck! Rabbit! is a useful entry point for her children's work, while Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life shows the formal inventiveness of her adult writing. Read more Less
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