In My Room: A Book of Creativity and Imagination

by Jo Witek, Christine Roussey (Illustrator)

Overview

In My Room: A Book of Creativity and Imagination is a tribute to the power and importance of imaginative play from the creators of the New York Times bestselling book In My Heart.

In her room, a little girl can be anything she wants to be and go anywhere she wishes to go, all with the power of her imagination (and paper, markers, and crayons, of course!).

She can go on safari or sail the seven seas. She can be a doctor or a teacher. The sky’s the limit!

• Be an explorer but beware of the crocodiles!
• Be a race car driver!
• Be a princess!
• Head to your office and type on your keyboard and answer the phone!
• Be a veterinarian and bandage a kitty!
• Play guitar in a band!
• Or just head to the beach.

With an imagination, anything is possible.

And when the day is over, she can become a little girl again, safe in her room. Like the classic Where the Wild Things Are, author Jo Witek and illustrator Christine Roussey’s In My Room is a sweet interactive picture book celebrating imagination as a means to try on different identities and work through difficult emotions, all while having fun.

With charming text, bright full-color illustrations, and irresistible die-cut shapes that allow readers to peek through to the next page, the Growing Hearts series celebrates the milestones of a toddler’s emotional development, from conquering fears and expressing feelings to welcoming a new sibling.

Read them all!
Hello in There!: A Big Sister’s Book of Waiting
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings
Brave As Can Be: A Book of Courage
All My Treasures: A Book of Joy
In My Room: A Book of Creativity and Imagination
With My Daddy: A Book of Love and Family
My Little Gifts: A Book of Sharing
My Tree and Me: A Book of Seasons

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781419726446
Publisher:	Abrams Appleseed
Publication date:	07/03/2017
Series:	Growing Hearts
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	372,401
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	2 - 4 Years

About the Author

Jo Witek is the author of the Growing Hearts series, including In My Heart, Hello in There!, Brave as Can Be, All My Treasures, In My Room, With My Daddy, My Little Gifts, and My Tree and Me. She lives in France.


Christine Roussey is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including the Growing Hearts series, My Lazy Cat, My Stinky Dog, and My Funny Bunny. She lives in Paris.

Editorial Reviews

2017-05-10
A child's imagination is a wonderful thing, and in recognition of this fact, there is no lack of picture books that delve into a youngster's world of fantasy.What makes this one different is the format. Designed to be rotated 90 degrees to read, with thick pages that turn toward readers, each spread depicts a new imaginary scene via a series of graduated and mitered panels like colored tab folders. In first-person voice an ebullient girl asserts, "In my room, I can go anywhere I want to, and be anything I want to be. All I need is paper, crayons, chalk…and my imagination!" Her scrawling drawings evoke her pretend worlds in subsequent spreads as explorer, princess, writer, sailor, swimmer, bride, veterinarian, and rock star. The girl's black-and-white line figure sports a red hair bow, paper-white skin, and rosy cheeks, with appropriate accessories for each pretend role. As explorer, two horizontal lines of red on each cheek evoke "war paint," although the colander on her head confuses easy associations. Lots of white space effectively focuses attention on the girl, and swirls of crayon colors lend an aura of childlike spontaneity. The latest in Witek and Roussey's Growing Hearts series (All My Treasures, 2016, etc.), this is a room full of appeal. A clever acknowledgement of the importance of imaginative play. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews