How to be an Explorer of the World

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There is the literal lost, as in being lost in the woods unable to find your way back to the starting point.

Through this series of beautifully hand-illustrated interactive prompts, readers will enjoy exploring and discovering the world in ways they never even imagined. Keri Smith siempre diciéndonos que olvidemos los estereotipos, que dejemos volar nuestra imaginación, que seamos un desastre y seamos creativos sin que nadie nos detenga.

e. noticing the patterns of light made by the water, or while on your daily walk, collecting bits of interesting detritus, paying attention to the food you prepare and looking at it from a different angle) most of the activities do not require a lot of time. The book begins with ideas about what and how to collect things you find in the world (found objects, thoughts, ideas, stories, things from nature, etc. It can be read on many different levels- cute activity book versus intense philisophical experience- all of which are delightful.

Some of the ideas in this book are absolutely fantastic (there is one about finding the colors of your world that I'm definitely going to do) and the quotes are well chosen. Both daring and meditative, How to Be an Explorer of the World is part Maira Kalman, part Wendy MacNaughton, part its very own kind of whimsy, delivering--beautifully--exactly what it says on the tin, with an invitation to be just a little bit more alive each day.

It doesn’t matter if you’re in your own backyard or paddling through the islands of Papua New Guinea – a good explorer is always on the lookout. So today Do What You Love invites you to experience the wonder of seeing the world – the world within, and the world around you – with new, more compassionate, connected and receptive eyes.