Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways. —H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
See more wumbers in the new kid’s book, Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld
“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea”—Henry James
This wumber was excerpted from the book Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld.
As the new school year kicks off, what question would you ask a 4tune teller?
“One must maintain a little bittle of summer, even in the middle of winter.”
― Henry David Thoreau
Illustration from Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld.
“My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet.”—Edith Wharton
The perfect wumber for every1’s best friend. Get the book to enjoy more wumbers!
“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or book long enough to suit me.” —C.S. Lewis
A wumber for book lovers everywhere! Find more wumbers in the book!
Here’s a wumber in honor of the Mars Curiosity Rover! Check out the book for even more wonderful wumbers.
What do you get when you combine a word and a number? A wumber! Paying tribute to William Steig’s CDB!, best-selling book, cre8ors Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld have wri10 and illustr8ed this s2pendous book that is 1derful 4 readers in kindergar10 and up. If we’ve confused you, just take a look at the book—4tun8ly it has helpful pictures. We are sure you will get it ins10tly! Click here to learn more!
What’s a wumber? It’s a word cre8ed with numbers! Here’s a fun excerpt from the new picture book Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld.
The L8est candid8 4 a Wumber. (I 8 here!)
A shoe-in 4 a Wumber, spotted in Philadelphia.
gotta love a hotel that had these mini toys alongside the mini bar! this is the last image of a 1derful week on the road for Wumbers book 2r…oh so gr8ful to @chroniclebooks and @tlichtenheld ! (Taken with Instagram)
Two things authors can do that would get most kids grounded:
1. Write in books
2. Draw on walls
I got to do both today at Booktenders in Doylston, Pennsylvania. Here I am putting some scribbles on the wall alongside drawings by famous illustrators like Marc Brown, Dan Yaccarino and David Shannon - such an honor!
A temporary break from Wumbers to talk about their cousins, Pictograms.
Here’s a clever one (top) I spotted in Doylston, Pennsylvania.
I couldn’t help but create my own version (bottom), using pictures for both syllables.
Words? We don’t need no stinkin’ words!
I think this is about as close to Yoko Ono that I’ll ever get! this window display at Chronicle Books headquarters (thanks @chroniclebooks for a 1derful visit this am!) (Taken with Instagram)
