101 Ways To Read A Book

By Timothée de Fombelle & Benjamin Chaud
Translated by Karin Snelson & Angus Yuen-Killick

128 pages • Paper Over Board with Fabric Spine • All Ages • 6.75” x 9.25” • ISBN: 978-1-63655-082-4 • Categories: Humor, Books About Books, Reading, Gift
$20.00

A book for bibliophiles, browsers, or the just plain curious, this witty and wonderful collection of insightful observations is a joyful celebration of readers of every kind! 

The Sunflower, The contortionist, The sleepwalker, The romantic . . . this one-of-a-kind whimsical volume presents 101 ways and poses in which to read books. Each of the diverse poses has been keenly observed and collected by author Timothée de Fombelle, then charmingly illustrated with the greatest precision by celebrated artist Benjamin Chaud. The New Yorker-esque collection of drawings will have you saying, “I’m pages X, Y, and a little bit Z!”  It is a perfect gift for all who love books and reading and will prove especially inspiring to bookworms who desire to pursue their cherished pastime one hundred and one percent of the time.

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“The perfect gift for any reader of any age. Illustrations and captions are so much fun that you’ll want to figure out your reader type or create a new one.  What a joy to turn each page.  This is the perfect gift book for all the readers in our lives.”

—  Becky Anderson, owner of Anderson’s Books,

“Totally adorable! Charming and hilarious, the book will speak to anyone who has brought a book to the beach, the dinner table, or the bathtub.”

— Emma Straub, author & owner, Books Are Magic

  • Timothée de Fombelle

    Timothée spent part of his childhood in Morocco and the Ivory Coast. He is a professor of literature in France and Vietnam. His first novel for young people, Tobie Lolness, has been translated into thirty languages.

  • Benjamin Chaud

    Benjamin is an author and illustrator of more than 60 books. He was awarded the Gold Medal by the New York Society of Illustrators, and nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award three times.