My Missmatched Life: A Marvelous, Zany, Kooky, Fabulous Scrapbook [With Stickers]

by Leslie Jonath

For girls who like to do things that are daring, fun, unexpected, crafty, and cool, then this is their book. Fabulous project ideas inspire collecting anything scrapbookable: movie ticket stubs,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811851087
• ISBN13: 9780811851084
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A "marvelous, zany, kooky, fabulous scrapbook."

Bright, colorful, playfully illustrated and spiral-bound, this youth-oriented scrapbook is assembled with special appeal to preteen girls who are in the process of defining themselves and claiming their individuality. Sturdy and wear-resistant, this is a "scrapbook" meant to be used, with separate tabbed sections for "my zany life, my kooky world, my fabulous friends and my marvelous dreams". Each section is formatted with specific tasks, a description of the topic at hand and a fill-in-the-blanks page for personal information with a quirky twist, encouraging playfulness and creativity. For example, in "my zany life", the book requests that its owner paste in baby pictures to track her life from birth to date, the opposite page (a clever and consistent feature) titled "mix-it-up", meant for pictures of famous people she admires, magazine clippings, stars born on the same day, etc., instructing the reader to draw, paste, collage... whatever strikes her fancy. Next there is a page for "my favorite crazy things", photos and drawings, magazine images, followed by a page for favorite foods. Then another mix-it-up for the weirdest foods ("a freaky food log"), followed by a page for family photographs and another mix-it-up... the kind of animal each family member might be, a holiday page and a mix-it-up. Created with the young girl in mind, this activity book speaks to family, friends, the developing self and the building of self-esteem, utilizing fanciful language and ideas to inspire an inner dialog that will both define and validate her personality and values. As silly as this book may look, much thought is given to the stimulation of the imagination and fostering of individuality so critical to girls of a certain age. This is an excellent gift for a favorite preteen, an ongoing project for a girl forging her identity with a generous helping of creativity and humor. Luan Gaines/ 2006.