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Written by KJ Bradley and Alyson Beaton
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Grow:
An Environmentally Friendly Book
By Alyson Beaton and K. J. Bradley
This book pushes the envelope. The design of the book is fantastically modern and matches the theme to a tee.—Publish Chicago
Grow plants the seed of environmental responsibility in young children through a fun and interactive daily routine, with playful graphics and typography. This simple routine can benefit the environment, community, health, and a child’s awareness of self in the larger world. KJ Bradley and Alyson Beaton have created the first completely 'squeaky green' book to take a child through a typical day, implementing a routine that is environmentally and socially sound. The sharply designed book helps parents teach children very early on how easy it is to take steps for a cleaner earth. Check out growbook.org!
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KJ Bradley and Alyson Beaton created Grow to take a child (2-5 years of age) through a typical day, implementing a "normal" routine that is environmentally and socially sound. The sharply designed book helps parents teach children very early on how easy it is to take steps for a cleaner earth. The text focuses on words like "share" and "grow" to instill basic social concepts that resound in larger impacts, and the images encourage the child to actively participate in the daily routine and timeline that follows along the bottom of the pages. The book was based on the developmental findings of Clotaire Rapaille, which say that as a child's vocabulary develops he or she makes connections to specific items. For example, if a child associates the word "coffee" with "starbucks" the word "starbucks" will likely be an association for life. Grow hopes to instill brandless, positive routines that can benefit community, health, and an awareness of self that's connected to the larger world.
Alyson Beaton is currently a professor of graphic design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she completed her MFA in 2003. Her recent publications include artist books, currently sold at Printed Matter, NYC, "Sunny" and "Consumed", "The Business of Holidays" as a co-author, co-designer, and photo editor published by The Monacelli Press, NYC, STEP Inside Design Magazine, contributor for Design Annual 2007-2008. Book reviews include: NY Times Book Review December 26, 2004 "Have yourself a Merry Little Festivus", Chicago Tribune December 19, 2004 "How and What we Celebrate", Printed Matter Favorite Artist listing 2004-2008 "Flip Books", Print magazine 2004: "The Business of Holidays", and Daily Candy- Design recognition 2005.
KJ Bradley is a full-time stay-at-home mom who is very involved in her local community and with social issues that preserve "neighborhood."
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