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Wreck This Journal (Red) Expanded Edition Diary – Illustrated, August 7, 2012

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“Not gonna lie, this is probably the coolest journal you’ll ever see. . . . Wreck This Journal is here to inspire you.” —Buzzfeed

The internationally bestselling phenomenon with more than 10 million copies sold—and an excellent holiday gift! Paint, poke, create, destroy, and wreck—to create a journal as unique as you are 

For anyone who's ever had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal or sketchbook comes this expanded edition of Wreck This Journal, a subversive illustrated book that challenges readers to muster up their best mistake- and mess-making abilities to fill the pages of the book—or destroy them.

Through a series of creative and quirky prompts, acclaimed guerilla artist Keri Smith encourages journalers to engage in destructive acts—poking holes through pages, adding photos and defacing them, painting pages with coffee, coloring outside the lines, and more—in order to experience the true creative process. With Smith's unique sensibility, readers are introduced to a new way of art- and journal-making, discovering novel ways to escape the fear of the blank page and fully engage in the creative process.

To create is to destroy. Happy wrecking!

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  1. Print length
    224 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Penguin Books
  4. Publication date
    August 7, 2012
  5. Reading age
    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    8.23 x 5.47 x 0.54 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    9780399162725
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0399162725
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“Not gonna lie, this is probably the coolest journal you’ll ever see. . . . Wreck This Journal is here to inspire you.” —Buzzfeed

“Wreck This Journal encourages you to stop fretting about quality and start relishing the artistic process.” —Oprah.com

“Smith’s journal is about destruction, asking readers to poke through pages, submerge them, attach photos and then deface them, and essentially revel in our ‘mistakes.’ The finished product—crumpled pages and sometimes doubled in size—is itself a masterpiece.” —BuzzFeed, Journals That Will Give Your Brain A Workout

“I love this book and the playful way that Keri Smith teaches people the act of creating by putting you right on the spot. Wreck This Journal is a fun, interactive book that you will want to work in every day. To create is to destroy, and this book delivers.” —D*I*Y Planner

“No matter where you start or where you end, there’s always something interesting to do. . . . The book is an exploration into creativity.” —Buffalo News

“The ideal gift for artistic minded people, or not, for that matter, as what I love about this book is that there is no right or wrong. Neat, messy, colorful, dark, you can wreck however you want.” —Hawwa, etc.

“I’ve kept journals before, but have never written in them as frequently as I write in my Wreck This Journal. It is great for inspiration; it gives you tasks that are thought-provoking rather than pages of endless blank lines. It is a great way to pass the time and a great gift for anyone, no matter how young or old.” —Teen Ink

“Wreck this Journal makes a great gift for someone who’s going through a stressful time, needs a form of release, or anyone who could use a few minutes of fun.” —Jactionary

“Wreck This Journal encourages you to experiment and have fun. . . . Flip to any page in the book and you will find a prompt: fun prompts, destructive prompts, creative prompts to help your creative juices flow.” —Craft Critique

“Calling all bookworms and creative doodlers, Wreck This Journal is the perfect book to spruce up your summer. . . . It’s a wonderful stress reliever and brings out the inner childish behavior we are so often told to get over. You won’t be disappointed.” —Kristine Marie Babauta, Marianas Variety


Praise for Keri Smith

“Keri Smith may well be the self-help guru this DIY generation deserves.” —The Believer

“A conceptual artist and author luring kids into questioning the world and appreciating every smell, texture and mystery in it.” —TIME Magazine

About the Author

Keri Smith is a bestselling author, illustrator, and thinker. Her books include Wreck This Journal, The Wander Society, This is Not a Book, How to Be an Explorer of the World, Mess, Finish This Book, The Pocket Scavenger, Wreck This Journal Everywhere, Everything Is Connected, and The Imaginary World of... as well as Wreck This App, This is Not an App, and the Pocket Scavenger app. She enjoys spending time with her husband, experimental musician Jefferson Pitcher, and two children.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0399162720
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; Expanded ed. edition (August 7, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Diary ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780399162725
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399162725
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.23 x 5.47 x 0.54 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Keri Smith is an author/illustrator turned guerilla artist. She is the author of several bestselling books about creativity including How to be an Explorer of the World -the Portable Life/Art Museum,( 2008 Perigee), Wreck this Journal (2007 Perigee). Her newest book, This is Not a Book will be released fall 2009 by Penguin Books. She is the author of the popular weblog the Wish Jar which attracts over 10,000 readers daily, and writes on occasion for a variety of magazines (including How Magazine). Keri spends her days playing with her husband and son, and divides her time between upstate New York, and the countryside of Canada.

As a free lance illustrator she has worked for a wide variety of clientsworldwide. Most recently Random House, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Ford Motor Co., the Boston Globe, Galison/Mudpuppy Press, and Hallmark. In the last few years she has given lectures and workshops on the topic of "living creatively" for the How Design Conference, the OntarioGraphic Artist's Assocation, UC Davis, and schools across North America.She has been featured in How, Step by Step, Print, Bust, Wired and many more.

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My 9-year-old daughter loves this journal. It really allows her creativity to shine, and we both love flipping through it to see what she has already completed. We’d highly recommend this book for anyone who likes writing, drawing, creating, and wrecking!
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Ashlee
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good for getting your frustration out
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2024
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I am a book lover so at first it was incredibly hard for me to destroy a book. But if you have a bad day , open to a random page and get some good relief
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jordyn and joy
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT IDEA AND AMAZING BOOK!
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2019
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This book is a MUST HAVE for all creative and heck non-creative children alike! My 9 year old daughter approached me asking to purchase this book as she watched a video on YouTube with a girl who was reviewing a "wreck it book" just like this one. I was skeptical at first as I thought, why the heck would you buy a book that you intend on destroying? She started describing how much fun it is to destroy this book as it is intended to be so, I went ahead and purchased it for her. I must admit, she is a very creative child so something like this is right up her alley. When the book arrived she was so excited to get started she had already completed the first 5 or 6 pages. The book asks the reader to do things like; put on a pair of old shoes and jump up and down on this page, and find some kind of paint and splatter it on the page now slam the book shut and then open it. Needless to say, she finished the book within 1 week or so and told all her friends about how fun it was as well as my wife and I. The reason I mentioned this book is suitable for ALL children, is that those children who are not generally creative, or crafty will end up discovering a side of themselves they didn't even know existed and the book will guide them along the whole way! Give this book a try for your children and I promise you will thank me later. It would make a great stocking stuffer, birthday present, or just a nice surprise for any child!
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kstar
5.0 out of 5 stars Best for Budding Artists
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2024
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I just bought three of these for my cousin's kids. Each with a different cover...so if you have several kiddos in one house they each have one...but it is there own too!! I have been an artist/crafter as long as I can remember...and I love to share some of that with any kid I come across. You never know who could be the next Rembrandt...or maybe the shy kid who needs another way to express themselves. I have probably bought at least 50 of these books over the last 25 years. I was never blessed with my own children...so I try to bless others!! ☺️
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Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2013
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I bought 2 copies of this book, one for myself and the other for my adult daughter; the thing about this book is - the activities in it can be done by any 3 year old or someone who is 103! This is some of the craziest, funniest, creative stuff we've done in a while ... highly recommended for group activity or just for something you and your best friend can do together! So what's the buzz all about? Each page in this book is an activity in itself. Be prepared to hang the open book to a specific page and invite the public to doodle on the page. Live near a cliff or water tower? You're gonna be asked to toss the book off a tall place ... and hey - start thinking about how to freeze a page, cause you're gonna be asked to this as well. Hope you get along well with your neighbors ... yeah ... you've got to hide a page of the journal in their yard. Collect stickers off fruit, doodle in specific ways, poke holes in the paper - and *clears throat and grins* - uhm .... you also have to shower and sleep with the book and document the experience. This is a hoot and a half, y'all! I'm only sorry my family didn't think of all this stuff on our own!
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Jacob Lowder
4.0 out of 5 stars Didn’t keep kid’s attention for very long
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023
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Bought 2 for 10yo dtr and 8yo son. Kept dtr’s attention for longer and she seemed to enjoy the activities. However, son lost interest pretty quickly. After a month, both books are just sitting around. Was hoping kids would enjoy doing activities together for longer.
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Grumpy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
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I ordered this book as a gift for my little brother. He is nine years old and this is his third one absolutely something to get your siblings off the tv. very interactive and fun at the end when you get the final results of the wreck journal.
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CindyMA
5.0 out of 5 stars 11 yr old is obsessed!
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023
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I currently homeschool an 11yr old boy who is very writing and reading resistant. He claims to "hate books". I bought this to see if I could pique his interest in books and journaling. We're 40 minutes in and he is OBSESSED! Loves it! We'll see how long the interest holds but for $9(it was on sale) I can't even complain. Very happy with this purchase!
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Whitney Kurlan
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome and Fun!! GETS YOU OUT OF YOUR HEAD!
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016
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This is a wonderful and creative way for creative people who are stuck... Including myself! The pages are filled with crazy laugh your ass off suggestions to creatively get you outside your comfort zone so you can go back to your art (weather that's fine art or crafting or journaling) it's fun it's crazy out makes you laugh and it gets you to see the world around you in a different perspective which ultimately helps unlock potential ruts. It's also great if your depressed because some of these suggestions just make you laugh...and if your sick or going through a rough time this book regardless that's it's intended purpose is to help artsy folks think bigger... It has an "off label benefit" which is to help everyone get put of their own head and think about something else! Highly recommend it for everyone especially COW's and Actuaries that alone should be fun to watch them use their right brain!!! 😉
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hussam al azhar
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Reviewed in Canada on February 20, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good purchase
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Alessandra
5.0 out of 5 stars Tutto bene soddisfatta!
Reviewed in Italy on February 20, 2015
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Bel libro creativo, dimensioni contenute (circa 25cm di altezza e 15cm di base): all'interno la prima pagina è quella classica in cui dice di scrivere il proprio nome, mentre sull'ultima c'è scritto "trade your toes" fateci caso se volete comprarne altri della Smith, perché nonostante quasto in particolare abbia la copertina rossa il sottotitolo è "to create is to destroy" e non so se sia uguale a quello con la copertina nera ad esempio!
Spedizione veloce, arrivata ancora prima del giorno previsto!!
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J-M Beltran
5.0 out of 5 stars Regalo perfecto pata adolescentes inquietas
Reviewed in Spain on January 29, 2014
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Mi hija esta encantada con el libro. La inspira con ideas y cada página es un nuevo reto a su imaginación.
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Miss Denny Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars love it great for everyone..also great coz I have ocd & need stress relief!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2013
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So inspiring! ...sounds like total lunacy but total fun..I have ocd so taking the book in the shower fills me with dread but that would be great theraphy..just relax & take things slow maybe a few drips!!...poking pen holes in pages..adding found stuff..scratching the black page..the ideas are limitless..this is genius!..I bought it for help with stress relief from theraphy..I will cherish it..buy this its the best book ever..if u have kids this will amuse them for hours! This copy is a bit larger than the latest black issue..& I love the tactile rough feeling tape on the cover..
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5.0 out of 5 stars love it great for everyone..also great coz I have ocd & need stress relief!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2013
So inspiring! ...sounds like total lunacy but total fun..I have ocd so taking the book in the shower fills me with dread but that would be great theraphy..just relax & take things slow maybe a few drips!!...poking pen holes in pages..adding found stuff..scratching the black page..the ideas are limitless..this is genius!..I bought it for help with stress relief from theraphy..I will cherish it..buy this its the best book ever..if u have kids this will amuse them for hours! This copy is a bit larger than the latest black issue..& I love the tactile rough feeling tape on the cover..
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