Traveling Light: Stories & Drawings for a Quiet Mind (Hardcover)

~ (Author) "I like to travel..." (more)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Traveling Light is a book unlike any other. With gentle humor & quirky insight, Brian Andreas helps us remember the quiet world behind the often frantic one we inhabit.

About the Author

Brian Andreas is an artist & writer known worldwide for his lyrical stories & colorful drawings & prints. This is his seventh book with StoryPeople Press. He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota with his wife & two sons where they make art & drink tea & talk all day long.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: StoryPeople (June 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0964266091
• ISBN-13: 978-0964266094
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #279,333 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "If you hold onto the handle, she said.., April 26, 2004

By A Customer

..it's easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it is more fun if you just let the wind carry you."

Like sayings of Pooh, Brian's elemental life-isms are poignant and insightful, and come from the soul of an eternal child. They are easy to carry around in your head and heart, and make my crazy life a little bit more bearable.

The book itself is also a delight to peruse, with vibrant renditions of his offbeat artwork and funky fonts. Even the cover binding and paper seems chosen with love and care, "Traveling Light" is a treat to touch and hold.

Just add warm blanket, a cup of tea, and someone to share reading it aloud to.

(I have only one of his prints so far!)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Touching short tales of life, March 14, 2004

By	Judy Talley "Honest" (Glendale, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Familiar with Brian Andreas' black and white drawings in his previous books, I was delighted to find this book in color. With three Andreas prints hanging in my home, I've found this artist and author succinctly illustrates stories from my inner life as if that life were as easily accessable as my outward appearance.

Andreas' knows how to tell a complete, touching and usually whimsically humorous tale in only a sentence or two. He captures the essence of situations in a few words, then illustrates the same situation with drawings equally economic and whimsical.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, February 25, 2006

By	English Teacher (Virginia) - See all my reviews

Of all the Brian Andreas books, this is my favorite. I love the bright and colorful illustrations and the wonderful quotes. This book makes a terrific gift!