My Self-indulgent Birthday List of Magnificent Things #2

I desperately want a copy of an awesome book entitled An Awesome Book. The book is by Dallas Clayton and you can read it here.

 

If I was the proud owner of this extraordinary book, I would find a spot for it on my favourite bookshelf (not the other bookshelves with the all-right-but-not-awesome books). I’d probably put it next to Richard Bach’s There’s No Such Place as Far Away or Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince, and it would be treasured.

What makes this book absolutely awesome (other than its dazzling design and wondrous words)? The author’s Awesome World Foundation donates one book for every copy of An Awesome Book sold. The books go to shelters, schools, libraries and hospitals all over the world, in an effort to encourage literacy. In addition, Awesome World supports local business and wants you to buy the book from a store close to home. You can find a local retailer here.

And if you want to see what else this bright and brilliant writer gets up to, you can have a peek at his site or follow him on Twitter.