{"id":18411,"date":"2018-07-30T22:32:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T02:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=18411"},"modified":"2018-07-30T22:34:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T02:34:23","slug":"hard-copy-an-atlas-of-imaginary-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=18411","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: Take a Journey into the Surreal with An Atlas of Imaginary Places"},"content":{"rendered":"

I guess this is my old man rant\u2026kids these days lack\"\"<\/a> something previous generations had in abundance, imagination. Even the most popular toys are ones linked to some kind of cartoon, movie or video game. I am a fan of encouraging a child\u2019s imagination. Whether it is an imaginary friend, a living room floor that is made of lava or just imagining you are living on a distant planet, children need an imagination. That is why books like An Atlas of Imaginary Places are so important for encouraging young minds.<\/p>\n

One of the things that could help with fostering an imagination is a good book. Sadly, children these days do not read enough but that is another rant for another time. Books are a portal to the imagination for both young and old.<\/p>\n

The book, An Atlas of Imaginary Places written by Mia Cassany with illustrations by Ana de Lima is a great way to spark your child\u2019s imagination. An Atlas of Imaginary Places doesn\u2019t focus on existing places but on places that existed in the author\u2019s imagination. These places include a city on the back of a giant whale, a volcano that spews different flavors of bubble gum and a forest where sea creatures live in trees. I don\u2019t even what to think about an octopus falling on me from above.<\/p>\n