Supposing...

Follow unexpected possibilities on fanciful and humorous journeys, powered by the limitlessness of the imagination and the openness of the human spirit.

Follow unexpected possibilities on fanciful and humorous journeys, powered by the limitlessness of the imagination and the openness of the human spirit.

SUPPOSING I looked in the mirror one day and saw someone who wasn’t me at all…

SUPPOSING I sailed around the world and when I was a mile from my hometown, I just turned the boat and sailed round again the other way…SUPPOSING...

Supposing leads to pondering a chain of hypothetical events that play with the way that things are, daring to imagine a world beyond the laws of physics and unbeholden to societal conventions. Each sentence may start with the same word “SUPPOSING,” but it’s impossible to predict where the zany musings will lead!Alastair Reid’s text, still as delightful and fresh as it was in 1960, is accompanied by new, dazzlingly vibrant illustrations from JooHee Yoon.

About the Author

Alastair Reid was a poet, translator, and essayist. He is remembered for his original poetry and children's books (Ounce Dice Trice, Supposing), and for his translations of Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda, and other Spanish-language writers. He also was a staff writer at the New Yorker for 40 years, penning personal essays, travelogues, reviews, and reported articles. Born in Scotland in 1926, he lived in New York, Spain, and England before his death at 88 in 2014.JooHee Yoon is an illustrator and printmaker committed to the art of bookmaking. She enjoys combining illustration with design whenever possible and using both traditional and industrial printing techniques for her projects. Rather than a single approach, she tries to match the tone of each project. She strives to create picture books that work on many levels and can be enjoyed by people of all ages.