Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 405

"I’m having problem with job. They want to see papers."

"I’m having problem with job. They want to see papers."

"What do you want most for her?""Before you ask that, you must...

"What do you want most for her?"
"Before you ask that, you must know what we want for ourselves. Sure we want her to be happy. And to be successful. But for us, above all, it is about serving God."

"She’s always surprising me with words that I didn’t...

"She’s always surprising me with words that I didn’t know she knew. A few days ago, I told her to put on a dress. She said: ‘That’s not a dress. It’s an outfit!’"

Today in microfashion…

Today in microfashion…

"I’m giving a presentation tomorrow on the experience of...

"I’m giving a presentation tomorrow on the experience of African American males growing up in America."
"What’s the thesis?"
"Hundreds of interviews have been conducted, and we’ve found that not only do most African American males fail to acknowledge institutional racism, they mainly tend to blame themselves for their failures. They say things like they didn’t work hard enough, or made too many mistakes. They don’t understand that they weren’t afforded the same opportunities."

"I’m studying music therapy. I just finished observing a...

"I’m studying music therapy. I just finished observing a music program for children with disabilities, and I’m taking notes."
"So what’s something you observed?"
"Many of the children had some form of autism. And it seemed that playing music together gave them the satisfaction of contributing to a group and forming relationships, without the pressure of having to speak or maintain eye contact."

"What’s your favorite thing to do with mom?""Play...

"What’s your favorite thing to do with mom?"
"Play chess."
"What’s the hardest part about playing chess?"
"That I don’t know how to play."

Pretty much the exact same time we signed a deal for the HONY...

Pretty much the exact same time we signed a deal for the HONY book, we began working on a HONY kids’ book too. Over the last couple years, it went through a few different concepts and rewrites, until we ended up with the treasure that is LITTLE HUMANS. The final product ended up being a short narrative about what it means to be a little human. On each page there is a kid portrait which illustrates each aspect of little humanity. (Several of the photos have not been posted to the blog, which required a lot of self-restraint, because I especially love the kid posts.) 

Little Humans was so fun to write, I’m really proud of it, and am really excited for everyone to see it. I must also disclose that my girlfriend brought instrumental kid-knowledge to the table, gathered from years of intensive babysitting. 

The book is for ages 2 to 7, and will be released on October 7th. You can preorder it here: http://amzn.to/1ipvbw4

BREAKING NATURE NEWS: Yesterday I was fortunate enough to snag...

BREAKING NATURE NEWS: Yesterday I was fortunate enough to snag the only existing photograph of an ultra-rare Long Island Jungle Leopard. Seen here in a mating ritual.

"We builded a contraption once!"

"We builded a contraption once!"