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When you hear the phrase "hatching nefarious plots" and "mapping my campaign trail " the first thought the pops into your mind is probably a movie poster. In 41 Reasons I´m Staying In, talented illustrator Hallie Heald takes these epic ideas and turns them into excuses your introvert friend might be staying in. This gorgeous gift book features 41 paintings of introverted girls in their bedrooms getting up to all kinds of mischief.

None of these reasons are what you´d expect-you see a girl in a dorm with headgear, plotting to take over the world; a girl at a funeral home getting ready to get in a casket; a nudist with hair down to her ankles in a completely bare room. The charm of Hallie´s drawings is in the details-like an I Spy of sorts, the longer you look at the pictures, the more the richness of the jokes jumps out at you. 41 Reasons is a fun book to leaf through again and again, like a beloved film you get something new from each time you watch.

A wonderful celebration of introverts, giving outsiders a look into their private worlds (and also creating a dialogue about why staying in can be so important), this book is a lovely gift for the quiet person in your life.

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