The Inactivity Book

Name: The Inactivity Book
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ISBN: 9780593181980

Kyo Maclear, Tracy Subisak

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English

Random House Inc
21 October 2026

Children's & young adult fiction & true stories

From the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning NOODLES ON A BICYCLE comes a poetic celebration of doing... not much at all.

Have you ever felt like becoming a perch for passing birds? Or curling into the corneriest corner you can find? Maybe you've imagined yourself as a sleepy monument or even a sea sponge at the bottom of the ocean. If you have, then you're ready to discover the magic of doing nothing at all.

Told in Kyo Maclear's signature lyrical voice, and with Tracy Subisak's whimsical illustrations, here is a funny ode to the lost art of loafing. In a world that often celebrates productivity, this picture book reminds us of the quiet, necessary joy of simply being. It's perfect for idlers of all ages--because who doesn't need a little inactivity now and then?

By: Kyo Maclear, Tracy Subisak
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 229mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780593181980
ISBN 10: 0593181980
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 21 October 2026
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

KYO MACLEAR is an award-winning novelist, essayist, and children's author. Her books have been translated into eighteen languages and published in over twenty-five countries. She is the author of the hybrid memoir Birds Art Life (2017), winner of the Trillium Book Award. Kyo holds a doctorate in environmental humanities and is on faculty at the University of Guelph Creative Writing MFA.