THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING A PASSENGER: An ode to staring out the window, to the daydream, and to observation. In this lyrical tribute to long rides and curious minds, author Grant Snider celebrates the extraordinary found within the ordinary, the fascinating hiding within the familiar, and the world of discovery awaiting all those who watch and wonder. Through the window, countless details rush by, just waiting to be noticed. He has a day job as an orthodontist, but is always finding hidden hours to write, draw, and create cartoons and picture books You can often find him carrying a sketchbook, lost in his own thoughts.Įveryone knows what it feels like to be a passenger-and this book finally puts this universal feeling into words.Ĭlimb aboard Bus Number Four as it travels along country roads and city streets, past train tracks and farm fields. Grant lives in Wichita, Kansas with his wife, daughter, and four sons.
His favorite things about riding the bus were listening to ’90s Top 40 radio, the feeling of going over a big bump on a country dirt road, and occasionally getting to school late when the bus had to wait for a long train to pass. For 11 years, Grant rode Bus Number Four in Mulvane, Kansas. His latest, One Boy Watching, about a young boys experience riding the bus to school, was published in June 2022. His books include picture books for children, comic collections for adults/young adults ( The Art of Living: Reflections on Mindfulness and the Overexamination of Life, April, 2022), and often focus on mindfulness. His work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Kansas City Star, The Best American Comics 2013, and all across the internet. Grant Snider began drawing and writing before he knew what he was doing.
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