Brooke Barker

Жизнь ребенка — совсем не сахар. Особенно детёныша, рожденного в джунглях, лесу, пустыне или океане нашего огромного, беспощадного мира. Знаете ли вы, что птенцы, которые растут без отцов, никогда не смогут петь правильно, новорожденные комодские вараны прячутся от родителей, рискуя быть съеденными, а пятьдесят маленьких тасманийских дьяволов вынуждены драться в материнской сумке, пока только горстка из них не выживет? Поверьте, им есть на что пожаловаться, и это — не каша с комочками.

A compendium of the Animal Kingdom's more unfortunate truths, with over 150 hand-drawn illustrations to make you laugh and cry. Have you ever wondered how expensive a jar of honey would be if a minimum wage for bees applied, or whether a dog cares what's on television when they sit next to you?This book pairs the sweet and sad facts of animal life with their imagined thoughts and reactions.

Weird meets weird—and the rest is history!   This is a book about weird couples and the tiny two-person universes they create.   It’s about accidentally wearing the exact same outfit. It’s about made-up songs. It’s about your rules for the thermostat. It’s about breakfast rituals, and funny nicknames, and long hugs, and that voice you pretend the cat has.   If you’re half of a weird couple, or if you have a favorite weird couple, or if you just love love, this book is for you.   Includes 1 sheet of temporary tattoos!  

Following on the success of her Instagram feed and first book, Sad Animal Facts , New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Brooke Barker continues her examination of the various foibles and pitfalls of the zoological world, but with its fledgling members this time around, in Sad Animal Babies . No one ever said it was easy being young, and it’s especially true if you’re a little creature out in the jungles, forests, deserts, and oceans of the big, bad world. Featuring more than 100 entries, Sad Animal Babies is organized into the categories of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Insects & Miscellaneous Invertebrates, Marsupials, Fish, and Aquatic Mammals. Every animal gets a hand-drawn image, an informative caption, and a wry quotation, and in the back, there’s an appendix with further zoological details and humor to flesh out each entry. Between a great track record, a consistently engaged and growing following, and the universal appeal of cute little baby animals, Barker’s next book could be her biggest.