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Dress Your Baby In Sage and Taupe

A Handbook for the Sad Beige Parent
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Welcome to the world of beige parenting, where newborns are swaddled in taupe blankets and toddlers play only with wooden toys. In Dress Your Baby in Sage and Taupe, Hayley DeRoche, known online as @sadbeige, delivers a witty, illustrated satire of the perfectly monochromatic curated lifestyle... Read More
Format: Hardback
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From Hayley DeRoche, the humourist who first coined the term β€œSad Beige Mom”, a tongue-in-cheek illustrated guide to the neutral aesthetic sweeping nurseries everywhere

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Welcome to the world of beige parenting, where newborns are swaddled in taupe blankets and toddlers play only with wooden toys. In Dress Your Baby in Sage and Taupe, Hayley DeRoche, known online as @sadbeige, delivers a witty, illustrated satire of the perfectly monochromatic curated lifestyle embraced by some parents.

This guide walks new parents through every step of the sad beige parenting journey, from decorating the nursery (take care to choose a suitably existential theme such as the Vastness of the Universe), all the way to the milestone that is the first birthday party (be sure to eschew plastic party bag contents in favour of hand-whittled wooden toys).

Along the way, she gently encourages new parents to realise that they are already the ideal caregiver for their unique little person. With illustrations by Julia Emiliani, this heartfelt blend of humour and social commentary is a breath of fresh air for both overwhelmed parents and those striving for Instagram perfection.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781324112044

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 April 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Countryman Press Inc.

Illustration: 20 color illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 361g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Hayley DeRoche is a humorist and poet, and the creator of the viral β€œSad Beige” TikTok series. Her work has been covered by the BBC, Washington Post, New York Times, and more. She lives with her family near Richmond, Virginia, where she is also a public librarian.

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