When in Doubt, Play Dead

Name: When in Doubt, Play Dead
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781683693840
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Life Advice from an Unexpected Source

By Ally Burguieres

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Summary

When in Doubt, Play Dead by Ally Burguieres offers a unique take on life's challenges, drawing wisdom and insight from the opossum. Featuring 70 charming watercolor illustrations, this delightful book encourages readers to embrace life's weird, wild, and wonderful moments with humour and heart. Advice like "The difference between a weed and a flower is often a matter of taste" and "Smile! Unless someone tells you to, in which case you are well within your rights to scream" makes this a playful yet thoughtful read.
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Format: Hardback

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This book is ideal for readers who enjoy gentle humour, quirky wisdom, and uplifting messages, especially fans of animal-inspired life lessons and charming illustrated books.

This adorable book of pocket wisdom with 70 watercolor illustrations offers surprising insight from a delightfully unexpected source: the opossum.

Description

Featuring 70 watercolour illustrations, this totally adorable gift of a book offers wisdom and insight from a delightfully unexpected source—the opossum.

Learn to live your life the opossum way with unique advice like:

The difference between a weed and a flower is often a matter of taste.
It's nobody's business what's in your pouch. Unless you've got snacks in there. In which case, you should share.
A bit of risk is part of life. Cross that street, but always look both ways beforehand.
Smile! Unless someone tells you to, in which case you are well within your rights to scream.
And more.

Written and illustrated by Ally Burguieres, creator of the popular Instagram account @ItsMeSesame, who spends her days as a wildlife rehabber caring for and learning from opossums, When in Doubt, Play Dead offers encouragement to embrace life's weird, wild, and wonderful moments.

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Patricia Thang of Book Riot praises the book for its sincere, honest, and gentle approach to self-help, inspired by the author's beloved opossums. Paste highlights its affirmations packed with cuteness that uplift and inspire readers effortlessly.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683693840

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Quirk Books

Illustration: Colour Throughout

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 127.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 128

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Ally Burguieres Fiction Humour Penguin Books

About the Author

Ally Burguieres is a wildlife rehabber and the creator of the viral Sesame the Opossum website and social media accounts, home of the internet's most beloved opossums. In addition to wrangling opossums, she owns Cocoally (an animal-themed boutique) and Gallery Burguieres (a gallery of her artwork) in New Orleans. She is also the author of Possums Are Not Cute! (and Other Myths).