How Rude!
Animals That Burp, Toot, Spit, and Screech to Survive
$42.91
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2026
Summary
A delightfully silly and informative picture book from the author of Animal Zombies & Other Real-Life Monsters.
Grown-ups expect kids to avoid all sorts of “rude” behaviors. But in nature, spits, burps, and toots can happen for surprisingly strategic reasons. When animals exhibit every gross habit—from toxic sneezes to deadly farts—they’re not aiming to act rude. They do what they can to survive.
This book features the most dazzlingly disgusting c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781454956440 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1454956445 |
| Author: | Chana Stiefel, Anna Oliver, Louise |
| Publisher: | Union Square & Co. |
| Imprint: | Union Square Kids |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 464g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 187mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A raucously entertaining exploration of gauche behaviors from the animal kingdom… . A winning combination of gross-out appeal and scientific information that will have kids giggling and learning.”
–Kirkus ReviewsAbout The Author
Chana Stiefel
Chana Stiefel is the award-winning author of more than 30 books for children, including Animal Zombies & Other Real-Life Monsters and Bravo, Avocado. She grew up in South Florida, where she loved going on “swamp tromps” in the Everglades to search for snakes, lizards, frogs, gators, and gulping pelicans. Now she lives a spitting distance from New York City, where she enjoys sharing her passion for reading and writing with children.
Anna Louise Oliver is an artist who loves observing and drawing animals. She studied illustration at the University of Plymouth. How Rude! is the first book she has illustrated.
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