Animals Brag about Their Bottoms by Sato, Maki

For fans of Taro Gomi's Everyone Poops and Matthew Van Fleet's Tails, this cheeky, whimsical picture book for ages 3-7 inspires self-love and body positivity, plus a whole lot of laughter and fun!

All bottoms are wonderful! Don't you agree? Each animal in this adorable book has a different reason for loving their behind--from cute and round to fashionable and striped! Talented illustrator Maki Saito makes kids laugh out loud with playful illustrations of the backsides of hippos, zebras, pandas, mandrills, and more of our favorite animals. Her traditional Japanese art techniques add a sophisticated, beautiful feel to a book about ... animal butts! Kids will love reading along to this wonderfully silly and unusually empowering book.

"In Saito's delicate renderings, each bottom is distinct and, yes, beautiful." --Kirkus

Author: Maki Sato
Publisher: Greystone Kids
Published: 09/29/2020
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781771647106
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 07/20/2020 pg. 179
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2020 pg. 73
Booklist 01/08/2021
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

MAKI SAITO is an artist and author known for her unique artistic methods using paper collage, stenciled paintings, and bin-gata, a traditional Japanese dyeing technique developed in Okinawa. She has written and illustrated several books in Japanese, inspired by her love for all living creatures in nature. Animals Brag About Their Bottoms is her first book translated into English.