Picture Books

'An eerie silence quickly enveloped the Cohen family wagon. That last turn had been a grave mistake. They were no longer en route to California but heading south, deep into the heart of Kentucky'. With more personality than most people have to spare, New York artist Sloane Tanen's tiny yellow chickens negotiate the tricky modern world, filled with three-headed blind dates, menacing KFCs, playground popularity battles and annoyingly crowded yoga classes. They perch amid doll furniture, in scenes photographed in glorious colour and brilliantly captioned - their lives will strike you as strangely familiar...Charming, spiky with off-kilter wit (or waxing jobs gone terribly wrong), and somehow larger than life, these chickens win the hearts of all who behold them.

One day, Coco the chicken sets out on a journey. Skateboarding through a wild western town, flying into outer space, riding a camel through the hottest desert...where IS Coco going? Here's a hint: it takes a parachute to finally get her there. The author of Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same brings her incredible talent to children in this hilarious and irresistible picture book.

They're back! Sloane Tanen treats us to a second installment of her hilarious chicken dioramas in this sequel to her immensely popular Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same . Join these fluffy, yellow, surprisingly human protagonists as they face a new series of dilemmas in their exquisitely crafted, miniature settings. Whether playing the online dating game, trying couples therapy, dealing with uncooperative children, discovering the melancholy of middle age, dreaming of a better life, or finally grasping the golden (or at least bronze) ring, these chickens encounter everyday troubles and triumphs as painfully recognizable as they are hilarious. Clever, charming, and endlessly entertaining, Going for the Bronze is a brilliant follow-up to a wholly unique bestseller.

From January to July, St. Patrick's Day to Christmas, in sunshine or in rain, Sloane Tanen's adorable chick Coco is ready to take readers through an entire year full of fun. There's a winter ice skating party, a s-s-s sneaky April Fool's Day prank, a summer road trip, even a Thanksgiving dinner that's fit for birds of all feathers. Imaginative details within the colorful photographs and quirky stanzas follow a course through the entire calendar year-making this a perfect introduction to the seasons, holidays, and months for young children. Reviews "Whimsical verses and crisp, vibrant photography present readers with a seasonal serving of Coco's antics. ...Unabashedly goofy, Tanen's rollicking tale of chicken-infused hilarity is good fun and a refreshing take on the seasonal holidays." - Kirkus Reviews "The little chick who premiered in Where Is Coco Going? gets photographed against groovy backdrops month by month in Coco All Year Round. Coco finds fun in all seasons, whether skating on the swimming pool in January, surrounded by green chicks for a Saint Patrick's Day parade pr celebrating her birthday in May." - Publishers Weekly "Colorful and whimsical." -TheCelebrityCafe.com "Come on a yearlong journey with fluffy little Coco, a yellow chick who never fails to enchant and entertain in this delightful and eye-pleasing book. . . Filled with whimsy, humor and just plain good fun, Coco All Year Round not only teaches kids the months of the year but does so with laugh-out-loud text and images they will want to experience all year long." -curledup.com "Spend 12 months with irresistible chicken Coco in yet another charming book featuring droll text and photographs of elaborate settings." - Buffalo News About the Author Sloane Tanen is an artist and the creator of several books including Where Is Coco Going ? and the adult books Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same and Going for the Bronze . Sloane's

Sweet and hip at the same time, this board book featuring Sloane Tanen's adorable chick, Coco, is just the thing to introduce letters to the very youngest children. Playful rhymes and bright imaginative photographs showcase A through Z , reinforcing early concepts in a fun and engaging way for toddlers and providing plenty of laughs for parents, too.

Sweet and hip at the same time, this board book featuring Sloane Tanen's adorable chick, Coco, is just the thing to introduce numbers to the very youngest children. Playful rhymes and bright imaginative photographs showcase 1 through 10, reinforcing early concepts in a fun and engaging way for toddlers and providing plenty of laughs for parents, too.

Following the bestselling Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same and Going for the Bronze , Sloane Tanen's chickens are back, but this time they've only got one thing on their minds: babies. From epidurals and stretch marks to diaper rash and day care, never before have the joys, trials, and tribulations of having and raising a baby been so ingeniously and truthfully rendered. Hatched! is the one book you need to keep you laughing through your pregnancy and first year of motherhood. PRAISE: "There are two stars in Tanen's books: her vermouth-sloshed wit shot through with a neurotic darkness, and miniature chenille chickens toting fingernail-sized Louis Vuitton bags ... [In] her new book, "Hatched! The Big Push From Pregnancy to Motherhood," ...[Tanen] redirected her alkaline humor at her fellow high-end parents. Now the chicks are obsessed with Baby Uggs, Bugaboo Strollers and whether their babies will master Mommy and Me yoga classes." - Los Angeles Times "Sometimes, the best gift for a mom is a laugh. Even the most sleep-deprived mother would be hard-pressed not to break a smile at Sloane Tanen's little toy chicken tableaus in 'Hatched!: The Big Push from Pregnancy to Motherhood.' It takes other authors entire memoirs to skewer some of the same targets that Tanen does in one-page zingers."- Seattle Times "With witty photographs...and droll captions...it's the perfect gift for the pending or new mother. It's certainly good for some big belly laughs."- Daily News "Sloane Tanen's latest work Hatched! is a hilarious, totally original take on the trials and traumas of pregnancy and motherhood. And by the way, Hatched! is THE PERFECT BABY SHOWER GIFT. We highly recommend." - Mommy Track'd "If best-selling author Sloane Tanen's books Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same and Going for the Bronze-both of which are illustrated with chickens-left you chuckling and buying copies for friends, wait until you flip thro

From first-day-of-class primping (in Juicy Couture, of course!), dating anxiety, and back-stabbing chick cliques, to teachers, gym class, and other hallmarks of school life, these ingenious photographic scenes starring SloaneTanen's signature yellow chicks bring the teen experience to life with hilarious results. Training her razor sharp sense of humor on seven "typical" teenagers, Sloane follows Caitlin, Edgar, Marissa, Joey, Annalise, Helen, and Andrew as they navigate a world plagued by unrequited love, pop quizzes, and parents. This birds-eye view of the blunder years is a perfect gift for back-to-schoolers or graduates, and a wickedly funny trip down memory lane for many an adult as well.SLOANE TANEN is the author of several books for adults, including the bestselling Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same, Going for the Bronze, and Hatched! She is also the creator of several books for young readers. Appetite for Detention marks her first book for teenagers, and one she is ideally-perhaps even genetically-suited to write. (Sloane is the daughter of Ned Tanen, who produced such teen cult hits as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and St. Elmo's Fire.) Sloane lives in New York City with her husband and young son. www.sloanetanen.com