HarperCollins presents
Everybody Dies: A Children's Book for Grown Ups.
Finally, a book about death that the whole family can enjoy. It's 48 full color pages of fun, including "Diseases that could be killing you right now" and "Last Will and Testament" that you can fill out at home.
Written and Illustrated by Ken Tanaka along with his long lost identical twin brother, actor David Ury, Everybody Dies will help grown ups cope with the inevitable fate that awaits us all. Although originally meant for adults, Everybody Dies may be most effective when read to frightened parents by their children.
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“A parody in the vein of the classic Japanese children’s book Everyone Poops... Simultaneously amusing and quite grim... [Everybody Dies is…] a curious work that straddles the line between the flat-out morbid and the darkly humorous.”
“Tanaka has crafted a slender tome that slyly assists readers in coming to grips with the grim reaper in every conceivable fashion.”
“An amusing, quirky, and original take on the issue of eternal rest, with charming and thought-provoking images that boldly illustrate a difficult subject with rare humor and poignancy. ”
“Everybody Dies is satire at it’s most effective: dark, hilarious, and truthful, all at the same time!!”
“Dark, satisfying and the perfect length...what more could a girl want.”
“[Ken Tanaka is]... a Candide-esque archetype shambling through this world with perseverance and pluck.”
“Ken Tanaka has an earnestness and innocence that conveys the whimsical and the sublime while kicking your heart right in the balls.”
