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 TimesSometimes, 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 TimesWith 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 NewsSloane 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'dIf 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 through Hatched! The Big Push from Pregnancy to Motherhood (Bloomsbury), out this month. Mothers, and those expecting, will adore Tanen's latest, wryly wicked addition to the series, which delivers the anxiety, competition, joy, and tribulations of having and raising babies. Vanity FairGet ready to be enthralled with Hatched, the newest picture book from Sloane Tanen. Tanen revisits the fuzzy chicks from Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same with intricate dioramas highlighting (and lowlighting) the trip from pregnancy to motherhood. Far from chick lit, Hatched forgoes the usual baby banter, instead tackling the oft-ignored: postpartum agoraphobia, ugly baby schadenfreude, and nanny envy. Daily CandyIf you aren't familiar with Sloane Tanen's books featuring her signature chicks, check them out. You're in for a treatthey are "crazy delicious"Hatched tackles the embarrassing, mundane, and just plain not-fun parts of pregnancy and childbirth with Tanen's humorous take on the subject and her chicks as the stars.' Babble.comTanen's take on motherhood via her little chickens is fresh and funny and every mother out there will be able to relate to the quirks and perks, the traumas and tribulations, of pregnancy, birth, and those first crazy months of keeping your infant alive. Behindthestove.comAbout the AuthorSloane Tanen is the author of Going for the Bronze and Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same, and the children's titles Where Is Coco Going? and Coco All Year Round. She is a painter whose work has been exhibited in a number of shows and can be found in private and corporate collections in Manhattan, Boston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. She received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and holds graduate degrees in literary theory from NYU and in art history from Columbia University. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and son. what is bookbub free ebooks Hatched!: The Big Push from Pregnancy to Motherhood
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Cute and funny book! (Gave it to many expecting mothers they all love it)By Cerulean5I have been a fan of Sloane Tanen ever since I first saw the pipe cleaner chicks in old Grand Central Station picture on the NYC Subway.Always carrying around a notebook I wrote down the name of the artist soon found myself searching for any of her other work.I did now I have books, sent books and bought stationery with her really funny and blunt storylines!I would love to meet her one day at a NYC book event!As I'm always giving this book as a gift I treated myself to Appetite for Detention by Sloane Tanen. It's all about HIGH SCHOOL HELL so funny!I recommend her to everyone I know!!:)1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. HYSTERICAL!!!By ShureeI bought a copy of this book for a half a dozen moms for christmas this year...EVERYONE loved it!! I have a growing collection of these books and I buy them and give them away....worth every penny you will crack up and relate and be entertained by the humor and creativity.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Looking for the perfect unique cool baby shower gift?By jennyGreat present for new parents. Edgy and cute and artistic and hits on some actually pretty real hot topics like post partum depression and grief.