I have an odd thing for dioramas. I’m sure it stems from elementary school projects and science fairs. I sheepishly will admit that I even created several entries in a Peep diorama contest over a decade ago. (Mind you this was pre-husband/pre-baby. I had a LOT of time on my hands).  

My entries included Saturday Night Peeper and a Peep-pod (peeps in a paper mache peapod).  I refrained from my entering my glass slide with smushed peep on it - “Peep Smear” as it was a family oriented contest. Alas, I came in 3rd. What did I win for 3rd place? I won, of course, more Peeps. Gee, thanks.

And why do I delve into this gritty-yellow-sugary period of my past for this blog? To illustrate why I love the books by Sloane Tanen so much. I have found a kindred spirit in her. (Apparently I have a thing for dioramas featuring chicks). Sloane’s aren’t the sugary kind, but the retro pipe-cleanery kind you may recall from childhood

It’s her attention to detail and killer captions that make me laugh out loud. She has a new book out “Hatched” that places her pregnant/new mother fuzzy chicks in all kinds of situations.

Click on links below and make sure to “click to take a closer look” to see her captions. You’ll see what I’m talking about.

Maternity Jeans

Goodnight Moon

Sorority Sisters

Ah, but not all of Sloane’s work is for adults - she also has a series of Coco children’s books out. The humor and images are much more kid-friendly. And they are soon to be staples in Ben’s growing board book collection!

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