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This graphic novel–style memoir about the weirdness and wonder of pregnancy and early motherhood is told with humor, frankness, and honesty. The perfect gift for new parents, parents-to-be, or anyone interested in the experience of bringing a new

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This dreamy [book] about new motherhood deftly examines the highs and lows of bringing a tiny creature into the world. Ahlqvist's illustrations are raw and engaging, and she confronts difficult topics (like financial strain and postpartum sex) with honesty and humor. A gift from start to finish. - Grace Farris, author of Mom Milestones

Emma Ahlqvist's drawings are so beautifully perceptive. I saw myself in many pages of her book - from the simple, primal pleasure of nurturing a small baby, to the very modern stress of parenting through the climate crisis. My Body Created A Human is funny, relatable and moving. I loved it. - Becky Barnicoat, cartoonist, and illustrator, The New Yorker, BuzzFeed, The Guardian [A] beautiful book. It's so lovely and heartfelt and true. It will resonate with so many new parents, and make them feel heard and understood. - Lucy Knisley, author of Kid Gloves and Stepping Stones This dreamy [book] about new motherhood deftly examines the highs and lows of bringing a tiny creature into the world. Ahlqvist's illustrations are raw and engaging, and she confronts difficult topics (like financial strain and postpartum sex) with honesty and humor. A gift from start to finish. - Grace Farris, author of Mom Milestones

[A] beautiful book. It's so lovely and heartfelt and true. It will resonate with so many new parents, and make them feel heard and understood. - Lucy Knisley, author of Kid Gloves and Stepping Stones This dreamy [book] about new motherhood deftly examines the highs and lows of bringing a tiny creature into the world. Ahlqvist's illustrations are raw and engaging, and she confronts difficult topics (like financial strain and postpartum sex) with honesty and humor. A gift from start to finish. - Grace Farris, author of Mom Milestones

Many a new mom will relate. - YourTango Emma Ahlqvist's drawings are so beautifully perceptive. I saw myself in many pages of her book - from the simple, primal pleasure of nurturing a small baby, to the very modern stress of parenting through the climate crisis. My Body Created A Human is funny, relatable and moving. I loved it. - Becky Barnicoat, cartoonist, and illustrator, The New Yorker, BuzzFeed, The Guardian [A] beautiful book. It's so lovely and heartfelt and true. It will resonate with so many new parents, and make them feel heard and understood. - Lucy Knisley, author of Kid Gloves and Stepping Stones This dreamy [book] about new motherhood deftly examines the highs and lows of bringing a tiny creature into the world. Ahlqvist's illustrations are raw and engaging, and she confronts difficult topics (like financial strain and postpartum sex) with honesty and humor. A gift from start to finish. - Grace Farris, author of Mom Milestones

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Emma Ahlqvist is an artist and writer born in Sweden and based in a village close to Edinburgh, Scotland. She is a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art and mother of two.

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