This Is Terrible, This Is Wonderful: Dispatches from the Postpartum Universe

Author:   Rani Ban
Publisher:   Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN:  

9781683694984


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   31 March 2026
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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This Is Terrible, This Is Wonderful: Dispatches from the Postpartum Universe


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With style, humor, and warmth, this giftable book from beloved illustrator Rani Ban will reassure any new parent that they are not alone. For anyone experiencing the contradictory chaos and joy of early parenthood, illustrator Rani Ban offers no-bullshit wisdom and sparks of hope from the postpartum universe. Combining raw honesty and humor with the warmth of classic parenting memoirs, Rani Ban's debut will reassure any new parent that they are not alone. Designed to be read in stolen moments between feedings and diaper changings, this modern take on early parenthood offers a candid but validating perspective on the highs and lows of postpartum life. With short, hand-lettered essays and poems and Ban's evocative illustrations, This Is Terrible, This Is Wonderful is an affirming, unfiltered self-purchase or shower gift for new parents in the thick of it.

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Author:   Rani Ban
Publisher:   Andrews McMeel Publishing
Imprint:   Quirk Books
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781683694984


ISBN 10:   1683694988
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   31 March 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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Rani Ban is a writer and artist based in the Hudson Valley, where she owns an art supply store called The Little Art Shop. She shares an old farmhouse with her partner, toddler, and a circus of rescue animals.

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