Hatched!: The Big Push from Pregnancy to Motherhood (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Stefan Hagen (Photographer)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Praise for Hatched!: “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 Times “Sometimes, 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 Times
 
“With 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 News
 
“Sloane 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’d
 
“If 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 Fair
 
“Get 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 Candy
 
“If you aren’t familiar with Sloane Tanen’s books featuring her signature chicks, check them out. You’re in for a treat…they 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.com
 
“Tanen’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.com Praise for Sloane Tanen’s books:
“Wonderful.”—New York Times
“Hilarious, cathartic.”—People
“Poignant and wickedly funny.”—Vanity Fair
“Hopelessly hysterical.”—Boston Herald
“The funniest book you’ll pick up all year.”—Daily Candy NYC

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Review

Praise for Hatched!: “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 Times “Sometimes, 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 Times
 
“With 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 News
 
“Sloane 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’d
 
“If 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 Fair
 
“Get 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 Candy
 
“If you aren’t familiar with Sloane Tanen’s books featuring her signature chicks, check them out. You’re in for a treat…they 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.com
 
“Tanen’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.com Praise for Sloane Tanen’s books:
“Wonderful.”—New York Times
“Hilarious, cathartic.”—People
“Poignant and wickedly funny.”—Vanity Fair
“Hopelessly hysterical.”—Boston Herald
“The funniest book you’ll pick up all year.”—Daily Candy NYC

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA (April 3, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596912774
• ISBN-13: 978-1596912779
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #167,834 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bitter with Baggage and Baby, April 3, 2007

By	Amy E. Cohen "Amy E. Cohen" - See all my reviews

It's time Sloane Tannen gets recognized as one of the funniest, laugh out loud, creative authors around. Every time I mention her name someone says, "I love her books! She's a genius. I give `Bitter with Baggage' for every birthday. Every holiday!" She's the kind of author who makes you feel hipper and better about yourself just for knowing who she is.
With this book, she's taken on what could have been the worn subject of motherhood, but of course, in her hands, it's gold. She is fresh, funny,
and I can't imagine a better, more appreciated gift for a new mother or any mother. Run don't walk. And enjoy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best gift ever, April 4, 2007

By	Camilla Haddad - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I LOVE this hysterical book. It is the perfect baby shower/new baby/mother's day gift. It is laugh out loud funny. Sloane Tanen takes birth and motherhood and turns it inside out. She is brilliant, creative, edgy and honest. This book is a joy from cover to cover. Buy it, share it. It is the hippest thing you can own.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Chick Lays a Golden Egg, April 5, 2007

By	A. Van Buren (NY, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Sloane Tanen's book takes you on a comical ride through motherhood that can only be told through the eyes of one funny chick. This is a great book to give as a gift--or better yet treat yourself!