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Kay's Anatomy
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  • Published: 31 August 2021
  • ISBN: 9780241452929
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $24.00

Kay's Anatomy

A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body

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Paperback
31 Aug 2021
Tr. Paperback
20 Oct 2020
Audiobook
15 Oct 2020
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The record-breaking, bestselling hilarious first children's book from multi-million bestselling author Adam Kay, illustrated throughout by comedian Henry Paker. Now in paperback.

Do you ever think about your body and how it all works? Like really properly think about it?

The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well... pretty weird. Yours is weird, mine is weird, your maths teacher's is even weirder.

This book is going to tell you what's actually going on in there, and answer the really important questions, like:

Are bogeys safe to eat? Look, if your nose is going to all that effort of creating a snack, the least we can do is check out its nutritional value. (Yes, they're safe. Chew away!)

And . . .

How much of your life will you spend on the toilet? About a year - so bring a good book. (I recommend this one.)

So sit back, relax, put on some rubber gloves, and let a doctor take you on a poo- and puke-filled tour of your insides. Welcome to Kay's Anatomy*.

*a fancy word for your body. See, you're learning already.
  • Published: 31 August 2021
  • ISBN: 9780241452929
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $24.00
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About the author

Adam Kay

Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written five million books and sold seven copies. No, hang on – he’s written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation: a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kay’s children’s books have been translated into 32 languages and sold over 1 million copies, making him one of the UK’s bestselling children’s authors. Kay’s Anatomy became the fastest-selling children’s general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book, Amy Gets Eaten, was published in 2023, and his first children’s novel, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor, was published in September 2024.

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Also by Adam Kay

Kay's Marvellous Medicine
Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor
Kay’s Incredible Inventions
Simon Gets Sneezed
Dexter Procter and the Case of the Disappearing Doctor
Kay's Anatomy: The Poo-tastic Puzzle Book
Amy Gets Eaten
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Praise for Kay's Anatomy

[An] enjoyably gross look at the human body. Hours of gruesome fun guaranteed.

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...it is like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about

The Sunday Times

Kay's Anatomy is totally brilliant - it's ultra child-friendly and chatty, and any young reader will learn a great deal about the body as they chuckle through each chapter.

Jacqueline Wilson

It's fun and informative and just the sort of book I would've loved as a child. And I loved the True or Poo sections!

Malorie Blackman

If only this funny and informative book had been around when I was too embarrassed to teach my kids about bodily functions

David Baddiel

Hilarious and fascinating! I wish Adam had been my biology teacher

Konnie Huq

This is brilliant. I'm not jealous that I didn't write it at all. No, not one little bit.

Dr Ranj Singh

Much funnier and more informative and more gross than Gray's Anatomy... I highly recommend for anyone

Dr Xand van Tulleken

Perfect for days of home-schooling!

South Wales Echo

Packed with anatomical facts - and very funny - this exciting book is bound to inspire the next generation of medics

Sunday Express