Astro Baby

by Michelle Tea, Mike Perry (Illustrator)

One of the first-ever books about astrology for kids, Astro Baby is for babies who like to gaze at bright colors, toddlers who are fascinated by images of babies and animals, older children who like learning about their zodiac signs, and grown-ups who are obsessed with their star signs.


The first in Michelle Tea's charming Astro Pals series, Astro Baby shows kids that everyone has unique qualities that make them who they are. Created by superstar scribe Michelle Tea and illustrated with psychedelic abandon by Mike Perry (animator for Broad City), Astro Baby is a fun, clever spin on astrology that will captivate young and old alike.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Astrology

56 pages, Hardcover

First published April 9, 2019

About the author

Michelle Tea (born Michelle Tomasik) is an American author, poet, and literary arts organizer whose autobiographical works explore queer culture, feminism, race, class, prostitution, and other topics. She is originally from Chelsea, Massachusetts and currently lives in San Francisco. Her books, mostly memoirs, are known for their views into the queercore community. In 2012 Tea partnered with City Lights Publishers to form the Sister Spit imprint.

Reviews

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am not taking sides here on astrology, okay? I'm not saying I never ever glance at predictions for what my day will be like, just for fun. I have had on a couple occasions succumbed to "having my chart read" by a friend. A couple people I know have interpreted my life through tarot card readings. But there's pretty much the extent of my background with astrology. So there. I am not sure whom this sorta psychedelic picture book is really for. Maybe older children in a wiccan family? If so, could be fun and encouraging. Um, and it's colorful?

[Akiva ꙮ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Assigning a personality to your baby based on their genitals: broke

Assigning a personality to your baby based on their birth time: woke, I guess????

Paged through this with mounting horror in a bookstore. Seriously, I get why this is a bestselling idea, and also this is fucking awful on every level and I'm begging parents to think twice before exposing their children to this.

[Andréa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

[Julie Grace Immink · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Our feelings are what makes us cool," baby Pisces

[Fatima Seraj Alam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a believer of horoscopes or astrology at all, yet this book on different signs and what they represent makes me understand why people are into it.

[C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute:) I bought this as a gift for my Cancerian niece. I'm hoping she'll dig this.