When in Doubt, Play Dead: Life Advice from an Unexpected Source

Featuring 70 watercolor illustrations, this totally adorable gift of a book offers wisdom and insight from a delightfully unexpected source: the opossum. Written and illustrated by Ally Burguieres, creator of the popular Instagram account @ItsMeSesame, who spends her days as a wildlife rehabber caring for and learning from opossums, When in Doubt, Play Dead offers encouragement to embrace lifes weird, wild, and wonderful moments. Learn to live your life the opossum way with advice including the following. The difference between a weed and a flower is often a matter of taste. Its nobodys business whats in your pouch. Unless youve got snacks in there. In which case, you should share. A bit of risk is part of life. Cross that street, but ALWAYS look both ways beforehand. Smile! Unless someone tells you to, in which case you are well within your rights to scream. And more. Shy, resourceful, and deeply misunderstood yet thoroughly relatable, opossums offer a model for seeing the worldand oneselfin an entirely fresh way.