A hilarious yet reassuring back-to-school picture book by humorist, novelist, and TV writer Simon Rich-a clever and sweet follow-up to I'm Terrified of Bath Time, where a child's backpack frets about first-day-of-school jitters!
Simon Rich Reihenfolge der Bücher
Simon Rich ist ein amerikanischer Humorist, der für seine skurrilen, ausgefallenen Szenarien und geistreichen Betrachtungen des Alltagslebens gefeiert wird. Sein Stil zeichnet sich durch unerwartete Wendungen und eine komödiantische Auseinandersetzung mit dem menschlichen Zustand aus. Leser schätzen seine einzigartige Fähigkeit, Absurditäten im Alltäglichen zu finden und sie in unvergessliche Erzählungen zu verwandeln. Seine Werke befassen sich oft mit Themen wie Liebe und Beziehungen aus einer frischen, humorvollen Perspektive.







- 2023
- 2022
A hilarious and clever bath-time picture book by humorist, novelist, and TV writer Simon Rich, with illustrations by Tom Toro (How to Potty Train Your Porcupine).
- 2018
Hits and Misses
- 240 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
'Simon Rich is outrageously, lavishly gifted'- Caitlin Moran'Simon Rich is the funniest writer alive'- Matt Haig'How fabulously funny'- Lauren Laverne'One of my favourite authors'- B J NovakFrom a bitter tell-all by a horse who made a man famous and then got left behind to a gushing magazine profile of one of your favorite World War II dictators, these stories trawl through history to skewer our obsession with fame and fortune - all the way from ancient Babylon to Hollywood. What father-to-be wouldn't feel a little jealous when his baby outstrips his success from the womb? And what happens when a film critic is forced to live in the movies he so cruelly damned?Loved in the UK by celebs, writers and readers alike, from Lauren Laverne to Matt Haig and Caitlin Moran, Simon Rich is back with his funniest and most personal collection of stories to date.
- 2016
The World of Simon Rich
- 176 Seiten
- 7 Lesestunden
MODERN & CONTEMPORARY FICTION (POST C 1945). The world is a bewildering place and we're ill-equipped to deal with it. From the horrors of childhood to the vagaries of old age, from confused people to humiliated animals, we're all just trying - and often failing - to keep it together. How carefully should you answer when asked what you'd take to a desert island? What do you do if your parents are reading your diary? How useful is a Swiss Army Knife? And what's A Brief History of Time really about? Armed with a sharp eye for the absurd and an overwhelming sense of doom, Simon Rich explores the ridiculousness of our everyday lives, from the most minute of anxieties to one of life's biggest questions: Does God really have a plan for us? Yes, it turns out. Now if only He could remember what it was ..
- 2015
Man Seeking Woman
- 240 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
This messy, painful, and hilarious collection of stories and illustrations is an exhilarating ride on the rollercoaster of love. In these thirty short, sharp, ingenious stories, Simon Rich conjures up some unforgettable romances. An unused prophylactic describes life inside a teenage boy's wallet; God juggles the demands of his needy girlfriend with the looming deadline for Earth's creation; and a lovestruck Sherlock Holmes ignores all the clues that his girlfriend's been cheating on him. As enchanting, sweet, and absurd as love itself, these stories are Simon Rich's valentine to readers, an irresistible collection of delights. All that's missing is the heart-shaped box. "No matter how zany things get, there's an endearing simplicity at the heart of these inventive tales.... Love doesn't always conquer all, but these stories suggest Rich thinks it certainly ought to." -- Daily Beast "One of the funniest books you'll read this year." -- Publishers Weekly
- 2014
In Center of the Universe , God struggles to balance the demands of his career with the needs of his long-term girlfriend. In Magical Mr. Goat , a young girl's imaginary friend yearns to become "more than friends." In Unprotected , an unused prophylactic recalls his years spent trapped inside a teen boy's wallet. The stories in Simon Rich's new book are bizarre, funny, and yet...relatable. Rich explores love's many complications-losing it, finding it, breaking it, and making it-and turns the ordinary into the absurd. With razor-sharp humor and illustrations, and just in time for Valentine's Day, Rich takes readers for an exhilarating, hilarious ride on the rollercoaster of love.
- 2014
Simon Rich und Farley Katz haben das »Letzte Kapitel« des Kamasutra entdeckt, das humorvoll die häufigsten Stellungen in der Ehe beschreibt. Dazu gehören Positionen wie »Die Spülmaschine harmonisch befüllen« und »Die gestrandeten Wale«. Eine amüsante und wahre Betrachtung des Ehelebens!
- 2014
Spoiled brats
- 209 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
Having skewered the problems of falling in and out of love in 'The last girlfriend on earth', Simon Rich's next book is another subject we can all relate to: parents and their kids. From the perils of raising an actual monster in Manhattan - it's pretty hard to find teachers who really understand the talents of a five-year-old with horns and a taste for blood - to Sell Out, the story of Simon's ancestor, returned to life decades after an industrial accident involving pickling brine, these stories are inventive, witty and sometimes a bit too much like real life.
- 2013
The Last Girlfriend on Earth
- 224 Seiten
- 8 Lesestunden
It doesn't matter if you're a caveman, a time traveller or a regular person. Sooner or later, someone's going to break your heart. The sketches in Simon Rich's new book are bizarre, funny, and - if you've ever been in love - all too familiar. From the invisible man stalking his ex, to Sherlock Holmes' only blind spot, The Last Girlfriend on Earth is always enchanting, often sweet, though occasionally awkward. Just like love itself.'The Last Girlfriend On Earthis silly, surreal, sometimes sad and always laugh-out-loud funny. This collection will have you giggling/crying/squirming in recognition, and wondering what exactly Simon Rich has eaten to dream all this stuff up ... pulls off the tough trick of being both heart-warming and hilarious - it's a must-read if you've ever so much as had a crush on someone' Heat'Pithy, occasionally bonkers' Time Out'Truly hilarious' Eva Wiseman, Observer
- 2012
Wenn Gott den Weltuntergang plant, hilft nur noch eines: Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen, damit ein Wunder geschieht. Seit Gott sich lieber auf sein Golfhandicap konzentriert, anstatt Hungersnöte zu lindern, geht die Welt den Bach runter – auch wenn die Engel Craig und Eliza von der Wunderabteilung emsig weiter Gebete erfüllen. Doch dann kündigt Gott überraschend seinen Rücktritt an und gibt seinen Ausstiegsplan bekannt: Armageddon, die Zerstörung der Erde. Nur ein Wunder könnte den Chef umstimmen: Craig und Eliza sollen zwei irdische Loser dazu bringen, sich ineinander zu verlieben. Und so setzen die beiden Engel Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung, um die Welt doch noch zu retten.


