Tyler Feder is a Chicago-based artist whose work explores Big Feelings, feminism, and pop culture. She graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Radio/TV/Film and a fancy certificate in Creative Writing for the Media. After college, she studied comedy writing at The Second City Training Center and began posting drawings online, both of which were equal parts thrilling and terrifying. Since then, Tyler has illustrated Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin’s Unladylike, Leah Henderson’s Together We March, and many angsty self-portraits. Tyler wrote and illustrated the award-winning graphic memoir Dancing at the Pity Party, and she continues to sell prints and the occasional portrait at her long-running Etsy shop, Roaring Softly. Tyler’s favorite color is pink (obviously).
2022 ALA RISE: A Feminist Book Project List Pick
★ "A bustling celebration of body positivity that lovingly features
bodies, skin, and hair of all kinds . . . Feder chooses clear
and unapologetic language to describe body characteristics,
challenging the negative connotations that are often attached to
those bodies . . . Depicting societally marginalized human
bodies in all their joyful, normal glory, this book is
cool." —Kirkus, starred review
★ "With such a joyfully inclusive range of humans, all taking part
in community and taking pleasure in each other’s company, it’s hard
to imagine a stronger statement of body affirmation and pride." —
Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "[T]his unabashed promotion of body positivity packs a punch and
reminds readers to respect and love every body—including their own.
This is a timely message with universal applications." — Booklist,
starred review
★ "With colorful pages of people in all shapes and sizes, this book
both serves as a joyous read-aloud for small and large groups and
as a book for individual study and discovery . . . With
lilting dancelike rhythm through word repetition and brightly
colored detailed images, this is a timely and worthy addition for
every collection." —SLJ, starred review
"Feder's rhyming text and double-page spreads filled with all kinds
of people celebrate the variety of our physical attributes. The
joy-filled cartoon illustrations pack a lot of bodies into the
settings (e.g., subway car, pool, backyard barbecue) and offer
plenty to consider." —Horn Book
"This inclusive book shows and celebrates all types of bodies in
the park, in the pool, at a party—everywhere. That’s exactly where
all our bodies are . . . . It’s truly transformative not only
to be seen by others but to see yourself. To see yourself just as
you are. To see yourself included. To see your body as good, as
cool . . . a great resource to start conversations about
fatphobia and anti-fat bias and to help a kid struggling with their
self-image." —Lisa Fipps, author of Starfish
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