Welcome to humanity! There will be lots of ups and downs, but this guide is here to help you. So prepare for an adventure, young human. Full of humor and heart, this delightful picture book inspires kids to be humans who are kind, empathetic, and gracious in a messy, unpredictable world.

Matt Forrest Esenwine is an author and poet from Warner, New Hampshire. His debut picture book, Flashlight Night (Boyds Mills Press, 2017) was selected by the New York Public Library as one of the Best Books for Kids of 2017. His picture book Once Upon Another Time (Beaming Books, 2021), co-authored with Charles Ghigna, was deemed "a necessary addition to picture book collections" by ALA's Booklist. His poetry can be found in numerous anthologies including The National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry (National Geographic Children's Books, 2015) and Construction People (Wordsong, 2020).