Author: Matt Coyne
Publisher: Tinker: An Imprint of Penguin Workshop
Published: 04/07/2026
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 11.02h x 9.29w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9798217140749
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2026
About the Author
Matt Coyne (he/him) is from Sheffield and lives in South Yorkshire. He has almost half a million followers on social media and is the author of a novel called Frank and Red, as well as two Sunday Times bestselling nonfiction books inspired by his award-winning parenting blog and social media profile, Man vs. Baby. He has also written for The Guardian, Private Eye, and GQ. My Dad and the Toot That Shook the World is his first children's book. Follow Matt on Facebook and Instagram @manversusbaby.
Award-winning artist Richard Merritt (he/him) has been an illustrator for over twelve years after graduating from Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Kingston University. Richard has worked with many publishing houses, magazines, design groups, advertising agencies, and more on a wide variety of projects, including children's books, packaging, editorial art, and costume illustration for film. He recently worked on the Steven Spielberg adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic story
The BFG, and has been at the forefront of the adult coloring book trend that has gained popularity across the world.