Are You Dissing Me?: What Animals Really Think

At first you might think this is a children's picture book, since Simon Winheld's illustrations are realistic, finely detailed portraits of animals in colored pencils and watercolors. But when paired with voice-balloon confessions from college grads, roommates, singles, and slackers, suddenly they become hilarious commentary on contemporary society for 20-somethings. From a spider who wants to front a thrash metal band to a sloth who decides to try stand-up comedy, from a raccoon enduring the judgment of his friends to a puffin having an existential crisis, these one- and two-page cartoons depict unguarded moments from the animal kingdom.