Bodies Are Cool

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