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Kay's Anatomy by Adam Kay
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Kay's Anatomy

A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body
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Length 5 hours 36 minutes
Language English
Narrators Adam Kay, Mark Gatiss, Sandi Toksvig, Lolly Adefope, Andy Nyman & Rose Matafeo

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Brought to you by Puffin.

The first children's audiobook from Adam Kay.

A Sunday Times pick for audiobooks.

Explore each organ of the body in this immersive, 3D audiobook edition of Kay's Anatomy, read by Adam Kay with a full cast of voices, including Mark Gatiss, Sandi Toksvig, Andy Nyman and Lolly Adefope.

Do you ever think about your body and how it all works? Like really properly think about it?

The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well... pretty weird. Yours is weird, mine is weird, your maths teacher's is even weirder.

This book is going to tell you what's actually going on in there, and answer the really important questions, like:

Are bogeys safe to eat? Look, if your nose is going to all that effort of creating a snack, the least we can do is check out its nutritional value. (Yes, they're safe. Chew away!)

And . . .

How much of your life will you spend on the toilet? About a year - so bring a good book. (I recommend this one.)

So sit back, relax, put on some rubber gloves, and let a doctor take you on a poo- and puke-filled tour of your insides. Welcome to Kay's Anatomy*.

*a fancy word for your body. See, you're learning already.

The full cast includes: Andy Nyman, Joe Wilkinson, Rose Matafeo, Mark Gatiss, Dan Tetsell, Sandi Toksvig, Desiree Burch, Lolly Adefope, Mike Wozniak, Jan Ravens, Lucy Montgomery, Tom Allen, Henry Paker and Reece Shearsmith.

Ā© Adam Kay 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Adam Kay (Author, Reader)
Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written five million books and sold seven copies. No, hang on ā€“ heā€™s written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation: a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kayā€™s childrenā€™s books have been translated into 29 languages and sold over 750,000 copies, making him one of the UKā€™s bestselling childrenā€™s authors. Kayā€™s Anatomy became the fastest-selling childrenā€™s general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book Amy Gets Eaten was published in 2023. His first childrenā€™s fiction hardback, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor will be published in Autumn 2024.

Henry Paker (Illustrator)
Henry Paker was once a little boy who did silly doodles in the margins of books. Now he is a grown man who does silly doodles in the middle of books. He is an award-winning comedian, writer and illustrator. He co-writes and performs in the Radio 4 sitcom ReincarNathan and co-hosts the Three Bean Salad podcast. Henry has illustrated all of Adam Kay's children's books.

Sandi Toksvig (Reader)
Following a first-class degree from Cambridge, Sandi Toksvig went into the theatre, where she both wrote and performed before becoming one of the founder members of the Comedy Store Players. She is well known for her television and radio work, as a presenter, writer and actor.

Adam Kay (Author, Reader)
Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written five million books and sold seven copies. No, hang on ā€“ heā€™s written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation: a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kayā€™s childrenā€™s books have been translated into 29 languages and sold over 750,000 copies, making him one of the UKā€™s bestselling childrenā€™s authors. Kayā€™s Anatomy became the fastest-selling childrenā€™s general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book Amy Gets Eaten was published in 2023. His first childrenā€™s fiction hardback, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor will be published in Autumn 2024.

Henry Paker (Illustrator)
Henry Paker was once a little boy who did silly doodles in the margins of books. Now he is a grown man who does silly doodles in the middle of books. He is an award-winning comedian, writer and illustrator. He co-writes and performs in the Radio 4 sitcom ReincarNathan and co-hosts the Three Bean Salad podcast. Henry has illustrated all of Adam Kay's children's books.

Sandi Toksvig (Reader)
Following a first-class degree from Cambridge, Sandi Toksvig went into the theatre, where she both wrote and performed before becoming one of the founder members of the Comedy Store Players. She is well known for her television and radio work, as a presenter, writer and actor.

Adam Kay (Author, Reader)
Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written five million books and sold seven copies. No, hang on ā€“ heā€™s written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation: a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kayā€™s childrenā€™s books have been translated into 29 languages and sold over 750,000 copies, making him one of the UKā€™s bestselling childrenā€™s authors. Kayā€™s Anatomy became the fastest-selling childrenā€™s general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book Amy Gets Eaten was published in 2023. His first childrenā€™s fiction hardback, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor will be published in Autumn 2024.

Henry Paker (Illustrator)
Henry Paker was once a little boy who did silly doodles in the margins of books. Now he is a grown man who does silly doodles in the middle of books. He is an award-winning comedian, writer and illustrator. He co-writes and performs in the Radio 4 sitcom ReincarNathan and co-hosts the Three Bean Salad podcast. Henry has illustrated all of Adam Kay's children's books.

Sandi Toksvig (Reader)
Following a first-class degree from Cambridge, Sandi Toksvig went into the theatre, where she both wrote and performed before becoming one of the founder members of the Comedy Store Players. She is well known for her television and radio work, as a presenter, writer and actor.

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