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She is the author and illustrator of The Cat Lover's A to Z, The Dog Lover's A to Z, and The Fashion Classics (2026) and is the illustrator of the bestselling 'Animal philosophy' series by Jennifer McCartney, including The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy.","products":[{"product_id":"trash-animals-the-animal-weirdos-we-secretly-love-hardcover","title":"Trash Animals: The Animal Weirdos We Secretly Love - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrating our imperfections, with trash pandas, rebel raccoons, rescue pigeons, and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMove over Grumpy Cat and Lil Bub, there's a new mammal in town. \"Pumpkin the Raccoon\" has 1.5 million followers on Instagram, \"Starfish the Opossum\" 130,000, and \"Gizmo the Skunk\" 35,000 and counting. Instead of shooing them away as pests, the Internet-savvy are welcoming these creatures--once seen as the weirdos, the jaded, the unloved. 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