Yes, this is a Twitter hashtag turned into a book, and no, it’s not exactly a children’s book — but it’s not exactly not a children’s book, either. This is the kind of book that an 11-year-old and a 70-year-old can sit down and have a conversation about, and that is a rare and precious thing. I mean, who doesn’t want to know if octopuses fart?

Check out this poetry collection to meet the twin kidneys Kendra and Kenneth, Boss Brain, an un-rankled ankle, and, of course, the Blood-Hungry Spleen.