- Science
- Non-Fiction
- Ages 7–11
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
A Day in the Life is a funny comic non-fiction franchise by Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley, built around the idea that almost anything can explain itself if you give it a cartoon voice. Across science, history, space and discoveries, the books turn facts into first-person mini-comics, diagrams, jokes, speech bubbles and quick bursts of information. They are not quiet reference books; they are busy, playful, and designed for children who like weird knowledge, gross facts, trivia, history, animals, space and science, especially if long blocks of prose feel like hard work.
A lively comic non-fiction series for children who love funny facts, gross science, space, history and dipping into pages rather than reading a straight story.
Primary themes
Tone palette
- Funny
- Silly
- Irreverent
- Exciting
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
What A Day in the Life has done
- Major award winner
Cultural ubiquity
2/ 5A working classic for readers in the know.
Sensitivity
Low, and collection-wide.
Across the collection
All 4 books.
About the creator