Logo for 'Up Yours!' An upward top of finger with nail and with the words "Up Yours!" below it.

Welcome to the Up Yours! series, a joint adventure by Sona Publishing and A Mischief of Magpies Publishing.

This playful, no-nonsense range of quirky activity books brings humour and heart to grown-up life.

Created by Clare Baggaley, the series debuted in March 2025 with Up Yours Menopause! A laugh-out-loud, engaging book to navigate menopause with wit, silliness, and positivity, followed by Up Yours Old Age! and Up Yours Adulting! Coming in spring 2026 is Up Yours Marriage!

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Four colorful book covers titled 'Up Yours' with different subtitles and illustrations. The first cover is blue with a decorative skull and flowers, titled 'Menopause!'. The second is orange with a skeleton wearing a hat, titled 'Old Age!'. The third is green with a girl riding a yellow happy face, titled 'Adulting!'. The fourth is purple with a progressive wedding cake scene, titled 'Marriage!'.

Up Yours Menopause!

This ridiculously funny activity book is designed to turn your menopausal moments into a comedy routine.

Create your own fiery alter ego with the hot flush name generator, enjoy sassy cocktails, and upcycle your unused sanitary towels into quirky crafts. From brain-teasing cross words and meno-dokus to seek-and-find puzzles like ‘Hunt the Tampon’, joyful colouring pages, playlists, ‘Would You Rather…’ cocktails, get crafty with playful bunting and so much more!

Packed with over 50 activities that transform everyday menopausal challenges into laugh-out-loud fun, and help you keep your meno brain active.

“I laughed so much I pee-ed myself!”
Lady Burnie-Face.

Two colorful activity books with floral and decorative designs, titled 'Feeling the Heat of Menopause' and 'Up Yours Menopause!'. Both covers feature vibrant illustrations and decorative borders.
A humorous, illustrated guide titled 'The Hot Flush Name Generator' with options to generate playful names for menopausal states, listing reasons like 'Birthday Month,' 'Date of Your Birthday,' and various fantasy-inspired hot flush names, set against a gray background with a flame pattern.
Pages 14 and 15 of a cookbook or recipe guide featuring cocktail recipes. The left page is titled 'Cocktail Therapy' and includes a description of an island-inspired cocktail with ingredients and method. The right page is titled 'Hot Flush Toddy' and provides a recipe for a hot bourbon-spiked drink, with steps and ingredients illustrated with simple line drawings.
A black-and-white game board titled "Tampons & Ladders" features ladders and humorous messages about daily life, with start and finish points. The game includes instructions on how to play, with speech bubbles and small illustrations of tampons and ladders.
A colorful puzzle page asking, "Where did I put it?" with a list of household items and illustrations, surrounded by black and white icons of various household objects.
Open coloring book pages with puzzles and a quote about menopause, featuring decorative frames and patterns.
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Up Yours Old Age!

This outrageously funny activity book turns those aches, groans, and “what was I doing?” moments into comedy gold.

Discover your alter ego with the ‘Old Codger Name Generator,’ whip up some age-defying cocktails, and become a pro at tea-leaf reading. Stretch those creaky joints with a raucous game of Twisty Fingers and listen to playlists for your silver-haired escapades. Spot those elusive pill bottles, tackle crosswords and colour outside the lines. Plus, enjoy ‘Would You Rather...’ questions that’ll have you in stitches. Stay young, keep your wit razor-sharp and your laugh lines multiplying.

Packed with over 50 activities that transform the trials of ageing into laugh-out-loud fun, this book is your ultimate companion to growing old… disgracefully!

“It’s like yoga for the brain, but without the stretchy bits”
Ophelia Pane, age 87

“Who knew laughing could be my cardio for the day?”
Gerry Attrick, age 69 and a half

Two orange book covers with colorful illustrations, one titled 'Up Yours Old Age!' and the other about life's challenges and humor for older adults.
Page from a vintage-style booklet with black and white label designs and humorous text about pills, pranks, and secret stashes.
Open activity book titled 'Twisty Fingers' with instructions and a grid of circles featuring various black and white patterns for a finger game.
A two-page spread of a black-and-white illustrated booklet titled 'Crusty Codger Name Generator'. The left page contains instructions for creating humorous senior names from various words and names, with decorative floral patterns in the background. The right page lists numbered steps for generating names, including options for first names, nicknames, and surnames, with corresponding examples and alphabetized letter groups.
An open book with two pages, titled 'Lost in Translation,' containing multiple-choice questions and answers about modern slang and expressions, with a decorative floral background.
Open booklet with a crossword puzzle on the right and a list of clues on the left, featuring decorative fonts and a patterned background of light bulbs.
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USA pre-order, April 7th

Up Yours Adulting!

This hilariously age-inappropriate activity book takes your tax-return tantrums, flat-pack furniture fiascos and dating-app disasters and treats them with the lack of respect they deserve. Take the Kidult vs. Adult test to find your true age; use the foolproof flowchart to tackle the minefield of responsible decision-making; and wash down your adulthood woes with nostalgic, delicious Throwback Tipples.

Packed with over 70 ridiculously relatable activities that mock the mundane world of the no-longer-young, this book is your ultimate guide to faking adulthood with flair, foolishness and furious eye-rolls.

“I laughed so much, I forgot to pretend I was busy!”

Will Power

Two illustrated activity books with green covers. The front book features a girl with curly hair, glasses, and a purple shirt, sitting on a yellow ball in a pond, holding a blue flower. The second book's back cover shows gardening tools, flowers, a house, and cartoonish icons like money, a clock, and a soda, with text about grown-up activities and adult responsibilities.
Open magazine to two pages, featuring decision-making flowchart on the left page and business card designs on the right page. The left page titled "DECISIONS, DECISIONS" contains a flowchart with questions and answers about decision-making. The right page titled "THE JOB FAKERY" includes information about a procrastination consulting firm, with illustrations and text about handling responsibilities and future planning.
Black and white sticker sheet with various designs and phrases, including 'STICKER LOVE,' 'Who needs therapy when you can explore your feelings with passive-aggressive stickers,' and 'Sorry about your personality,' along with doodles of characters, objects, and symbols.
Collage of black and white photos of people at various social events, including a woman with a unicorn costume, a group playing Jenga, and friends celebrating with a cake.
A two-page coloring and activity book with the title "Running on Empty." The pages include a crossword puzzle, illustrated exercises, and instructions about sleep deprivation and relaxation techniques, with decorative patterns in the background.
Open book showing pages 70 and 71 with humorous text about life choices, career, and personal finance, featuring playful fonts and minimalistic design.
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USA pre-order, May 12th

Up Yours Marriage!

This gloriously improper activity book celebrates the brilliant mess of life together — from flirty first dates to insane in-laws. Packed with over 70 things to do, it’s a survival kit for anyone whose one-night stand somehow led to commitment, cohabitation, and couples counselling.

Inside you’ll find the Lover Name Generator, word puzzles, crosswords, and quizzes that reveal how well you really know each other. Play Knot Today, the board game that takes you from dating to ‘I do’; mix cocktails for those ‘remember-when’ moments; and craft a save-your-skin emergency Valentine card. There are colouring pages, Cupid’s Coupons and flowcharts to help with the big decisions — Should we have kids? Does this argument mean we should divorce, or do I just need a snack?

Marriage is romantic, routine, riotous, ridiculous — and this book is your permission to laugh at it.

“More laughs than couples therapy. Cheaper too!”

Neil Down

Bright pink book cover titled 'Up Yours Marriage!' decorated with illustrations of wedding-themed characters including a bride and groom on a wedding cake, a bride, a groom, and a fairy each engaging in various activities related to marriage and wedding planning, with floral accents and whimsical designs.
A black and white booklet with decorated pages containing a name generator, a fun activity for couples. The left page has a section titled 'YOUR MARRIED NAME,' featuring instructions and a list of months with humorous surname suggestions. The middle page shows a section titled 'ROMANCE ROULETTE,' with a word search puzzle, along with instructions for a romantic game. The bottom left has space for a surname with options. The right page contains a list of romantic words for a word association game.
Collection of black and white coupons and quotes with hearts and decorative borders, including humorous and romantic messages.
An open wedding invitation with decorative floral borders, featuring two pages. The left side has a message titled 'Please (Don't) Come' with details about the wedding, while the right side has a message titled 'I Accept!' with options for RSVP and details about the event, all surrounded by drawn hearts, flowers, and ribbons.
A two-page magazine article titled "Wed-Zilla Test" with humorous questions and multiple-choice options about engagements, wedding planning, and marriage.
A black and white maze game titled 'Heart to Heart' with two large heart-shaped maze sections representing two hearts. The background is decorated with small heart patterns. There are text comments playful and encouraging, such as 'Nearly there...', 'Keep going. Pretend you know where you're heading', and 'Reunited at last!'.
UK pre-order, April 14th
USA pre-order, August 4th