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! publishing in Autumn 2025.
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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.
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
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