{"product_id":"will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs-big-questions-from-tiny-mortals-about-death-9780393652703","title":"Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals about Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery day, funeral director Caitlin Doughty receives dozens of questions about death. The best questions come from kids. What would happen to an astronaut's body if it were pushed out of a space shuttle? Do people poop when they die? Can Grandma have a Viking funeral?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWill My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?\u003c\/em\u003e, Doughty blends her mortician's knowledge of the body and the intriguing history behind common misconceptions about corpses to offer factual, hilarious, and candid answers to thirty-five distinctive questions posed by her youngest fans. In her inimitable voice, Doughty details lore and science of what happens to, and inside, our bodies after we die. Why do corpses groan? What causes bodies to turn colors during decomposition? And why do hair and nails appear longer after death? Readers will learn the best soil for mummifying your body, whether you can preserve your best friend's skull as a keepsake, and what happens when you die on a plane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated by Dianné Ruz, \u003cem\u003eWill My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?\u003c\/em\u003e shows us that death is science and art, and only by asking questions can we begin to embrace it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoughty, Caitlin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCaitlin Doughty\u003c\/strong\u003e is a mortician and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eSmoke Gets in Your Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWill My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?\u003c\/em\u003e She is the creator of the web series \u003cem\u003eAsk a Mortician\u003c\/em\u003e, and the founder of The Order of the Good Death. She lives in Los Angeles, California, where she owns a funeral home.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620412297490,"sku":"9780393652703","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_11355a98-c8ce-4508-9ebb-e61010995375.jpg?v=1737283074","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/will-my-cat-eat-my-eyeballs-big-questions-from-tiny-mortals-about-death-9780393652703","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}