Are You My Uber?: A Parody

By Sarah Dooley

Book Overview

We've all been there. It's late. Maybe you've had a few drinks. You've decided against taking the subway and instead, to call an Uber. The app says it has arrived, but . . . where is it? Where is your Uber?

Are You My Uber? is a direct parody of the 1960 P.D. Eastman children's book Are You My Mother? The scene is set as a young woman steps off the midnight bus at Port Authority. Her name? Unknown. Her goal? To find her Uber, an elusive Ford Taurus. Lost and alone in a new city, she steels herself and begins by passing right by the very object of her search. Hilarity ensues: the girl proceeds to knock at the doors of an off-duty cab, a hearse, a halal cart, and other vehicles increasing in their absurdity, willing to try anything to find her Uber.
Paired with illustrations by Hilary Fitgerald Campbell, co-illustrator of Feminist Fight Club, Sarah Dooley's hilarious imagined story is as heartwarming as it is . . . probably going to happen to you next time you're in New York City.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762496460
• ISBN13: 9780762496464
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Running Press Adult
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Hilarious!

Perfect parody of the classic original set in modern times. Sends up everything from drones to performance art to Billy Joel. I loved it!