{"product_id":"my-animals-and-other-animals-bill-bailey-9781529436143","title":"My Animals, and Other Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I'm always wary of llamas. They're mischievous and smart. I get a sense, when I approach them, that they are conferring . . . as if to say, '\u003ci\u003eThat's that bloke off the telly\u003c\/i\u003e.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBill Bailey has always had dogs in his life, including a Lakeland Terrier called Rocky who would travel with him in the van to his first shows and occasionally join him on stage. Fast forward a few decades and Bill shares his home with a variety of birds, dogs, frogs, chameleons, and an armadillo called Tommy. 'We even had a giant chicken at the house for a while, a huge Malay cockerel, Kid Creole. After a few stand-offs he took against me. He had to go in the end, I was being stalked in my own back garden.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat chicken apart, animals have always been at the heart of an extraordinary life as one of the nation's favourite comedians, actors, musicians and (thanks to \u003ci\u003eStrictly\u003c\/i\u003e) dancers: from terriers to the orangutans of Sumatra and the parrots that share his breakfast every morning in west London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs anyone who has ever had a pet knows, animals are a constant source of joy, but they also connect us to the world and to each other, touching on a deeper, older human need for companionship. Full of the leftfield humour, wit and wisdom that has made Bill Bailey such a beloved performer around the world, \u003ci\u003eMy Animals, and Other Animals \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of Bill's life, but more than that, it's the story of how all of our lives are enriched by the animals who accompany us on that journey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Bailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529436141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529436143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quercus Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Bill Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46217166553343,"sku":"9781529436143","price":32.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19b7b12d-efca-4e04-9d7e-4f26edc568c6.jpg?v=1728514458","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-animals-and-other-animals-bill-bailey-9781529436143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}