Neon Squid creates beautiful nonfiction books for inquisitive kids (and kids at heart).

From cheese rolling to baby crying competitions, get ready for an adventure thorugh the most amazing contests the world has ever seen. Throughout history humans have been challenging themselves against each other. Who could be the fastest? The strongest? The celeverest? While this was going on some other people decided to create epic contests that were... well, a bit more unusual. Get ready to witness pumpkin sailing races, camel beauty pageants, air guitar championships, worm charming contests, and much more!

"From Chinese dragon boat racing dating back thousands of years and the ceremonial boasting component of West African wrestling to modern pastimes like eating contests and chessboxing, each contest is given a double-page spread... This book is ideal for kids who like world record books and almanacs but might prefer something shorter, want subject matter curated toward the sillier side of life, or who just desire a little bit more background on the strange games humans have invented. A clear winner." - Kirkus