Where most peo­ple might see din­ner, visu­al artist Bill Wurtzel sees peo­ple, ani­mals, and more. With­in these pages, he​puts the fun in fun­gi with his whim­si­cal and inspired cre­ations, beau­ti­ful­ly posed and pho­tographed. Accom­pa­nied by text reveal­ing the world of mush­rooms, white but­ton, porta­bel­la, maitake, and king trum­pets are trans­formed into peo­ple danc­ing, rid­ing hot air bal­loons, tight-rope walk­ing, exer­cis­ing, and so much more. All sorts of mem­bers of the ani­mal king­dom are recre­at­ed in this charm­ing style, includ­ing cats, dogs, ele­phants, owls, and chick­ens. Both ama­teur mycol­o­gists and expert for­agers will see mush­rooms in a new light as their shapes and tex­tures cap­ture joy­ous expe­ri­ences and emo­tions, prov­ing just one more way mush­rooms can be ben­e­fi­cial to all of us. Pull up a toad­stool and take in the mag­i­cal sights!