I literally wrote the book on chasing your crazy ideas. 


How to Host a Viking Funeral is the story of one of my craziest ideas yet:
building and burning a thirty foot Viking ship.

It’s a book about burning your regrets, chasing your crazy ideas,
and becoming the person you’re meant to be. 



 
In May of 2016, I turned 30 years old.
But instead of a birthday party,
I decided to hold a funeral for my 20s.
Not just any funeral, though… a Viking funeral.

What started as a crazy idea for a birthday party led to so much more:
a two and a half year journey, a 30-foot ship, the collected regrets of 21,000 strangers,
and a lesson about becoming the person you’re meant to be.




Acclaim:

"[A] manifesto for the beauty of crazy ideas."
-Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author of
Soundtracks: the Surprising Solution to Overthinking


“Wise, funny, and surprisingly poignant, this book teaches us the most important lesson there is: how to be a better human being.”
-Bob Goff,New York Times bestselling author of
Dream Big and Live in Grace


“A hilarious, wise, and inspiring roadmap for life. Kyle Scheele bravely bares his own vulnerabilities to show us that what we reject most in ourselves are often the very things that connect us all as humans.”
-Qian Julie Wang, New York Times bestselling author of
Beautiful Country


“With humor, heart, and a whole lot of cardboard, Kyle Scheele delivers a blast of creative inspiration. Here we have something truly special - a reminder that we each already have the materials needed to live a life packed with beauty and joy.”
-Brad Montague, New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of 
The Circles All Around Us


HOW TO HOST A VIKING FUNERAL
IS AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD

(But here are some handy links)

I also wrote a book about a pizza that destroys the universe.


It’s a tale as old as time: a kid wants to make a pizza with his dad.

But not just any pizza… he wants a pizza with everything on it.

But as the toppings pile on, this father-and-son duo accidentally create a pizza so delicious, so extravagant, so over-the-top, that it destroys the universe.



Acclaim:

Amazon “Best Children’s Books of 2021

AV Club “Best Picture Books of 2021 so far”

“[A] savory screwball romp.”
-Booklist starred review

“Deliciously absurd.”
-School Library Journal

“A joyful tribute to parent and child...”
-Publishers Weekly

A PIZZA WITH EVERYTHING ON IT
IS AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD

(but here are some handy links)