If you have ever flipped through a parenting how-to book, rolled your eyes and said, “Give me a break! I don’t need mega-strollers, draconian sleep schedules or fetal learning systems!” then you must read Dale Hrabi's The Perfect Baby Handbook because in order to have the perfect baby, you do.Dale Hrabi provides wickedly hilarious twists to the requisite brambles of early parenting. Every page is filled with riotous advice on how to mold your precious baby into perfection. Who doesn’t want a baby whose multifaceted coos stun the pigeon community? From expanding co-parenting outside the family bed (Co-pooping? Co-unicycling?) to competitive breastfeeding to hiring unique entertainers for your baby’s first birthday like a dead 19th century American poet, the beautifully illustrated guide smacks with a tongue-in-cheek comedy you won’t find anywhere else.
One warning: don't read this book on the bus. Don't read this book in front of anyone who would judge you for peeing in your pants. I share this disclaimer because I made those mistakes. This is the first book that has left me laughing so hard, I thought I couldn’t commute without snickering, snorting, and laughing the whole way.
If you don't believe me that you could laugh your way back into the fetal position, check out his book trailer:
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