“Goodnight Moon has been hilariously updated for the modern parent.”—BuzzfeedWhen the text of Goodnight Nanny-Cam appeared online in the New Yorker’s “Shouts & Murmurs” column, it garnered 100,000 hits and more than 15,000 Facebook likes in a matter of days. Filled with sly references to BPA-free bottles, Baby Einstein DVDs, and toddler tutors, Jen Nessel and Lizzy Ratner’s send-up of the beloved children’s classic wittily skewers our mod...

The Goldstone Report is one of the most controversial UN reports ever published. It alleges that both Israel and Hamas committed atrocities during Israel's 2009 incursion into Gaza, with Israel aiming to "punish, humiliate and terrorise a civilian population." This characterization incited an uproar in Israel and abroad. Unfortunately, the controversy surrounding the findings supplanted any real understanding of their implications. Edited by three progressive American Jews, Th...

This new second edition is filled with the latest, most accurate wombhood information, including comforting answers to hundreds of questions, such as• “My mother just took a sip of white wine. Am I going to end up looking like some Chernobyl baby now?”• “So far Mommy is spending most of her pregnancy in a state of stress, anxiety, and depression. Which one should she focus on?”• “I’m kicking as hard as I can, but Mom says it feels like ‘butterflies fluttering.’ Am I d...

The #1 New York Times bestseller about one woman's doomed quest for self-improvement by a writer "blessed with the comic equivalent of perfect pitch" ( The Boston Globe).As far as Erma can tell, her life is going well. Her children speak to her, her husband smiles at her, and she's capable of looking in a mirror without screaming. But her friends know better. No matter how happy Erma thinks she is, she's in need of help, and the only way to fulfill...

By a widely published author and father of 3 children, 8 books, and one kicking and screaming Inner Child that refuses to go to sleep or to grow up, this highly varied humor collection (with two pieces about Daddies) imagines:--What if a child, asked to go the f**k to sleep by its father, came up with imaginative excuses, in adult language?--A band of 5000 yogis with bad accents flown in from India specifically to balance India’s budget deficit by spilling ...

“I am a one-year-old and this is my autobiography....”Have you ever looked at your baby and wondered what he or she is thinking? Are you ready to find out?“I thought it was about time someone told it like it is. So I’m spilling the beans on the world of a one-year-old. A world where you’re left in the charge of totally inept parents. Where everything’s at completely the wrong height. Where you’re not allowed to splash in the bath but you are in the pool. Where nobody unders...

To mark 35 years since The Serial first satirized the silliness of 1970s California, the bestselling novel is back, with new artwork, bonus features, interviews and reviews from the time, plus a new preface by author Cyra McFadden. Are you into Living Together Relationships? Personal Growth? Human Life Styling? Is your desire Creative Control? Sadomasochism? Staying MellowAt All Costs? Then you will relate to Cyra McFadden’s The Serial. Here, in 52 scintillating episodes, are the essential...

Buckingham Palace, London, 2013 - My mum and I seem to be on the cover of every magazine these days. She must be really pleased that I've made her so famous. Before I arrived, I don't suppose many people had even heard of her.Kensington Palace, London, 2013 - Dad's a pilot who flies helicopters right up in the sky. I think that's why he's called Highness. But just because Dad flies helicopters, it doesn't make him good at changing nappies. He had his first try at changing my nappy today. H...

The average playground is full of bullies, show-offs and gossips - and we don't mean the kids. Parents have evolved into the worst kinds of stereotype in the last few decades and this fun and funny book identifies them all: Spot them in your playground today!From Competitive Mum to Flaky Mum to Tittle-Tattle Mum (and with a few dads thrown in for good measure), the playground stereotypes are hilarious and horrifying in turn.Packed with wonderfully observed case studies, this book will stri...

Before they Go the Fuck to Sleep, they need to Shut the Fuck UpIf you give a kid a cookie, will he shut the fuck up? That is the question at the heart of this hilarious, deeply honest, profanity-laced book for parents who will do whatever it takes for a moment's peace. What really happens when you give in to your child's tantrums? The events that follow this seemingly simple act will test parents to the breaking point…while entertaining the millions of us who have...

The only book you will ever need to read by Australia's best-loved marsupial-based cartoonistJoin beloved cartoonist First Dog On the Moon in this tender frolic through the looming collapse of civilisation and the demise of everything you ever cared about. Never have so many worked so hard to bring about the end of life as we know it, but what to wear? When Armageddon arrives, will it still be okay to walk around in your underpants?Full of handy tips on what to pack, where t...

A lighthearted parody of Eric Carle's much-loved classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Hungry Pregnant Lady tackles the mysteries faced by pregnant women everywhere—namely, how can I have so little space for my stomach and yet be hungry all the time? And is it better to try unsuccessfully to sleep, or just give in and have another snack? Pairing playful text with bright, colorful images, The Very Hungry Pregnant Lady is both a send-up and a celebration of this str...