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You’re not a real parent until… (You’re Not a Real ____ Until… Series) by Scott Dooley (Author), Jason Chatfield (Author) a parenting book I was sent to me in exchange for a review. This cute little book is the perfect addition to this year’s Mother’s Day Gif Guide 2023.
Mother’s Day means something different to everyone. For me it’s both a happy time as I have both Suzzane and Charlie. Not only that Suzzie was born on Mother’s Day but now she is in Heaven and Charlie will be 16 at Christmas. As I looked back through the book, I felt myself shaking my head at a lot of the things the Author shared with me.
As well as still face some of them and some of them haven’t come true yet, like Charlie driving which will happen this year. Or things Charlie never did like cut his own hair but friends children did do this at times. By the time I got to the end of the book which even covers adults I found myself becoming misty eyed and not wanting the book to end.
Even if you’ve never had children, I am sure you can still learn from this novel and will even find things that will make you chuckle at times. This book is for adults but I shared the novel with my teen, and we discussed things he did and didn’t do and had funny relieving memories we both remembered, and you should do the same.
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The perfect, hilarious, must-have for any parent. You’re Not a Real Parent Until… provides definitive proof that no parent is alone (especially in the bathroom).
This collection of delightful observations from award winning writers and cartoonists Scott Dooley and Jason Chatfield will reassure all parents that everything’s going to be totally fine. Whether it’s accepting dried vomit as a constant presence or helping them move into their first apartment, You’re not a real parent until… joyfully delves into what makes parenting the most rewarding, frustrating, hilarious, gross, and wouldn’t-change-it-for-the-world experience.
You’re not a real parent until… is a beautiful hardcover book with over 100 pages of laugh-out-loud, full-color cartoons.
In the spirit of For Dummies and The Far Side, You’re not a real parent until… is the perfect gift for any parent, no matter what stage of their parenting journey.
Meet the Author: Scoot Dooley
Scott Dooley is an Australian comedian and writer based in New York. He has toured the world as a comedian, released a critically acclaimed stand-up special and performed alongside the world’s biggest comics. Scott regularly contributes to The New Yorker, appears on television, radio and podcasts around the globe. He has written a graphic novel and once saw a Fish in the wild die of natural causes. Despite all this experience this is the best bio he could come up with.
About the Author: Jason Chatfield
Chatfield is an Australian cartoonist and comedian based in New York.
His illustration work has been published through Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, Humorist Books, Scribe Media and Libra Press.
His cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker, The Weekly Humorist, American Bystander, Wired, Esquire, Airmail, Variety and MAD Magazine among others. His art has been exhibited in France, the UK, Australia, and all over the United States.
Chatfield is also Australia’s most widely-syndicated cartoonist, producing the iconic 102-year-old comic strip Ginger Meggs which is syndicated daily in over 30 Countries through Andrews McMeel Syndication. He is also the portrait illustrator for Waking Up, the award-winning meditation app created by Sam Harris.
He is the current President of the National Cartoonists Society (Est. 1946) and is a past President of the Australian Cartoonists Association (Est. 1924).
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
