{"product_id":"the-handbook-to-lazy-parenting-paperback","title":"The Handbook to Lazy Parenting - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy Delisle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd the award for worst dad ever still goes to . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHandbook to Lazy Parenting\u003c\/i\u003e is the bestselling cartoonist Guy Delisle's final tribute to the frequently hilarious and absurd situations that any parent will find themselves in when raising young children--all told with his trademark sarcastic wit. But even as his children grow older, wiser, and less interested in their father's antics, Delisle has no shortage of bad-parenting stories, only now, sometimes the joke is on him  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom trying to convince Louis to play video games instead of letting him do his homework, to forgetting Alice in a stationery store after buying a pen, to tricking the kids out of dessert to make up for his own blunder, Delisle tells relatable stories of parenthood, the mistakes we have trouble admitting to, and the impulse that we all sometimes have to give a comically serious answer to a child's comically serious question. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith impressive timing and pacing in these lighthearted vignettes, Delisle delivers his gut-wrenchingly funny punch lines in self-deprecating fashion, letting everyone know who is ultimately the butt of the joke. \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook to Lazy Parenting\u003c\/i\u003e will delight parents, of course, but also anyone who has raised or known an inquisitive child and needs some pro tips on being, well, a bad dad \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy Delisle\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Quebec City, Canada. His bestselling and acclaimed travelogues (\u003ci\u003ePyongyang\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBurma Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Shenzhen\u003c\/i\u003e) are defining works of graphic nonfiction, and in 2012, he was awarded the top prize in European cartooning when the French edition of \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e was named Best Album at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. His most recent work is \u003ci\u003eHostage\u003c\/i\u003e, which appeared on twenty best of the year lists, including those from NPR, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in France with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.1 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770224869664,"sku":"9781770463646","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/98a0a19cb534aa07fddcf8ccf5068640.webp?v=1780367186","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-handbook-to-lazy-parenting-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}