Parenting Humor

An indispensable survival manual for men entering the trenches of fatherhood, Be Prepared is loaded with one-of-a-kind insights, MacGyver-esque tips and tricks, and no-nonsense advice for mastering the first year as a dad. Finally, a book that teaches men all the things they really need to know...

Grandpa Mike teaches parenting with a smile. An antidote to the Nanny Society. A guide to raising confident, capable kids without getting stressed out.

From the comedian and New York Times bestselling author of Idiot, a new essay collection about finding the funny even when your life is falling apart. The world knows comedian and content creator Laura Clery for her hilariously unhinged characters, brutally honest storytelling, and ability to...

The only way to ensure a long life is to keep having birthdays. Steve and Mary McSwain Steele have celebrated 72 birthdays, 52 as a married couple. Looking back over the past seven decades, they’ve witnessed an incredible transformation in everything from fashion to entertainment to politics: Bell bottoms, mini-skirts, and skinny pants. Rock ‘n’ Roll, Disco, and Hip-Hop. The Greatest Generation, Baby Boomers, and Gen Z. The Vietnam Conflict, The Civil Rights Movement, and the fight for gender equality. Zorro, The Ed Sulivan Show, Friends, The Bachelor. Take a deep dive into nostalgia ...

Kevin Hart has built a career making people laugh, but in Kids Make Me Angry, he gets brutally honest about the one role that's tested him more than any other: being a dad.

LOL es una guía para principiantes sobre la comedia, cómo contar chistes divertidos y cómo aprender a incorporar el humor en las conversaciones cotidianas. Ser divertido es toda una habilidad. Es una habilidad que te permite desarmar situaciones tensas y contagiar alegría.

Calm in the Chaos: A Practical Guide to Parenting Teens (With Your Sanity Intact!) You're knee-deep in laundry, trying to decode a text that just says "bruh," and wondering why your teen insists on wearing a hoodie in summer. Somewhere between the eye-rolls, the "fine" replies, and the mystery of their disappearing socks, you can’t help but wonder—is it just me, and how do I make it through this stage without feeling like I’m constantly getting it wrong? Introducing Raising Teens Without Losing Your Sanity, a real-world, relatable parenting guide to navigating adolescence with calm, ...

Ever had the pleasure of collecting your children from the school playground? Even if you haven't, this is a hilarious must-read. Fed up with the playground mafia at her children’s school, Rachel Young is desperate for a change. With her family and various pets in tow, a picture-perfect...

A brilliant novel and instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette, about a day in the life of Eleanor Flood, forced to abandon her small ambitions and awake to a strange, new future. Eleanor knows she's a mess. But today, she will tackle the little things. She...

“Conversational essays on wonder . . . A meditation on what gives life meaning. . . . A loving sermon on the rewards of children’s books.” ―Kirkus Reviews Make Believe is bestselling children’s author Mac Barnett’s rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power...

"This is the third in Cohen’s series of published diaries, and I think they’re just the bee’s knees. In this one, he chronicles a year juggling Housewives, his precocious son, and a newborn daughter. There’s self-reflection, self-effacement, gossip, humor. I mean, there should be a...

It’s impossible to go a full day without using snark, so why fight it? Snark is everywhere, from television to movies to everyday life. This lively collection provides hours of entertainment - better than an Etch A Sketch, and more fun than Silly Putty! At the heart of it, being in a state of snark can be one of the most useful tools at one’s disposal and hence (yes, I used “hence”), a powerful way to get what you want. With snark, you can catch people completely off-guard, and royally piss them off.

Step-by-Step to Stand-Up Comedy, written and narrated by Greg Dean, is a comprehensive guide for people who are funny, want to be funnier, or have dreams of being a stand-up comedian. This first-of-its-kind audiobook demystifies the craft of comedy by breaking it down to the fundamental skills used by professional funny people. Dean lays out these skills in simple-to-understand lessons that are easy to practice and master.

I’ve fallen for my Doctor, a man who killed me 12 years ago. I left Chicago and returned to Braven Bay, Wisconsin, my hometown. I was the black sheep of a well-established family that owned half the town. And now, I return a jobless widow with a baby—the true reflection of a successful Sinclair. After nearly dying in an accident, I see the gorgeous ocean-green eyes of a doctor who saved my life. It just happens to be the same man who left me after ripping my heart out. Dr. Sebastian Hastings is a 6’3” gorgeous former military grump. He is also my brother’s childhood best friend ...

Pre-order now! Includes exclusive audiobook-only bonus content with @MammyBanter herself. From the creator of viral Tiktok sensation, @MammyBanter, comes a hilarious warts-and-all novel about modern motherhood – and how having it all sometimes isn’t what you think it might be. She used to...

Author Scott Dikkers will tell you how to write jokes. He’s a master joke writer, founder of the world’s most popular humor site TheOnion.com, number one New York Times best-selling humor author, professional public speaker, and successful cartoonist. In this definitive joke-writing handbook, he'll teach you comedy writing and how to write a joke with a simple comedy-writing and joke-writing formula you can use right now to write your own jokes.

There are books galore for expectant mothers but just a grubby handful for their male companions. Finally this void is filled. "Peanut" tells the touching and hilarious story of one man's journey from dilettante to daddy, exploring all of the doubts, miststeps, misconceptions, exhilaration, and pride along the way. A memoir of a normal first pregnancy, normal but for the parents, grandparents, doctors, and pets involved. By the international bestselling author of Everyday Matters, The Creative License and An Illustrated LIfe.

'If you love romance by the sea, an utterly gorgeous setting, vintage houses, beautiful homewares and curling up in a hammock with a dream, settle yourself in for a wonderful journey as Polly Babbington weaves her magic and takes us on a voyage back to Pretty Beach.' 'So beautifully written, an utterly comforting, feel-good romance novel for 2021, Polly Babbington’s stories are simply magical escapism and a joy to read.' Sarah Johnson. Lulu Drinkwater is living the dream in Pretty Beach - a huge old mansion by the sea, a fabulous job at the local hotel, and a very nice man to snuggle up ...

Laugh till you cry in this new collection of stories from the “Serena Williams of humor writing” (New York Times Book Review) about raising babies and trying to learn how not to be one. Called a “comedic Godsend” by Conan O’Brien, and “the Stephen King of comedy writing” by John...

From Academy Award-winning multi-talent Jamie Foxx, a hilariously candid look at the joys and pitfalls of being the father of two daughters. Jamie Foxx has won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, laughed with sitting presidents, and partied with the biggest names in hip-hop. But he is most...