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...

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.

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...

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.

“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...

Exhausted? Sleep-deprived? Feeling like your sanity is taking a permanent vacation? You're not alone! If the world of raising infants and toddlers feels like a chaotic whirlwind of diaper changes, feeding frenzies, and endless tantrums, this book is your lifeline. Forget picture-perfect parenting manuals and unrealistic expectations. This hilarious guide is your survival raft in the wild waters of early parenthood. Packed with practical tips and strategies, all delivered with a healthy dose of humor, it'll help you navigate the mess and emerge a stronger, more confident parent (and maybe ...

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...

"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...

The authors of Sh*tty Mom are back with an hilarious guide presenting common parenting scenarios with advice for getting through the year the sh*tty mom way. Told in the same tongue-in-cheek voice as the original, this sequel is full of funny parenting tips and relatable stories for contemporary moms. Sh*tty Mom for All Seasons explores the occasions throughout the year that test every mother's patience and inspire self-deprecating humor and that second glass of wine.

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.

An NPR Best Book of 2022 * One of Christian Science Monitor's 10 best books of May “This amazing new book . . . takes us on a journey through classic and contemporary philosophy powered by questions like ‘What do we have the right to do? When is it okay to do this or that?’ They explore...

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...