A is for Apple, B is for Bear, C is for Cat... Z is for zzzzzz. Traditional ABC books just don't reflect the busy lives of today's toddlers. Far more useful to learn that A is for Allergy, B is for Babyccino, and C is for Controlled Crying. All the pain and joy of modern parenting is packed into this delightfully silly, beautifully illustrated ABC.

H Is for Hummus

Parenting & Relationships

Wilson, Spencer

Rickett, Joel

Parenting

VIKING

H is for Hummus by Joel Rickett and Spencer Wilson - a perfectly middle-class ABC A is for Apple, B is for Bear, C is for Cat... Z is for zzzzzz. Traditional ABC books just don't reflect the busy lives of today's toddlers. Far more useful to learn that A is for Allergy, B is for Babyccino, and C is for Controlled Crying. All the pain and joy of modern parenting is packed into this delightfully silly, beautifully illustrated ABC. From Active Birthing through to Zumba, H is for Hummus is a refreshingly honest read for fans of Go the F**k to Sleep and Great Lies to Tell Small Kids, as well as sleep-deprived parents everywhere. Joel Rickett is a publisher and a (very) occasional writer. His previous books include How To Avoid Huge Ships and Whitstable Mum in Custard Shortage. He lives in North London (of course), where he's a thoroughly modern parent to two gorgeous, demanding girls. Spencer Wilson is an illustrator and co-founder of the design and animation company Peepshow Collective. He has been working to commission since 1998 in a world of coffee cups and ordered chaos; his work follows this theme with the creation of sketchy ideas and twisted thoughts. He lives in the modern parenting paradise that is Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, with his wife and two girls who never cease to inspire him. www.spencerwilson.co.uk

Kids can drive you crazy. But they can make you laugh like crazy too.
Whether itâ??s â??ghost broccoliâ? (cauliflower), â??booby shelterâ?? (bra), or â??the helloâ? (telephone), they have their own special way of seeing the world.
Now hereâ??s a journal to capture all their classics for posterity. Keep F is for First Words close at hand. And store it safe until itâ??s time for that wedding speechâ?¿

F is for First Words: Journal

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Kinkajou

A Modern Parentâ??s Guide to Surviving Your Childâ??s Social Life
WITH HANDY TEAR-OUT INVITES AND THANK YOU NOTELETS
Admit it: your child has a busier social life than you.
This essential guide will help you keep up to speed. Use it to plan perfect playdates and parties, with tips on everything from dealing with allergies and setting rules, to the right snacks and games for averting meltdowns.
Packed with tear-out invitations and thank you cards, P is for Playdate is the perfect companion book for parents old, new and soon-to-be.

P is for Playdate: A Modern Parent's Guide

"Every weekend, across the nation's rolling countryside, watch out for the Mamils: middle-aged men in lycra" - BBC News "Mamils make Oxford English Dictionary debut" - Telegraph "Oh the shame of being married to a MAMIL" - Daily Mail There is a new breed emerging. They hunt in packs, dressed in unforgiving lycra. Their natural habitat is the local espresso bar, where they obsess about power-to-weight ratios and worship the latest high-tech road bikes. Desperate to shave a few milligrams for speed, they will spend thousands on anything made out of carbon â€“ conveniently forgetting about their own waistlines. At night they dream they are Bradley Wiggins or Alberto Contador. They are the Mamils. And they are taking over the world. The Modern MAMIL - A Cyclist's A-Z takes a humorous look at cycling and the middle-aged man in lycra.

The Modern MAMIL (Middle-aged Man in Lycra): A Cyclist's A to Z

Every weekend, across the nation's rolling countryside, watch out for the Mamils: middle-aged men in lycraâ?? â?? BBC News
â??Mamils make Oxford English Dictionary debutâ?? â??Â Telegraph
â??Oh the shame of being married to a MAMILâ?? â??Â Daily Mail
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There is a new breed emerging.
They hunt in packs, dressed in unforgivingÂ lycra.
Their natural habitat is the local espresso bar, where they obsess about power-to-weightÂ ratios and worship the latest high-tech road bikes.
Desperate to shave a few milligrams for speed, they will spend thousands on anything made out of carbon â?? conveniently forgetting about their own waistlines.
At night they dream they are Bradley Wiggins or Alberto Contador.
They are the Mamils. And they are taking over the world.
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The Modern MAMIL â?? a cyclistâ??s Notebook can be used as a training log, a place to record race dates, targets and route notes.

The Modern MAMIL (Middle-aged Man in Lycra): A Cyclist's Journal

A hilarious illustrated sampling of the most baffling, improbably titled books ever sent to press. The Diagram Prize is awarded by the Bookseller magazine each year to the book with the oddest title. Since its creation at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1978, the Diagram has had some worthy winners, including Bombproof Your Horse, How to Avoid Huge Ships, and People Who Don't Know They're Dead. 
And though these titles may seem like surefire winners, each year of this ingenious contest has seen stiff competition across all genres: fiction (Fabulous Small Jews, 2003); instructional (Knitting with Dog Hair, 1994); and even erotica (The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories, 2002). Last year's competition featured I Was Tortured by the Pygmy Love Queen―which came in second. 
Here, collected for the first time, are the fifty best entries the Diagram has ever seen. Presented complete with their (equally outlandish) jackets, these books are memorable, perplexing, and riotously funny. A perfect gift for a book lover or anyone in need of a laugh.

Do-It-Yourself Brain Surgery And Other Implausibly Titled Books: And Other Implausibly Titled Books

Bloomsbury USA

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H Is for Hummus

H Is for Hummus

F is for First Words: Journal

P is for Playdate: A Modern Parent's Guide

The Modern MAMIL (Middle-aged Man in Lycra): A Cyclist's A to Z

The Modern MAMIL (Middle-aged Man in Lycra): A Cyclist's Journal

Do-It-Yourself Brain Surgery And Other Implausibly Titled Books: And Other Implausibly Titled Books