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No parent is ever alone--especially in the bathroom. Perfect for baby showers, tired moms, any dad who's ever stepped on a LEGO, this laugh-out-loud celebration of chaos, love, and sticky-fingered joy is hilarious, heartfelt, and highly relatable. This collection of delightful observations from award-winning cartoonists and stand-up comedians 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.
In the spirit of
For Dummies and
The Far Side,
You're Not a Real Parent Until... is the perfect gift for any parent, especially those of newborns, toddlers, and young children.
About the author
Jason Chatfield is an Australian cartoonist and comedian based in New York. He is Australia’s most widely-syndicated cartoonist, producing the iconic comic strip Ginger Meggs which is syndicated daily in over 30 countries through Andrews McMeel Syndication. Ginger Meggs has been running since 1921, making it one of the longest-running comic strips in history, celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2021. He is the portrait illustrator for Waking Up, the award-winning meditation app created by Sam Harris. Chatfield is the current President of the National Cartoonists’ Society (Est. 1946) and is a past President of the Australian Cartoonists Association (Est. 1924). His cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker, Wired, Esquire, Airmail, Variety and MAD Magazine along with other international publications. His art has been exhibited in France, the UK, Australia, and all over the United States. His illustration work has been published through Harper Collins, Penguin Random House, Humorist Books and Scribe Media.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.
