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Informationen zum Autor Ross and Kathryn Petras are the authors of numerous best-selling humor books and have received coverage in a vast array of media, including the "New York Times Book Review, People, Reader's Digest," the "Wall Street Journal," and more. Ross lives in New Jersey and Kathryn calls Manhattan, New York, home. Ross and Kathryn Petras are the authors of numerous best-selling humor books and have received coverage in a vast array of media, including the "New York Times Book Review, People, Reader's Digest," the "Wall Street Journal," and more. Ross lives in New Jersey and Kathryn calls Manhattan, New York, home. Klappentext From bestselling humor authors Ross and Kathryn Petras comes a follow-up to their successful "B Is for Botox." It's another board book for baby boomers! full of retro illustrations and hilarious text poking gentle fun at the pitfalls of getting older. Zusammenfassung From best-selling humorists Ross and Kathryn Petras comes a colorful counting board book that pokes fun at the pitfalls of getting older. This fun and playful package is a perfect gift for grown-ups who are growing old gracefully—with a sense of humor. The 1! 2! 3s of adulthood differ ever so slightly from the popular grade-school primers of yesteryear inside Ross and Kathryn Petras's 1! 2! Can't Reach My Shoe . This clever counting book for the middle-aged (which the United States Census Bureau defines as age 35 and above) is perfect for readers of a certain vintage who intend to grow old gracefully--and with a sense of humor. Featuring full-color! retro illustrations in a playful board book format! 1! 2! Can't Reach My Shoe makes an excellent! humorous gift for the more than 78.2 million baby boomers in the United States. Consider: * 3: When they were first going out in their twenties! Thaddeus and Theresa used to have sex THREE times each day. Now that they are middle-aged! they still have sex THREE times. A year. * : Hey! those don't look like numbers! And you're right. They are not numbers. They are symbols that are used with numbers . . . and they are all over middle-aged Milton's doctor's report. "It says I should have a total cholesterol 60. I should have LDL * 59 1/2: Today is a great day! It is Carl's FIFTY-NINTH-AND-A-HALF birthday! Carl usually wouldn't celebrate a half birthday! but this one is different. Since he has turned FIFTY-NINE-AND-A-HALF! he is getting a nice present from his Uncle Sam: his very first penalty-free IRA distribution! ...
