Hardback
Details condition: brand new format: hardback isbn: 9781789465686 publisher: john blake publishing age range: 5 adult humour gift book for parents overview the girl, the penguin, the home-schooling and the gin is a laugh-out-loud parody hardback from author guy adams, gently sending up the beloved bestseller the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. Written for parents, teachers and anyone who has survived home-schooling, it swaps gentle wisdom for wry, gin-soaked honesty. Illustrated by w. R. Foster in a matching art style, this brand new hardback is a treat-yourself pick-me-up or a wickedly funny gift for a fellow exhausted grown-up. About the book every parent who has lived through remote learning, endless snack requests, and the sudden realisation that their five-year-old is better at maths than they are will find something to laugh at here. Guy adams takes the tender, philosophical format of the original million-copy bestseller and turns it on its head, replacing quiet wisdom with the frank, funny truths of modern parenting with a talking penguin along for the ride, dispensing advice about happiness that mostly involves not crying at your desk and keeping gin close at hand. The illustrations by w. R. Foster echo the softly drawn, whimsical style of the original, creating a visual joke that lands as well as the text. It is a short, sharp read devoured in one sitting or dipped into whenever home-schooling life becomes too much. Presented as a smart hardback w...
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