The Quick Guide to Parenting

Author: Quick, Laura

The arts

Published on 8 September 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers (Pavilion) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 144 pages, 140 colour illustrations
144 x 193 x 19 | 374g

From what they said to the man at the bus stop, to where you foundthe remote control, when you're a parent, laughing at what getshurled in your direction is beyond important. Since 2012, fashion illustrator Laura Quick has been sketching scenes from daily domestic life on her blog, The Daily Think. Insightful, tender and very, very funny, the images have become hugely popular, and the very best of them are collected together in this exquisite and hilarious gift book.

All the bizarre moments and ridiculous conversations that are part ofbeing a parent are here, from the day Laura's daughter tried to pokeher finger into a dog's rear end, to the temper tantrums, and thesense of relief when the school holidays are over.

Chronicling all manner of parenting fails and mishaps, the illustrationsare a welcome light relief for world-weary parents everywhere.