I’ve recently received a few more books from the fabulous Harper Collins, my all time favourite purveyor of free reading material, and I had to share this one with my readers at both blogs. It’s just that funny. And the cover matches my blog, which means it’s totally fate.

No?

Whatever. Spoilsport.

The author is from my home province, so if that doesn’t indicate fate I don’t know what would convince you people.

Read on.

Reblog from T.O.P.:

The Perfect Baby Handbook: A Guide for Excessively Motivated Parents by Dale Hrabi (Harper Collins) is brilliantly funny – hands down the funniest I’ve read (and I just may have read them all). Addressing the phenomena of the over-the-top yuppy parent and spoofing the run of the mill how-to parenting book, Canadian born Hrabi pokes satirical fun at…well, everything about parenthood. He leaves no stone left unturned. Need help naming baby? Check IKEA’s product names. He’ll teach you how to babyproof the planet, perform an imbalance awareness drill, hire dead entertainers for your baby’s first birthday, adopt the ultimate schedule (down to the minute), induce “advanced slumber”, and colour code poop. The artwork is terrific – as funny as the text, perhaps – and the entire book makes me want to hang out with Dale and laugh and myself and everyone else who has ever spawned. If you know someone on bedrest awaiting their first child, this is THE book you need to buy for them. If it doesn’t make them laugh, they need some major therapy. Bedrest or not, I think this book would make an awesome addition to any baby gift.

If you need some more entertainment, check out the Perfect Baby blog.

And by the way – if you’re into competitive breastfeeding? I totally win.

Win it over here, if that’s your thing.