Baby: An Owner's Manual

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Summary: Feeling fustrated, this book is the cure.
Review: A few weeks after our daughter was born, I was desperately seeking books that would help us understanding our little girl and I found this one. This little book is the cutest and funniest baby book ever. Every page had us crying with laughter and we now understand our "BBY-XX-G" a little better.

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Summary: Feeling fustrated, this book is the cure.
Review: A few weeks after our daughter was born, I was desperately seeking books that would help us understanding our little girl and I found this one. This little book is the cutest and funniest baby book ever. Every page had us crying with laughter and we now understand our "BBY-XX-G" a little better.

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Summary: Hysterical!
Review: Got one as a token baby shower gift...but had to get another one because my children and I didn't want to give it up!! Funny stuff...but so true to life! A perfect baby shower gift, but even better as a baby shower "goody bag" gift for the guests! Finally...the next time someone says "these 'things' should come with a manual..."-I have the answer!

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Summary: Relieve the Stress with Humor
Review: I don't know how anybody could think this a "serious" parenting book -- it's clearly, and cleverly, a spoof of every product manual you've ever seen. But what's cool is that it's funny in a warm way, and in a way that all new parents can immediately relate to because we've all been here. For me it's a welcome relief both from the serious parenting books & from the stresses of being a first-time parent.

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Summary: MUST HAVE
Review: I laughed so hard. Great read if you can make it through the laughter tears, it's defiantly a book you need to read with someone. My husband and I are truly enjoying it (so are my coworkers!). A coworker gave this book to me in my 7 month of pregnancy and laughter is what I needed. Excellent Book, I am truly grateful to my coworker and the authors.

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Summary: Don't be fooled--this is a humor book, not a parenting guide
Review: I was hoping for a book of basic instructions for new parents, but this is nothing of the kind. It's a short humor book, and that's it. There's no helpful info here. Buy it if you want to kill a half an hour--but not if you're looking for a REAL parenting book.

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Summary: Even funny at 2 am
Review: I wish this book had been around when my daughters were babies -it would have revived my sense of humor when it was wearing thin. Very witty, and as other reviewers have said, a GREAT gift for new parent, or better still, parents-to-be. Those pictures of a bleary-eyed dad are priceless!

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Summary: Riotously funny - good for early in pregnancy
Review: If you worry that you'll hold the baby the wrong way or have trouble changing a diaper, this book will put you at ease through laughter induced by humerous photographs and descriptions of how some of the basic things should and shouldn't be done. For a more comprehensive instruction manual suitable for later in the pregnancy, see "The Baby Owner's Manual" by Louis & Joe Borgenicht.

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Summary: If you're a parent you will love this!
Review: My wife and I saw this in a bookstore and out of curiosity picked it up. She actually peed in her pants she was laughing so hard!(which is why I will remain anonymous). The photographs are hysterical and every parent can relate to all the stuff in this book. It should be called "The Real Baby Book For Parents that want the truth" because all the stuff that the other books cover lightly, this book throws in your face in a very fun way.It's not a heavy read but is the kind of book you continue to pick up over and over again to laugh. It has a lot of good information too. This is the book every parent needs if they want to laugh. We gave it to friends that are going to have a baby and also to a sister who just had a baby. They love it.

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Summary: A hilarious, tongue-in-cheek guide
Review: Of all the baby books I bought or received as a new parent'and believe me, there were a lot'Baby: An Owner's Manual is hands-down the wittiest and most amusing. Every chapter offers its own delights; one of my personal favorites is the "Performance Chart," which lists "functions unit may master" at a certain age, such as "eject fuel or discharge in your eye" at one month, or "say 'dada' and 'mama'; refer to 'dada' as 'mama'" at eight months. Not only are the instructions laugh-out-loud funny, the pictures (including one of a baby covered in 12 varieties of puree, and several of a cautious father wearing a gas mask while he performs a diaper change) are priceless, and there's even a good amount of useful baby care advice. Best of all, it's brief enough that even new parents will be able to enjoy it in those all-too-few moments of spare time. Dads will love it as much as moms. This would make a perfect gift for a new parent or parent-to-be.