Product Description
Cry When the Baby Cries
Author: Becky Barnicoat
Format: Paperback
'By turns bloody, sweet, bleak and joyful... It is also very, very funny' — New Statesman
This is a graphic memoir (like a graphic novel, but true - and also a bit graphic).
It's about the delirium, chaos and strangeness of becoming a parent for the first time.
It's for every one who has ever wondered if it's ok to cry when the baby cries - and also laugh, snort, lie on the floor naked and drool when the baby drools.
This is definitely not a parenting manual, but it might be the only book about parenting you'll ever need.
'You will cry, yes, but mainly snort with laughter' — Sunday Times
'The most accurate account of becoming a parent I have ever read' — Philippa Perry
'Bracingly truthful... very funny' — Observer
'It made me laugh, weep, cheer and howl... essential reading for parents and their peers.' — Nell Frizzell
'So clever, so funny, so astute, so healing. Becky Barnicoat is a stone cold genius' — Lucy Jones
About the Author
Becky Barnicoat is a cartoonist and writer. She has drawn for the New Yorker, the Guardian, Buzzfeed and more, and has a weekly cartoon strip in the New Statesman. Her debut graphic memoir, Cry When the Baby Cries, is a darkly funny account of the early years of parenting. She lives with her family by the sea. Find out more at BeckyBarnicoat.com, and see her work on Instagram: @beckybarnicomics.
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