Baby Make Me Breakfast (Baby Be of Use) [Board book]

Lisa Brown (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 2005 | Series: Baby Be of Use

Little ones learn to help out around the house with this humorous book from McSweeney's new Irregulars series.

Many people are parents, and many parents get hungry. It's time to show those infants how to concoct a simple breakfast! This instructional board book teaches precious little angels to be useful, at long last. It's a delicious way to start the day. Thanks, Baby!

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About the Author

Lisa Brown is an illustrator who lives in San Francisco with a husband and a baby.

Product Details

• Board book: 12 pages
• Publisher: McSweeney's, Irregulars (November 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932416463
• ISBN-13: 978-1932416466
• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #508,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Humor > Parenting & Families
  • #79 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Humor > Parodies

More About the Author

LISA BROWN is the bestselling author and/or illustrator of a growing number of books, including "How to Be," "The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming," and "Baby Mix Me a Drink." She draws the Three Panel Book Review cartoon for the book section of the San Francisco Chronicle. Lisa lives in San Francisco with her son and her husband, who is rumored to be Lemony Snicket.

Lisa Brown's latest book is "Picture the Dead," by Adele Griffin, an illustrated Civil War era ghost story for young adults. Her next picture book for children is "Vampire Boy's Good Night," which will be published in time for Halloween, 2010.

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilariously inappropriate, May 11, 2006

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Michaela S. "Professional outlier" (Sunnyvale, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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The "Baby Be of Use" series is completely hilarious, and makes an AWESOME inappropriate baby shower gift (for anyone with inappropriate-humor-loving, baby-having friends).

It's true, there are some people in this world who might not find it funny to imply that a baby should prepare your breakfast for you, or learn how to make Daddy a margarita (see _Baby, Mix Me a Drink_). You know who you are. If you snickered at all at this idea, you must purchase these books immediately.

The books are the same size and construction as all the other little board books cluttering up your house, so your child can chew them to pieces long before he/she ever figures out what the words mean. The words and illustrations are simple and large, which of course makes the whole thing even funnier.

Highly recommended.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FABULOUS BABY SHOWER GIFT!, November 26, 2009

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Drawn up to mimic itself as a baby book but the humor is all adult. This whole series is super creative, adorable, and will be the hit of the shower! All my friends could not get enough of these books and all requested where I purchased them so they could do so as well! Make sure you give them to a mother with a sense of humor though!

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars cute but..., July 9, 2008

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amanda (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews

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overrated by previous reviews. The last sentence: Mama's hung. Did they run out of space for hungry? Otherwise, I do agree it is sarcastic and hilarious. Fun but not worth the list price.