In the spirit of his wildly popular Fresh Yorker pieces and the New York Times bestseller Love Poems for Married People, Thurber-prize winner John Kenney presents a hilarious fresh assortment of poetry for those who have children.

Using the same brilliant wit and hilarious realism that made Love Poems for Married People such popular, John Kenney is back with a brand new assortment of poems, this time taking on the greatest ‘joy’ in life: children. Kenney covers it all, from newborns, small children, and sleep deprivation, towards the awful twos, terrible tweens, and horrible teenagers. A parent’s love is unconditional, but occasionally that key can’t help but end up being pushed. Between back to school shopping, summer vacations that hardly ever end, the awkwardness of puberty, the inevitable post-college moving back in, and more, a parent’s work is never performed, whether they like it or not.