{"product_id":"waiting-for-birdy-isbn-9780143034773","title":"Waiting for Birdy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA memoir filled with quirky warmth and razor-sharp wit that captures the universal wonder, terror, humor, and tenderness of raising a family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo fifty thousand readers, Catherine Newman is the beloved author of “Bringing Up Ben \u0026amp; Birdy,” a weekly column on babycenter.com. Now in the delightfully candid, outlandishly funny \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Birdy\u003c\/i\u003e, Newman charts the year she anticipated the birth of her second child while also coping with the realities of raising a toddler. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she navigates life with her existentially curious and heartbreakingly sweet three-year-old, and her doozy of a pregnancy, she lends her irresistibly unique voice to the secret thoughts and fears of parents everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the web: http:\/\/www.babycenter.com,  http:\/\/www.parentcenter.com\"Might be the funniest—and most astute—account of a mother's first years with her child since Anne Lamott's \u003cb\u003eOperating Instructions\u003c\/b\u003e.\" —\u003cb\u003eChris Bohjalian\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003eMidwives\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBefore You Know Kindness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Catherine Newman's new book about the rock and roll life of newborn parents is hysterical... Don't give birth without it.\" —\u003cb\u003eJacquelyn Mitchard\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003eThe Deep End of the Ocean\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBaby Bat's Lullaby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Newman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the column \u003ci\u003eBringing Up Ben \u0026amp; Birdy\u003c\/i\u003e on babycenter.com. A contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eFamily Fun Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, her work has been published in numerous anthologies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the web: http:\/\/www.babycenter.com, http:\/\/www.parentcenter.com","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300679471333,"sku":"NP9780143034773","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143034773.jpg?v=1767743541","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/waiting-for-birdy-isbn-9780143034773","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}