Family Storytelling

The day I inseminated my wife is the last day I ever had control of anything. Since then, I traded in my low-paying university job for a no-paying volunteer position as an at-home dad to a C.E.O. whose communication style consists of screaming directly in my face until I figure out what it is she wants, which often times does not exist. I have no lunch hour, no vacation days, and my bank account consists of a dilapidated envelope with a steadily disappearing $27 in it.

We live in a world where smart fridges are more articulate than most politicians, where the leaders of two nuclear powers engage in a battle of elementary school wits, and where every fact can be dismissed as fake news. Sometimes it seems like the only humor left is tinged with bitterness and despair. Robert Isenberg doesn’t believe that’s true. He knows it’s possible to find humor - true humor - everywhere.

Just in time for Christmas comes a collection of the very best holiday essays from the bestselling Mother/Daughter writing duo. Whether their shopping for matching reindeer dog sweaters or having second helpings of eggnog, Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella will keep you warm with their...

The bestselling author of American Housewife and Southern Lady Code returns with an “inspiring, hilarious, straight-to-the-point” (Entertainment Weekly) collection of essays on friendship among grown-ass women. "Ellis' prose is filled with so many laugh lines, you might want to go ahead and...

The first book in the hilarious Awesome Animals series – awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife.

Told in Ian Whybrow’s unique style, this hilarious animal adventure starring ever-popular meerkats is a funny, fast-paced, sure-fire hit.

"A decidedly skewed, hilarious collection of life reflections and colorful storytelling." — Kirkus Reviews An endlessly entertaining collection of wayward autobiographical tales about a search for a richer life thwarted at every turn by beagles, bureaucrats, and ill-advised love affairs The...

If you're young, old, or in the middle, get ready to laugh out loud with Erma Bombeck, America's funniest lady. This outrageously witty book proves that humor is the best way to keep on keel - even with a teenager in the house. You've finally figured out what makes your child tick, when one day you wake up to discover a teenager under your roof. Suddenly life is filled with a whole new set of worries.

Beloved and trailblazing author Judy Blume comes to life in this poetic picture book about her childhood. Judy Blume is known for fearlessly discussing topics that were once considered taboo. As a young girl, Judy was not encouraged to share her feelings, so instead she invented stories as a...

Widely regarded as an okay mom, Lisa Allen humorously highlights that bringing children into the world isn’t all sunshine and roses. And that’s fine! Adventures in Parenting: An Honest and Sardonic Look at the Beginning is the authentic storytelling of motherhood that is missing in today’s world. You don’t have to love being pregnant; it isn’t fun. Acknowledging that doesn’t make you a bad mother, it can make you laugh!

What is there for a husband and father of three to do when he suddenly loses his job? Well...he can become a house-dad! Is a man really capable of handling all of the household tasks as well as teaching manners to a three-year-old tyrant? How does it make him feel that his wife brings home the bacon instead of him? How will he and we, his two older children, cope with the snide comments of people that don't respect his decision?

This is book filled with funny family stories that should make you laugh, smile, and then think of all of your own funny family stories from childhood into an adult. It is a wonderful thing to laugh and smile. May this book bring about both of those to the listener!