Hair-Raising Joys of Raising Boys, The

by Dave Meurer

Book Overview

From the task of imparting moral guidance to getting boys to take their cold medicine, this book brings out the humor in the practical challenges of raising sons through the honest, candid reflections... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800787293
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Revell
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.3" x 4.0"

Customer Reviews

Laughed out loud!

This book is great, quick read. I disagree that the Biblical references took away from this book -- if anything, I thought it drove home the book's message: Children learn from from what you do, not from what you say. Merurer tells a story about trying to sit down and tell the story of David & Goliath to his two young sons... it inevitably turns into a fiasco of bodily-function-humor and when the boys finally get the message, it turns out to be as a result of something they observed their Dad doing when he didn't realize they were paying attention. Half way through the book, I thought back and couldn't remember the author having come right out with a step-by-step... then I realized that he gets "it" across to the reader the same way he gets "it" across to his boys... with his actions.

Funny and an easy read

This is a great beach book or a fun little gift for anyone expecting a boy. Laugh out loud funny at times. My only complaint is the author's dependence on bible references. We get it. You're religious. But even as a catholic, I found it a bit preachy at times. It took away from the humor of the book.