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Why Boys Need Parents Hardcover – Illustrated, March 15, 2016

by Alex Beckerman (Author), Julien Tomasello (Editor)
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Boys will be boys. Unfortunately, they will also be arsonists, wrecking balls, flooders, and eight-limbed ninjas of destruction. It is their nature. With photos pulled from the 1950s on, this book celebrates the wacky, illogical, dangerous, and ridiculous things boys do. Parents everywhere will laugh in recognition at each bit of mischief and misadventure—all proof that boys really do need parents.
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    March 15, 2016
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    5.35 x 0.55 x 7.25 inches
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1452147345
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books; Illustrated edition (March 15, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781452147345
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1452147345
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.35 x 0.55 x 7.25 inches
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  1. Julien Tomasello

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    Julien Tomasello is a New York Times best-selling and Society of Publication Designers award-winning Art & Photography Editor and Co-author. He is the Picture Editor of, WRITERS AND THEIR CATS (Chronicle Books, 2018), WORDS TO RIDE BY (Chronicle Books, 2017), WHY BOYS NEED PARENTS (Chronicle Books, 2016) and PANTONE ON FASHION: A CENTURY OF COLOR IN DESIGN (Chronicle Books, 2014). Julien is the Co-author & Picture Editor of, ART + FASHION: COLLABORATIONS & CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ICONS (Chronicle Books, 2015).

    Julien has served as Photography Editor for the magazines: OUT, SMART LUXURY TRAVEL, PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA WEDDING, GO, and HEMISPHERES.

    Julien holds a Master of Art in Teaching in Visual Art Education from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.

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SLPCONNIE
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute and fun
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2018
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Cute book for my daughters
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2016
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Perfect gift for new parents of boys :-)
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Lynda Bidlake
1.0 out of 5 stars This was a miss. I returned it.
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I bought this book as a gift for some new parents. I had seen photos on-line, under the topic "Why boys need parents," that were hilarious. I didn't know if this book would had the same pictures, but I expected them to be funny. Most of them aren't. And the comments on the facing pages are done as if written sloppily by pen. There are similar markings drawn in on top of the photos. None of these are funny, either, just sloppy and annoying. I decided not to give this as a gift, and I returned it.
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