Bookish Parent Gifts

"All the other girls in class are named after an Edith Wharton character!"

Being and Nothingness Pop-Up! (book)

'And the cat is due back in 2 weeks.'

"You have issues? Be more specific, what issues?"

"I'm ready for summer vacation! A good book takes you where you've never been!"

Marcel Proust

"Would you mind moving to your doggy bed? I'd like to sit in my chair. I know you can hear me. Your book is upside down."

Reading in the family.

Literate Dogs.

'I read all the parenting books, but you always manage to stay one step ahead of me!'

'What I meant by 'quark' in 'Finnegans Wake' was a hypothetical particle with a fractional electric charge.

"That's a beautiful poem, but of course, if you took the road less traveled, we'd make sure you have your GPS."

"My lifestyle is empty and meaningless."

Books-CDs-Tapes.

"Dad, can you read?"

'One day son, all of this will be yours.'

English major will work for food.

"We put you through day-care. You're on your own now."

Edna O'Brien

"What time should we wake him for breakfast?"

Chicken Soup For The Soul's Soul.

Book in library - 'Crash tests for dummies' (being read by a crash test dummy).

'I've just finished the Great American Grant Application.'

Baby buying shares

'Go ask your other mother.'

"I'm a surrogate birth mother for hire. How do I claim my income?"

'I recommed that you two find a way to spice up your shelf life.'

The psychologist suggests you choose your own punishment. So, do you want your mouth washed out with bar or liquid soap?'

"Mom, if this is putting a strain on our finances, I could take a year off."

Coffee Table eBooks.

'Once they're born they immediately begin to depreciate.'

101 uses of a dead cat: bookends.

New from Never Mind Books: The Best Story in All the World

Sergio dreams of being broke.

"When we have interactive books, the first thing I'm going to do is rush Little Nell to a hospital."