One of my colleagues at PriceGrabber brought this book, Safe Baby Handling Tips, to my attention. A light hearted look at life with a new baby it features a hilarious list of dos and don’ts for life with baby, complete with illustrations.

Though it looks like it perhaps dates from the 1950’s, this book is actually a recent addition to the, it seems, thousands of new books devoted to parenting. I’ve been reading over the reviews and am struck by the enthusiasm readers have about this book. Now, I want to get one or at least bring one to the next baby shower I attend.

This is one of those books that are met with such enthusiasm by readers that word of mouth spreads its fame from parent to parent and leads to a surprise reprinting. Buyers talk of laughing out loud in the store at line drawings of baby dos and don’ts – a picture of a baby placed safely in shopping cart – the do, followed by a baby stuffed on the shelf under the cart with a pile of groceries.

This sounds like my kind of shower present! So, rather than adding to the pile of organic baby clothes, baby wash and slings new moms receive…maybe I’ll bring a little humor, for levity during those 2:00AM nursing sessions.