C R I B N O T E S
A Random Reference for the Modern Parent
By Amy Maniatis and Elizabeth Weil
If you’ve been pregnant, or if somebody close to you has, you’ve probably noticed that almost every book on pregnancy and parenting talks to women like, well, somebody’s mom. That’s why we’re launching CRIB NOTES—an intentionally selective, incomplete, unpractical series of lists, charts, diagrams, and facts pertaining to the modern American parent.
Nothing like this is out there. There are lots of parenting guides, of course.
But what’s been missing is a stylish book that speaks directly to the new American parent in a way that parent finds appealing—a book that’s quick and intelligent, fun and esoteric, stimulating and informative, well-designed and brief.
CRIB NOTES is the perfect shower gift, and thanks to all those charts and graphs (e.g., page 86, Hormonal Changes During Pregnancy) men love it, too. Inspired by Schott’s Original Miscellany, CRIB NOTES brings that serendipitous, overly-analytical mix of high/low culture into the nursery. The result is smart, inspired, and essential.
Content includes, but is not limited to, the following:
How to Tell If Your Child Is the Dalai Lama
How to Make a Dog Balloon
Formulae for Compound Interest
Mean Duration of Coitus in Various Species
Estimated Annual Child Expenses, the First 18 Years
How to Tell If You’re Having a Boy or a Girl from a Sonogram
Major Newborn Reflexes
Classic TV Show Families
Waveform of a Baby’s Cry
Diagram of a Skinner Box
Methods of Sterilization
Sample Nanny Contract
Flip through CRIB NOTES for yourself.
CRIB NOTES is the literary equivalent of Seven maternity jeans—
a huge relief, and very, very fresh.
Amy Maniatis is a creative director of marketing at Gap, Inc. She is the mother of Lucy and Chloe, and is available for interviews.
Elizabeth Weil is a journalist. Her work has appeared in Time, Vogue, Glamour, Real Simple, New York Times Magazine and many others. She is the mother of Hannah, and also available for interviews.
Hardcover $12.95 144 pages 40 illustrations 0-8118-4405-6
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...efamilycorne02 
