Fatherhood - Hardcover

Cosby, Bill; Introduction And Afterword

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593012992 ISBN 13: 9780593012994

Publisher: Dolphin/Doubleday & Co., 1987

Synopsis

Bill Cosby celebrates fatherhood with wit and wisdom. "...pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope." "...thinking that the height of fashion is matching socks." "...knowing that you're in trouble when the child says "No problem!""

About this title

About the Author

Bill Cosby is an author, actor, writer, and one of the most recognizable names in the field of entertainment.

From Library Journal

Here are two books by popular contemporary figures that deal with similar subject matter but take vastly different approaches. From a father's perspective and with his unique sense of humor, Cosby discusses the decision to have a child, the changes the child brings about, and the issues of discipline and independence. By making parents laugh at the pitfalls of parenthood, he shows them in his fresh and funny way that even at their moments of greatest frustration they are not alone. Harvard psychiatrist Poussaint's introduction and lengthy afterword, in which he discusses the changing role of the modern father, add greatly to the book's value as a parenting guide. By using actual letters children have written to her and weaving them together with personal anecdotes, Blume allows children to express their innermost feelings. She is thereby able to reveal children's fears about growing up, popularity, sexuality, and death and their experiences with such serious problems as drug abuse, incest, and life in foster care. While her book will give guidance to parents trying to understand their children (there is a list of agencies, as well), it will also appeal to young adults trying to understand themselves. Although neither book gives in-depth treatment to any topic, both are sure to have wide readership. Recommended for public libraries. Florence Scarinci, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, N.Y.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dolphin/Doubleday & Co.
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593012992
• ISBN 13: 9780593012994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 178