Book Review & Giveaway: The Parent Agency by David Baddiel
Book Review & Giveaway: The Parent Agency by David Baddiel
The Parent Agency is David Baddiel’s first book for children. Previously, he has written and performed in a series of highly successful TV comedy shows (including The Mary Whitehouse Experience and Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned) and written three novels for adults.
This books is a brilliant and funny novel that is an “epic wish-fulfilment adventure for every child – and for the child in everyone”. It’s about Barry who, for the third time, wishes he had better parents. Barry is not happy with his parents for 3 reasons:
- because they’re boring
- because they’ve named him Barry
- because they’re always tired
As he makes this wish, everything starts to shake…
There might be a solution to Barry’s problem. A world, not far away, where parents don’t have children and children get to choose their parents. Is this a dream come true? Maybe, it’s not that simple.
Watch the trailer for The Parent Agency below:
This book is great! It’s such a perfect yet unique topic to explore. Most children are unhappy with their parents at some point and might wish things were different but do they really want different parents completely? Most of the time, the answer is probably no.
The Parent Agency is really funny, exciting and interesting. It’s a clever story full of adventure and emotions and I think adults would enjoy it very much too. I think children aged somewhere between 8 and 12 would love to read this book on their own. Younger kids could read the book with their parents, too, which would be a perfect way for mums and dads to get a chance to read this wonderful story too.
There are illustrations by Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner, Jim Field, throughout the book. Kids love this aspect, and I do too. It’s alwasy nice with some funny drawings in children’s books.
I was sent this book for this review. As always, all my reviews are 100% honest and all thoughts and opinions are my own.
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no nothing
Make them more cool ;-)
of course, but they did their best and I hope my son thinks the same of me xx
I’d stop my mum giving unwanted advice…other than that they’re perfect!
Where do I start! lol.
Wish they were quieter!
I wish at least one of them had carried the gene for being taller!
No as they are the best!x
Haha yes!! But I know they did their best and I was very lucky.
Make them more grown up!
For my dad to be less strict!
I’m sure I wanted to change lots of things about them when I was young. Less shouty, not so embarrassing etc. but now I feel happy to have had a good upbringing
Wish they could of bought more bacon
oh yes!
Id like to stop her worrying about how ckean my house is, with a 15 month old and a disabled 4 year old I dont have the enrygy or time to keep it to her standards
I Wish they both had a sweet tooth :)
I also wish that they could have been more adventurous! Their idea of a good day out is to go visit Grandma.
Maybe a bit less nagging lol
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At the time I used to wish they’d let me eat more chocolate!
Only that they stayed together
Yea I did but now I wouldnt change a thing.
I wanted them to give up smoking…still do!
Definitely not. They are both sadly gone now, but they were AMAZING!
I wanted them to be more outgoing
I wanted them to like each other!
I wish I had known more about them in their younger years. Who they were as people, not just as parents. It’s only as I got older and had children myself that I realised they might have actually been people prior to being my parents ;)
Growing up I’m sure I did! But now I’m an adult I can’t remember what, and I appreciate them for who they are :-)
No nothing :)
Make my mother healthier.
more cool
Have them both together.
No my parents are fine.
Not that i can think of. x
I wish they’d been a bit more demonstrative and open – our family hardly ever talked about anything remotely personal!
all grownup