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Although it sometimes seems that parents are just there to boss their children around, they are also good for many other things, from mending toys, kneecaps, and clothing to telling bedtime stories.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bently, Peter, 1960-
Other Authors:	Ogilvie, Sara, 1971- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2014.
Edition:	1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:	Stories in rhyme. Parent and child > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Although it sometimes seems that parents are just there to boss their children around, they are also good for many other things, from mending toys, kneecaps, and clothing to telling bedtime stories.
Item Description:	"A Paula Wiseman Book." "First published in 2014 by Simon & Schuster UK."
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Audience:	Ages 4-8.
ISBN:	9781481414838 (hardcover) 1481414836 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Peter Bently is the author of many books for young readers, including King Jack and the Dragon , illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, which the New York Times called "at once contemporary and classic." His Cats Ahoy! received the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in his native England. Peter lives in Devon, England, with his wife and two children. Sara Ogilvie is an illustrator and printmaker and was the 2011 BookTrust Best New Illustrators Award winner. Dogs Don't Do Ballet , which she illustrated, was shortlisted for the 2010 Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the 2010 BookTrust Early Years Award. Sara lives in lives in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England.