| "...offers brave new concepts for taking the drudgery out of childcare." |
— People Magazine
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| "This is a great resource for dads." |
— Meredith Vieira
The View (CBS)
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| "If you’re a new dad, keep a copy of Be Prepared by your bedside. It’s funny, informative, and — let’s be honest — it’s not like you’re going to be sleeping anyway.” |
— Paul Reiser
New York Times bestselling
author of Babyhood
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| "Helpful and witty sections include 'Reading Sports Illustrated to Your Baby,' 'Newborn Party Tricks,' and 'Advanced Changing Maneuvers'." |
— Parenting Magazine
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| "With a combination of smart writing and clever illustrations, Greenberg and Hayden provide new dads with an entertaining and informative cheat sheet." |
— Publisher's Weekly
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"Wonderful ideas and great illustrations…
a very cool book." |
— Jack Ford
Living It Up With Ali & Jack (ABC)
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| "War and Peace may be thicker, the bible may have sold more copies, but if you’re trying to keep a baby quiet on an airplane, only Be Prepared can help you... This book may save your life.” |
— Richard Belzer
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| "Be Prepared includes humorous but helpful tips such as how to change a baby at a sports stadium and babyproof a hotel room in four minutes." |
— The Miami Herald
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| "Be Prepared is the first advice book I've read that feels like it's actually written for guys. It's useful, candid, effective, and funny." |
— Daddytypes.com
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| "Combining humor and helpful advice with rich illustrations, Be Prepared offers welcome relief for the anxious dad." |
— Bookpage
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| “Filled with inventive solutions and excellent advice for raising a baby from birth to age one, Be Prepared is a must-have for new dads everywhere." |
– Sarah Baum, MD
Fellow of the American
Academy of Pediatrics
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| "Bound in a spill-proof cover, this handbook delivers invaluable information on everything from keeping baby entertained on a plane to constructing an emergency diaper from a towel, a sock and duct tape." |
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FEATURED REVIEW
For brave scouts about to embark on the mission of earning their badge in fatherhood, there is a new handbook whose title is derived from the Boy Scout motto, Be Prepared. Written by Greenberg, this field guide is written with a perfect blend of dry humor and practical wisdom. Following the Boy Scout motif, Greenberg offers innovative skills that cannot be found in traditional parenting books, such as removing foreign objects from your VCR and designing cheap bath toys. Some MacGyver-esque techniques include turning a bottle into a spillproof sippy cup and fashioning an emergency diaper out of a sock, kitchen towel and a roll of duct tape. Greenberg effectively and thoroughly covers the basics involved in caring for and feeding babies such as debating the merits of breast milk over formula and babyproofing the house. But he eschews the high-pressure psychobabble for a more relaxed and forgiving approach to fatherhood. Hayden's hilarious illustrations depict Greenberg's strategies while imitating the kitschy sketches found in the traditional Boy Scout Handbook, circa 1959. Greenberg and Hayden's concept deserves an encore performance in the form of a sequel for toddler care. |
— Cleveland Plain Dealer
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| "While Be Prepared is a funny book, there is a canny truth to it that dads everywhere will recognize." |
— Robert Klein
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| "Pick up a copy of this how-to guide… Featuring humor and a retro format reminiscent of the '50s and '60s, the book covers all aspects of new parenthood." |
— The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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| "Fueled by humor, this inventive ‘guy’s guide’ provides all the information dad will need to make it through year one of that ultimate extreme sport: fatherhood." |
— Urbanbaby.com
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| "If you're looking for that perfect something to give to the first-time dad, you might not do better than Be Prepared." |
— The Hartford Courant
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| "A new baby may turn your life upside down, but Greenberg and Hayden's coping methods are both practical and humorous, so take heart." |
— Alameda Times-Star
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| "A playful blend of humor and help." |
— The New Haven Register
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“If there’s one piece of advice I could give to new dads, it would be 'Read Be
Prepared.'” |
— Mark Zimlich
Father of the Zimlich quintuplets
(and 7 kids total)
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