Cry When the Baby Cries

byBecky Barnicoat

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'The most accurate account of becoming a parent I have ever read.' PHILIPPA PERRY

‘So clever, so funny, so astute, so healing. Becky Barnicoat is a stone cold genius.' LUCY JONES

A glorious antidote to parenting books, this darkly humorous, candid and insightful graphic memoir brings the early years of parenthood to life – in all their chaos, wonder and delirium.

Intimate, relatable and very funny, Becky Barnicoat explores everything from the anatomy of the hospital bag to the frantic obsession with putting your baby down drowsy but awake, to the tyranny of gentle parenting. From pregnancy to the feral toddler years, Barnicoat extends a sticky hand to all new parents grappling with the impossible but joyous jigsaw puzzle of their lives.

Barnicoat gives us permission to cry when the baby cries – and also laugh, snort, lie on the floor naked, drool and generally revel in a deeply strange new world ruled by a tyrannical tiny leader, growing bigger and more loved by the day.


'Tender, moving, beautifully drawn and also, extremely hilarious.' ISABEL GREENBERG

'It made me laugh, weep, cheer and howl... essential reading for parents and their peers.' NELL FRIZZELL

No subject is for her off limits, from leaking breasts to dubious stains. But the more important thing by far is that it’s very funny and even sardonic… This is a very analogue book, somehow, and all the better and more uplifting for it. Mothers, log off! Here’s the antidote to all that striving; here is the muddle that will set your minds at rest, even if it won’t actually rock your baby to sleep.

Rachel Cooke, Observer, *Graphic novel of the month*

About Becky Barnicoat

Becky Barnicoat is a cartoonist and writer. She has drawn for the New Yorker, the Guardian, Buzzfeed and Grazia, and has a weekly cartoon strip in the New Statesman. Along with her debut book, Cry When the Baby Cries, she has also illustrated Holding the Baby by Nell Frizzell and 101 Tiny Changes to Brighten Your World by Ailbhe Malone. She lives with her family by the sea. Find out more at BeckyBarnicoat.com, and see her work on Instagram: @beckybarnicomics.
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  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • ISBN: 9781529926934
  • Length: 288 pages
  • Price: £13.99
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