About this ebook
Ellis is six years old, extremely confident, and absolutely certain he knows how adults work.
Parents, in his expert opinion, are wild and weird creatures. They block your play, wander off in supermarkets, eat biscuits on the sofa, stare at glowing screens, and require coffee before they can understand even the simplest command.
Luckily, Ellis has a system.
In this hilarious child-led guide, Ellis teaches readers how to train their parents using all the essential commands: fetch for snacks, stay in the supermarket, come back near the peas, and sleep when it is finally time to sneak to the kitchen alone. With a sturdy plastic toy, a biscuit tin, a wobbly supermarket trolley, a shiny tablet, and some highly strategic flattery about Mummy’s weird yellow hat, Ellis is sure he has his grown-ups under control.
But during a midnight raid on the kitchen, Ellis discovers a shocking truth.
His parents may have been pretending all along.
How to Train Your Parents is a funny illustrated children’s book in rhyme about family life, cheeky behaviour, bedtime routines, supermarkets, biscuits, and the secret genius of grown-ups. With playful rhyming text, a mischievous narrator, and a clever twist ending, this read-aloud picture book is perfect for children who enjoy silly bedtime stories, funny books about parents, and stories where the child thinks they are in charge.
Ideal for fans of humorous rhyming picture books, funny family stories, bedtime books with a twist, and laugh-out-loud read-alouds for children aged 3–7.
Why children and grown-ups will enjoy it
A funny rhyming story that is ideal for reading aloud
A cheeky child narrator who treats parents like badly trained pets
A playful twist on family routines, snacks, bedtime, and supermarket meltdowns
Lots of child-friendly comedy about coffee, biscuits, tablets, trolleys, and grown-up nonsense
A clever ending where the parents may be the real masterminds
Great for bedtime, story time, shared reading, and families who enjoy slightly mischievous humour
A funny, clever, read-aloud picture book for children aged 3–7 who like rhyming stories, cheeky narrators, silly family books, and bedtime stories with a final twist.
