Spells to Cast on Your Parents

Comedian and actor Pete Holmes conjures up a tale where kids run the show in this hilarious interactive picture book. With a wisecracking dragon heckling from the sidelines, young readers will cast delightfully ridiculous spells that turn grown-ups into giggling, snoring, clucking bundles of chaos.¡°Pete has done something really amazing here¡ªa book you can read to your kids and you¡¯re BOTH laughing. I loved it.¡± ¡ªJudd Apatow¡°This is THE greatest idea for a children’s book. It¡¯s a lot of power wielding for someone who still needs help reaching the cereal, but since I¡¯m scheduled to moo at 4PM, it clearly works.¡± ¡ªTig NotaroSnakes that slither, frogs that leap,Make my grown-up FALL ASLEEP!SIP-SAP-SOAP-SHHHHH!Featuring a snarky dragon named Jesse¡ªand YOU as the narrator¡ªPete Holmes¡¯s debut children¡¯s book celebrates silliness, imagination, and the magic of reading together. Each page invites young readers to cast a spell on their grown-up¡ªcausing them to fall asleep mid-sentence, talk in slow motion, make animal noises, or speak total gibberish.Spells to Cast on Your Parents isn¡¯t just a picture book¡ªit¡¯s a full-blown performance, an instant family event, and a fun twist on the traditional bedtime story. And beneath all the mayhem, it¡¯s a story that celebrates the power and wonder of being a kid. With mounting mischief, interactive call-and-response, and pitch-perfect comedic timing, this is a book children will demand again and again.