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Things You Never Dreamed You'd Hear Yourself Saying

Things You Never Dreamed You'd Hear Yourself Saying


Like many parents, Iowa dad Nathan Ripperger found himself saying some bizarre, hilarious, and just plain off-the-wall things to his kids. Ripperger, who has five boys, is a graphic designer, and decided to try something novel: He took some of his more memorably wacky quotes and created colorful illustrations with them. The result is his book Things I've Said to My Children. Here are some of our faves!

We Don't Eat Our Dinner With Our Toes

We don't eat our dinner with our toes

 

I Am Not Talking To You Until You Are Wearing Underwear

I Am Not Talking To You Until You Are Wearing Underwear

 

Honey, Please Don't Lick the Toaster

Honey, Please Don't Lick the Toaster



 

Stop Eating Cake Out of the Garbage, You Already Brushed Your Teeth

Stop Eating Cake Out of the Garbage, You Already Brushed Your Teeth

 

Did You Put Syrup on the Dog?

Did You Put Syrup on the Dog?

 

We Do Not Poop in Books

We Do Not Poop in Books

Reprinted from THINGS I’VE SAID TO MY CHILDREN Copyright © 2015 by Nathan Ripperger. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, on September 15, 2015.


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