"I've long admired Elisha Cooper's beautiful art and demonic sense of humor. But I did not know that he was also a memoirist. InCrawlinghe reveals truths about fatherhood that most of us are afraid to admitand he does so with great style and heart. This book is a delight!" Sean Wilsey, author ofOh the Glory of It All "Should you read a book by a man who sells his daughter's baby presents and throws cups of urine (his own) out the window of a speeding car? You should. Cooper has produced a little wonder; a wry, unsentimental account of two of manhood's greatest rewards: marriage and fatherhood. I loved it, and you will, too." Caitlin Flanagan, author ofTo Hell with All That "With a delicious sense of humor and remarkably graceful phrasing, Cooper's journal is a gift to all new parentsespecially the guys." Publishers Weekly "Elisha Cooper's comical and delightfully unassuming memoir will appeal to anyone who considered his readiness to parent a sign of maturity, only to discover that having a child means regressing to early bedtimes, pushing a swing, and feeding the ducks.

While keeping afloat on very little sleep, Cooper learns to fear and laugh and roll alongand treasure it all." Jenny Minton, author ofThe Early Birds From the Hardcover edition.