About this book
Ring Lardner is a typical parent when his first child is born, full of wonder and the rest of the usual emotions as he watches his little son grow. He wrote a series of 29 short poems on various facets of parenthood. (Summary by Jack Thro)
Chapters
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- 1Foreword1:40 · read by Jack Thro
- 2Good-by Bill2:19 · read by Jack Thro
- 3A Visit from Young Gloom2:07 · read by Jack Thro
- 4An Appreciative Audience1:36 · read by Jack Thro
- 5Discipline1:44 · read by Jack Thro
- 6Inexpensive Guests1:17 · read by Jack Thro
- 7His Sense of Humor1:52 · read by Jack Thro
- 8Speech Economy1:45 · read by Jack Thro
- 9Welcome to Spring1:45 · read by Jack Thro
- 10Taste1:35 · read by Jack Thro
- 11Riddles1:22 · read by Jack Thro
- 12Hesitation2:01 · read by Jack Thro
- 13His Wonderful Choo-choos2:10 · read by Jack Thro
- 14Cousinly Affection1:37 · read by Jack Thro
- 15My Baby's Garden2:01 · read by Jack Thro
- 16Decision Reversed1:28 · read by Jack Thro
- 17The Grocery Man and the Bear2:11 · read by Jack Thro
- 18Coming Home1:44 · read by Jack Thro
- 19His Imagination1:46 · read by Jack Thro
- 20His Memory1:39 · read by Jack Thro
- 21Confession1:30 · read by Jack Thro
- 22His Lady Friend1:22 · read by Jack Thro
- 23Declaration of Independence1:41 · read by Jack Thro
- 24The Eternal Greeting2:02 · read by Jack Thro
- 25Guess Again1:19 · read by Jack Thro
- 26Nearly a Sinecure1:32 · read by Jack Thro
- 27The Heckuses2:05 · read by Jack Thro
- 28His Favorite Role1:36 · read by Jack Thro
- 29The Paths of Rashness1:57 · read by Jack Thro
- 30The New Plaything1:23 · read by Jack Thro
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