Just Like Dad Says

Apr 11, 2025 5:28 AM

Author:Geoff Tibballs

Just Like Dad Says

'I won't lie to you, fatherhood isn't easy like motherhood' - Homer Simpson

Fathers come in many guises - wise or silly, strict or kind. They can make you laugh and they can make you cringe. They can drive you home and they can drive you mad ...

In Just Like Dad Says, wise and witty words from the likes of Billy Connolly, Jerry Seinfeld, Spike Milligan and Homer Simpson cover everything from the joy of being a new dad to waving kids off as they - finally - leave home.

Old and new, laugh-out-loud funny or wickedly dry, Just Like Dad Says is the best ever collection of quotes by and about Dad.

'My father only hit me once - but he used a Volvo' - Bob Monkhouse

'Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective' - P.J. O'Rourke

Reviews

What finer way to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death than a series of witty modern reworkings...Shakespeare reduced to 100 pages of pithy pentameter with smart side notes.

—— Evening Standard

Witty, fresh takes on Shakespeare

—— The Times

Hilarious – and all the better for those of us who know our Shakespeare back to front.

—— Harriet Walter

Shrewd interpretations of the Bard; funny footnotes too.

—— Hugh Bonneville

The wonderful John Crace collaborating with UCL’s John Sutherland for parodic and truncated retellings of Shakespeare’s great plays.

—— Times Higher Education Supplement

A very pleasant way to read Shakespeare.

—— nudge.com

Better by far...

—— David Sexton , Evening Standard

Perfect for anyone who struggles to understand Shakespeare... hilarious and informative, they really bring Shakespeare to life

—— Reality's a Bore

There is a lightness of touch and passages of thoughtful contemplation that befit the season. A perfect stocking filler.

—— Daily Express, Book of the Year

It’s the most unusual and surprising book and I haven’t been able to put it down.

—— Patti Clare , My Weekly

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