ReadItDaddy's Picture Book of the Week - Week Ending 11th October 2019: "Grown Ups Never Do That!" by Benjamin Chaud and Davide Cali (Chronicle Children's Books)

Oh these two! They always hit us in the funny bone with all their books, and if you've loved their previous brilliant stories (such as "The Truth About My Unbelievable Summer") then you're in for a real treat with our Picture Book of the Week choice this week, the fabulous "Grown Ups Never Do that!" by Benjamin Chaud and Davide Cali.

One of my favourite phrases is "I used to be a people person, but people pretty much ruined that for me" and this book gives you a hilarious - if slightly depressing insight into all the things that adults spend ages and ages nagging kids about not doing, then go ahead and do themselves - quite often on a regular basis.

Humans (particularly adults) you see are a useless lot when it comes down to an analysis of their behaviour.

They're bratty and spoilt.

They throw tantrums.

They're horribly, horribly clumsy.

They cry!

Hands up those adults among you who have ever walked into a lamp-post while gazing lovingly at your phone.

This book gleefully pokes fun at us all, but does at least come round to a wonderfully positive ending. But if you're a kid, and you've ever been moaned at almost daily, this is like sweet, sweet revenge!

Oops! Temper temper!

We love how there are usually hapless kids in each page spread, looking on agog as their 'grown ups' misbehave in the most spectacular ways.

Lego. On the floor. Worse than bear traps!

Sum this book up in a sentence: Utterly brilliant, poking fun at adults - who are supposed to be the ones setting an example to their kids.

"Grown Ups Never Do That!" by Benjamin Chaud and Davide Cali is out now, published by Chronicle Children's Books (kindly supplied for review)