title: Hurrah for Gin: A book for perfectly imperfect parents
author:  Katie Kirby 
description: <b>Hilarious stick figure cartoons perfectly sum up the reality of motherhood... </b>an amusingly frank account of life with young kids. What sets her apart is her wonderfully simple stick figure drawings which perfectly encapsulate the daily struggles of motherhood - with a large dollop of tongue-in-cheek humour.<br /><br />Wickedly funny... sharply observed.<br /><br />Wickedly funny... sharply observed.<b><i>Mail on Sunday</i></b><br /><br />My new favourite book.<br /><br />My new favourite book.<b><i>Katie Piper</i></b><br /><br />Mother's brilliant cartoons show the reality of raising children that ALL parents will relate to... [Katie Kirby's] hilarious cartoons depicting the reality of parenting have turned her into something of a hero for frazzled parents.<br /><br />Mother's brilliant cartoons show the reality of raising children that ALL parents will relate to... [Katie Kirby's] hilarious cartoons depicting the reality of parenting have turned her into something of a hero for frazzled parents.<b><i>Daily Mail</i></b><br /><br />Her account of parenting is as wickedly funny as it is honest and brave, and the amazing stick figure illustrations some how say it all.<br /><br />Her account of parenting is as wickedly funny as it is honest and brave, and the amazing stick figure illustrations some how say it all.<b><i>Motherland</i></b><br /><br />Enjoying the illustrations and frankness of Katie Kirby
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  For Mum, Dad, Robert, and Charles
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1.
  
  I SET JOSIE GRAHAM ON fire.
  
  And, okay, yes it was bad, but it was an accident and not entirely my fault.
  Everyone thinks I did it on purpose. They think Mrs. Ginnwell is a hero.
  
  If you ask me, Mrs. Ginnwell made the whole thing worse. A little bit of water
  would have sorted everything out just fine. It was only the ends of her hair,
  and a fire extinguisher was a very dramatic plan of action. I mean, Josi