Things My Son Needs to Know about the World is a father's humorous attempt to explain how the world works to his two-year-old son
Fredrik Backman, the bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Britt-Marie Was Here, hilariously skewers all the anxieties and shortcomings of 21st-century parents in a charming book full of honest fears and unconditional declarations of love that will touch every reader's heart.
To my son. I apologise in advance. For everything I get wrong. For everything I do not get around to. For the minibus. For the shorts. For the "This fine body was built by beer" T-shirt. For trying to high-five your friends. For this book. A book about things I think you should know about the world. About football, IKEA, what it is like to be a man, about God and deep-fried Snickers bars. About what it is like to lose your car keys and why Daddy had to kill a singing plastic giraffe.
Most of this book is about trying to be a good parent. Because I want you to know that I really did my best.
Nobody has Googled as much as I have.
