Johanna Stein -- Book Launch

Tuesday Nov 25 2014 8:00 pm, Winnipeg, Grant Park in Prairie Ink Restaurant

Winnipeg launch of How Not to Calm a Child on a Plane: And Other Lessons in Parenting from a Highly Questionable Source (Da Capo Lifelong Books).

For Johanna Stein (writer/comedian/forward/slash/abuser and occasionally neurotic/immature/way-too-candid mom), parenting is an extreme sport. Her stories from the trenches may not always be shared experiences—Have you ever wondered if your baby's "soft spot" is like a delete key? Trained your preschooler for a zombie invasion? Accused a nearly nude stranger of being pregnant? Made sweet, bimonthly love to your spouse while your toddler serenaded you through the adjoining wall? Attempted to calm your screaming baby on an airplane with a hand puppet, only to have it lead to one of the most disgusting experiences of your life?—but they will always make you laugh.

So, no, this book won't teach you how to deal with nipple blisters or Oedipal complexes. But if you want to learn why you should never attempt to play a practical joke in the hospital delivery room, then you're in the right place.

As a writer, director, and actor, former Winnipegger Johanna Stein's work has been seen in The NY Times, Parents Magazine, CBS, Comedy Central, Disney, PBS, Nickelodeon, The Oxygen Network, The Movie Network, VH-1, CBC and all over the Worldwide Internets. This book has recently been optioned by Will Arnett's production company as a possible series for CBS. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, their daughter, and a dog who once ate a couch.

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