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Matt Coyne's Sunday Times bestselling memoirs Dummy and Man vs. Toddler follow his journey from bewildered new father to veteran of tantrums, soft-play and sleepless nights. Sharp, filthy-funny and surprisingly moving, this two-book paperback set captures every stage of early parenthood with brutal honesty and huge heart. A perfect gift for exhausted new parents who need a laugh and the reassurance that they are absolutely not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDummy began life as a viral blog post shared by millions of parents around the world, and grew into a Sunday Times bestselling book. In it, Matt Coyne recounts the chaos of his son Charlie's arrival with completely impractical advice for the bewildered new mum or dad, from \"Profanity Bingo\" for labour to a full categorisation of nappy disasters. Beneath the jokes sits a genuinely tender account of how becoming a parent changes a person forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMan vs. Toddler picks up where Dummy left off, following Charlie's transformation from an \"innocent bundle of joy\" into a toddler who talks back, throws tantrums and treats the living room like a war zone. Just as foul-mouthed and heart-warming as its predecessor, it dismantles the myth that parenting \"gets easier,\" instead offering laugh-out-loud, painfully recognisable observations on toddler logic, soft-play horrors and the general mayhem of raising a small human. Together, these two books form a warts-and-all diary of the early years of fatherhood that has resonated with parents worldwide, praised for being as hilarious as it is achingly honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Sunday Times bestselling parenting memoirs in one paperback set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaugh-out-loud funny with genuine emotional depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect gift for new parents, baby showers or toddler milestones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrutally honest, unfiltered look at real-life parenting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat value bundle - own the full story from newborn to toddler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMatt Coyne is from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. His life changed in September 2015 with the arrival of his son, Charlie. Three months into parenthood he began writing about his experience as a clueless first-time dad on the blog Man vs Baby, which quickly went viral and has since gathered hundreds of thousands of followers worldwide. Matt has written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, Private Eye and GQ, and both of his books have become Sunday Times bestsellers. 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Forget sanitised parenting manuals: this is a warts-and-all account of sleepless nights, nappy catastrophes and the disbelief of realising you're now responsible for another human being. Funny, tender and refreshingly free of judgement, it speaks directly to exhausted new parents who want to laugh rather than be lectured, offering solidarity and a reminder that nobody really knows what they're doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen Matt Coyne became a father, he did what any bewildered new dad might do: he wrote about it, and the internet responded in their millions. Dummy: The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting is the book that grew out of that outpouring, and it is unlike any parenting guide on the shelf. Rather than earnest advice on routines or weaning schedules, Coyne delivers a gloriously irreverent survival guide packed with material you won't find anywhere else, from a game of \"Profanity Bingo\" to help you through labour, to a full taxonomy of nappy disasters. Beneath the laughs, though, runs something more affecting: an honest, often moving portrait of how becoming a parent rewires you completely, turning ordinary people into a strange new species overnight. Coyne writes with the sharp, self-deprecating wit that made his blog a phenomenon, and readers who recognised themselves in his online posts will find the same voice here, just longer and more heartfelt. It's a book for the sleep-deprived, the overwhelmed, and anyone who has stood in a supermarket aisle at 2am wondering how their life got here. Praised as a hilarious but true account of new parenthood, Dummy has struck a chord with mums and dads across the country and become a word-of-mouth bestseller because it tells the truth, badly-behaved toddlers and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenuinely laugh-out-loud\u003c\/strong\u003e — comedy that cuts through parenting anxiety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrutally honest\u003c\/strong\u003e — no sugar-coating, no smug advice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect gift\u003c\/strong\u003e — ideal for baby showers and new parents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e — from the viral blog Man vs Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEasy to dip into\u003c\/strong\u003e — short, punchy chapters for tired readers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMatt Coyne was born and raised in Sheffield and, after a string of memorably terrible jobs including toilet roll packer and coat-hanger sorter, returned to education to complete an English degree at Manchester Metropolitan University. 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Coyne's writing first found fame through a viral blog post about new fatherhood, and Man vs. Toddler continues that same voice: foul-mouthed, warm, and painfully relatable. He covers tantrums in supermarkets, the peculiar horror of children's soft-play centres, the relentless negotiating over vegetables, and the strange grief of watching a baby become a fully formed little person with opinions. Nothing about toddlerdom is sugar-coated here; Coyne writes about sleepless nights, marriage under pressure, and the sheer exhaustion of modern parenting with total candour. Yet beneath the swearing and the chaos is real affection — for his son, his partner, and the messy, joyful business of raising a small human. 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