{"product_id":"9780718184308-how-it-works-the-grandparent","title":"How it Works: The Grandparent","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe PERFECT GIFT for that special grandparent you know so well and love with all your heart but whom you haven't got a clue what to get her for a present. Not a bloody clue.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrandparents are versatile. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey are babysitters, weather forecasters, mother's helpers, sweet collectors, child-minders, knitwear suppliers, au pairs, curators of G-plan furniture and providers of day-care for the under twelves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRetirement is an exhausting job.\u003cbr\u003e_______________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrandparents spend a lot of time in the garden making everything tidy and pretty, so they have something tidy and pretty to look at while they are doing the gardening\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This delightful book is part of the Ladybird series specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther titles in the Ladybirds for Grown Ups series: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow it Works: The Student\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Cat\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Dog\u003cbr\u003eThe Ladybird Book of the Meeting\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of Red Tape\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the People Next Door\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Sickie\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Zombie Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow it Works: The Husband\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Wife\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Mum\u003cbr\u003e How it Works: The Dad\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Hangover\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Shed\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of Dating\u003cbr\u003e The Ladybird Book of the Hipster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31390152753249,"sku":"9780718184308","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34322094_7d3e5c43-5ada-43f1-86b8-562b2cf50b7d.jpg?v=1747258274","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780718184308-how-it-works-the-grandparent","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}