About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is grappling with the weight of responsibility, feeling misunderstood by school systems, or beginning to ask deeper questions about an absent parent. Set in a rough-around-the-edges classroom of underachievers, the story follows Simon as he is forced to care for a six-pound bag of flour as if it were a real infant. What begins as a hilarious school experiment quickly turns into a profound journey of self-discovery. Through the lens of caring for his flour baby, Simon begins to understand the sacrifices of parenthood and finally processes his feelings regarding the father who left him years ago. It is a brilliant blend of British humor and raw emotional honesty that treats the complexities of growing up with the respect they deserve.
