{"product_id":"the-first-little-bastard-to-bill-richardson-9781487000547","title":"The First Little Bastard to Call Me Gramps: Poems of the Late Middle Ages","description":"\u003cp\u003eBill Richardson, winner of the Stephen Leacock medal for humour and former CBC Radio personality, delivers a \"fresh and frisky\" poetic take on transitioning into life as a retiree and living through the golden years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their frank and witty delivery, Richardson's illustrated retirement rhymes for the hoary-headed do not just playfully reveal the inevitable weakening that afflicts the mind and body as the years wear on, they also cast light on the ageless, exuberant spirit that too often remains hidden inside. From retirement homes, cruises, and grandchildren to liver spots, memory problems, and geriatric sex, Richardson's candid reflections on the trials, tribulations, and humiliations of growing old are funny, sharp, and irreverent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated by award-winning artist Roxanna Bikadoroff, \u003cem\u003eThe First Little Bastard to Call Me Gramps\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential companion to the graces, and disgraces, of ageing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487000545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487000547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e House of Anansi Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.70w x 0.50d","brand":"Bill Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980518326527,"sku":"9781487000547","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19795dc3-16a2-4fbf-bada-da7015f8350e.jpg?v=1683250360","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-first-little-bastard-to-bill-richardson-9781487000547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}