Readers are devouring Tiger Mother Amy Chua’s memoir about raising her kids according to the Chinese parenting style. Memoirs about parenting can be controversial, as this book has proven to be, but they can also be enlightening, joyful, heartbreaking or uproariously funny. Place a hold on “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” then check out these other worthwhile titles about the adventure of parenting (or grandparenting)!
- “Manhood for Amateurs” by Michael Chabon
- “Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters” by JoAnn Deak
- “Making Toast: A Family Story” by Roger Rosenblatt
And for a totally different (and hilarious) take on parenting from another Asian-American author, check out Sandra Tsing Loh’s “Mother on Fire.” Loh’s a real, anxiety-ridden, raunchy, rum-and-coke kind of mom faced with the daunting task of getting her kid into a decent kindergarten.