18 Books Every Mom Needs in Her Beach Bag This Summer

A fictional father recounts his hilarious family history to his college-aged children in author Alex Shahla's Lying to Children ($14). A hilarious celebration of suburban families and the reality of raising kids, you'll laugh out loud at the interconnected vignettes, centered around the untruths parents regularly tell their children (i.e. "Daddy Loves his Job" and "There's a Jolly Fat Man who Brings You Presents (Assembly Required)."