Father Knows Less

Kids ask the darndest questionsaand the answers make for a afunny and fascinatinga("Publishers Weekly") book.
Wendell Jamiesonas son, Dean, has always had a penchant for asking odd questions. aDad, what would hurt moreagetting run over by a car, or getting stung by a jellyfish?a aDad, why do policemen like donuts?a aDad, does Mona Lisa wear shoes?a Because Dad is a newspaperman and city editor for "The New York Times," he decided to seek out the real answers to Deanas questions from top expertsamovie directors and ship captains, brain surgeons and stabbing victims, a Buddhist monk and a bra fitter, and even Yoko Ono. Their father-son journey for answers to the toughaand weirdaquestions of life is a sometimes surprising, often hilarious, and always fascinating celebration of the value and beauty of childlike curiosity.