Silly Daddy

254 pg. Full Size, B+W w/color cover, First Printing June 2004. By Joe Chiappetta

Imagine Van Gogh with a wife and kid today… that's Silly Daddy. Parenting has never been more profound. Joe Chiappetta's autobiographical search for the meaning of life turns up surreal truths and belly laughs. He's an untamed artist, a devoted father, and a confused husband. They take MasterCard, not masterpieces at the grocery store: an economic reality that sends him reeling. If you've ever felt like flunking out of the middle class and family time is running out, this book is for you. Fourteen years in the making, Silly Daddy is the true life story that captures the struggles and victories of what it means to give life your all and come up short. Illinois cartoonist Joe Chiappetta turns autobiographical storytelling into a family odyssey of road trips, break-ups, romance, sci-fi adventure, big laughs, deep thoughts, and redemption.