Why I Want It

Other gloriously useless things you definitely need:

HTML for Babies Board Book

A colorful board book titled HTML for Babies, showing web design concepts on the cover.

Ensure your toddler is ready to dominate the tech industry before they can even tie their own shoes. HTML for Babies is a board book that introduces preschoolers to web design, making it the ultimate gift for parents who want their kids to be overqualified by age three.

Alphabet of Terrible Advice

Alphabet of Terrible Advice

Finally, a way to ruin your life with actual style and literary flair. K is for Knifeball provides 80 pages of hilarious limericks and parody advice that are perfectly useless for anyone trying to be a functional human being, making it the ultimate chaotic gift.

$6ishWANT IT

Dad in Jail Storybook

Book cover featuring a large brown dog character in a striped shirt next to a small illustrated scene.

This children's book explains exactly what to expect when a parent goes to jail. It’s a strangely practical way to handle a heavy family reality, offering a gentle, illustrated guide for kids who need to understand why Dad isn't home for dinner.

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Cat Plotting Guidebook

Red guidebook book cover showing a cat plotting with a skull thought bubble.

Your cat isn't just "being cute"; they are likely calculating the exact moment of your demise. This hilarious guidebook from The Oatmeal helps you identify the subtle signs of feline world domination. It’s the oddly specific, slightly paranoid gift for anyone who suspects their pet is a tiny, furry assassin.

$9ishWANT IT

Middle Class Problems Book

Humorous book cover titled Middle Class Problems showing a man in a yellow shirt holding his head.

Finally, a book that validates your existential dread about owning a lawnmower and a slightly too expensive toaster. Middle Class Problems by Benjamin Lee turns the soul-crushing absurdity of modern life into a hilarious comedy, making it the perfect gift for anyone currently drowning in suburban mediocrity.

$142ishWANT IT

Traumatize Your Children Book

Humorous parenting book cover featuring a cartoon child and the title How to Traumatize Your Children.

Secure your legacy as a parental disaster with the "How to Traumatize Your Children" book. This witty guide offers seven proven methods to screw up your kids with skill and humor, making it the perfect gift for parents who want to be their wittiest, most chaotic selves.

$8ishWANT IT

Ex-Wife's Wedding Dress Book

Hardcover blue book featuring a person in a white wedding dress on a rustic wooden surface.

101 Uses for My Ex-Wife's Wedding Dress is the petty masterpiece your bookshelf is missing. This hilarious guide turns matrimonial wreckage into practical household items, making it the perfect gift for anyone who wants to handle a messy breakup with maximum creative spite.

How Not to Kill Your Baby

Humorous parenting guide book titled How Not to Kill Your Baby featuring a teddy bear and a wild bear.

There is a book dedicated to ensuring you don't accidentally kill your baby. How Not to Kill Your Baby is the ultimate survival guide for new parents who need a laugh while navigating the terrifying, sleep-deprived chaos of raising a tiny human without causing a catastrophe.

Crap Taxidermy Book

Hardcover Crap Taxidermy book with a humorous illustration of a fox standing on a wooden stand.

Your coffee table deserves the chaotic energy of Crap Taxidermy, a book dedicated to the glorious failures of preservation. From "Dieting Foxes" to "Tabby Gymnastics," these cursed images prove that sometimes, the only thing better than a preserved animal is a really messed-up one.

$9ishWANT IT

Book of Unusual Knowledge

Gold-bordered hardcover book featuring ancient ruins and the title Unusual Knowledge resting on wood.

The Book of Unusual Knowledge is a 704-page hardcover dedicated entirely to bizarre facts you never asked for but definitely need to know. It’s the ultimate weapon for winning every argument and making your friends slightly uncomfortable with your superior, unsolicited trivia and weirdly specific information.

$10ishWANT IT

Harry Potter Pop-Up Book

Harry Potter pop-up book cover illustration of Hogwarts castle and a winged figure.

The Harry Potter Pop-Up Book literally manifests Hogwarts and Diagon Alley in 3D right in front of your face. It’s packed with magical scenes and behind-the-scenes movie secrets, making it the perfect way to relive the wizarding world without the risk of actually being expelled.

$24ishWANT IT

Spare Time Money Book

Bright orange book cover showing a shadowy figure and the title "How to Make Money in Your Spare Time.

When your friend complains about their 9-to-5 again, hand them "How to Make Money in Your Spare Time." This satirical guide offers hilarious, useless side hustle ideas for anyone who wants to turn their leisure time into a fortune without actually trying.

$9ishWANT IT