The genres of this novel are Humor, Parenting and Families and Memoir.
Matteo Bussolo writes his memoirs of his life as a Cartoonist, his family, wife and three young daughters, and his dogs. These are written in sections of seasons, and are like essays or reflections written within a diary or journal.
The author's descriptions of his interactions with his three little girls is priceless. One never knows what comes out of the mouths of babes. I like that he is involved in taking care of his girls, cooking, and taking them to nursery school. He stays up at night when they are sick, and is comfortable in taking on this role.
Seldom do we see how a "father" feels and reacts emotionally to his family. It is nice to see that Matteo Bussolo responds to his daughters questions with a dash of humor.
This is a charming recollection and keepsake of a father's love and compassion for his family.

I had no idea who Matteo Bussola was before I read Sleepless Nights and Kisses for Breakfast. He is a designer and cartoonist who lives in Verona, Italy with his wife Paola and their three daughters, Virginia, Ginervra, and Melanie. He changed careers so that he could work from home. This book is a collection of anecdotes involving his daughters.

What a wonderful book. Matteo obviously loves his daughters very much and cherishes all of the moments that he is spends with them. It is is humorous and thoughtful.

This book is so charming. Each small story, made me smile. There is so much to learn from small children!

This would make a wonderful Father’s Day present or really anytime present.

I received an ARC copy of this book.

I get lots of emails from NetGalley, advertising various new books to request. Seeing this book, a reflection on fatherhood from Italian writer Matteo Bussola, I was instantly interested. How would an Italian man view fatherhood? Would it be any different from an American perspective? I read this book and came to a realization that should have been obvious already: Men in any country love and adore their children. This book was lovely to read and would be a perfect gift for a father to be, or any dad on Father's Day.

What I Liked:

This book is a series of small essays of fatherhood, originally published as Facebook posts. Each section celebrates small moments as a parent: the funny things young children say, the times you (the adult) get to rediscover little pleasures, etc. Parents will instantly recognize these times. People who are about to become parents will get a glimpse of what they are in for.

What I Was Mixed About:

The book doesn't really have a story in a traditional sense. It is broken up into seasons, but that is the only structure to the book. I wish the author could have put these stories in the context of his marriage, or of a period of time. This would give the reader a better understanding of how these stories fit into the rest of his life.

Also, I think this book presents a very idealized picture of parenthood. While I think it's great that the author is such a happy parent, most people have a mixture of emotions about parenthood. There are worries about whether or not we are messing up our kids (maybe that's my own fear!), concerns over money, and lack of time with our partners. With the exception of showing how tired he and his wife were, there seemed to be no other problems in their life. A fuller picture would have provided more balance.

Unfortunately this was a DNF. As a parent I really wanted to like this book but unfortunately I didn't. The writing style wasn't for me

This is a debut book by Matteo and its done really good. I like the format it has been writing in, headlines instead of chapters. It gave me a sneak peek into what each section would be about. I liked the writing and hearing about him been a father at home with his three daughters. Even though it was good, I thought it would be funnier. Despite I read it quite quickly and hope that more of Matteo's work is translated into English as I'd like to read more.

Life is a series of moments, which I rarely stop and notice at the time, at least until I get a good reminder to slow down and enjoy what's right in front of me. And that's exactly what Sleepless Nights and Kisses for Breakfast is: a reminder to slow down and appreciate the moments you get with those you love. 

An Italian bestseller recently translated into English, this charming collection of vignettes of fatherhood is sweet, funny, moving, adorable, and utterly absorbing. Author Matteo Bussola is a comic book illustrator by trade, but his truest job is to be a partner to Paola and father to young daughters Virginia, Ginevra, and Melania. These are the years of nursery school and endless cartoon reruns, of picky eaters and dress-up, of first sleepovers and endless questions. Bussola reacts to all of it with insight and the understanding that these are the years that matters. And we are lucky enough to have him collect those moments and share them with us all.

Written in short chapters, which make for quick reading, this lovely memoir reminds you not just of the magic of children but of the magic that all our lives can have when we notice the moments. He speaks of love like a poet, of responsibility like a leader, of parenthood like someone who hasn't had a decent night's sleep in years . . . but who wouldn't have it any other way. 

These sweet memories that Bussola share make me fall in love with him, with his family, with his small Italian village, and with life itself. The life he describes is the kind I want to live (although without 3 small children). I want to find the charm in the simple moments. I want to make notes now about how love feels in its best moments. I want to be completely awake to the best of life. And I want the pizza. And the beer. And the ice cream. I want those too. 

And another thing I want? More books written by Matteo Bussola. 



Galleys for Sleepless Nights and Kisses for Breakfast were provided by the publisher through NetGalley.com.

Worth reading, first time reading from this author, its a blog, of a stay at home Dad whose wife works several days a week, He is the support of their three small daughters , and describes his profession as that of a cartoonist..Delightful stories of one man's experiences with his children. Really enjoyful, I was given a copy for my honest review, and I really enjoyed it.

Sleepless Nights and Kisses for Breakfast: Reflections on Fatherhood by Matteo Bussola is full of entertaining vignettes about his experiences as a father. Most parenting books I’ve read are written by mothers, and this book written by a father was such a wonderful, fresh perspective. Matteo Bussola has a writing style that seems quite casual at first and then you realize how deep the words have become. It is a sweet, wonderful book that will have you laughing at times and crying at other times. What an amazing book! I highly recommend it to anyone who needs a fresh perspective on what really matters in life. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

This is a beautiful, funny, and heart-warming picture of family life. Matteo is funny without being acerbic and sentimental without being maudlin. Excellent read for anyone.

I could not get into this book. I was wanting it to be more of a graphic novel or a put together story. It felt like it was in bits and pieces.

Gave up after reading about half. Could not get into the book, characters or vignettes. Seemed very mundane and boring to me. Nothing more.

Matteo Bussola is a man who understands what is important in life; loving family and enjoying each moment and making the most of it. This memoir about raising three young daughters (ages 8, 4 and 2) as a work-at-home-dad is endearing, heartwarming and witty. Every child should have a father who cherishes them as this one does his, and who can answer their questions about life with such insight and warmth! I loved the concept of breaking the sections of the book into seasons of the year (and of life).

Thank you, Matteo, for sharing your feelings with us. I will remember this book for some time to come!

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author and Penguin Group for providing me with an e-ARC of this book to read (and enjoy thoroughly)!

What a perfect look at fatherhood! A quick read and poignant read exploring the joys and randomness of being a father. You can feel the love of the author for his children come through in this book, and this love can only make you want to be as a parent yourself.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Penguin Group- Tarcher Perigree for the ARC of "Sleepless Nights and Kisses for Breakfast" by Matteo Bussola for my honest review.
The genres of this novel are Humor, Parenting and Families and Memoir.
Matteo Bussolo writes his memoirs of his life as a Cartoonist, his family, wife and three young daughters, and his dogs. These are written in sections of seasons, and are like essays or reflections written within a diary or journal.
The author's descriptions of his interactions with his three little girls is priceless. One never knows what comes out of the mouths of babes. I like that he is involved in taking care of his girls, cooking, and taking them to nursery school. He stays up at night when they are sick, and is comfortable in taking on this role.
Seldom do we see how a "father" feels and reacts emotionally to his family. It is nice to see that Matteo Bussolo responds to his daughters questions with a dash of humor.
This is a charming recollection and keepsake of a father's love and compassion for his family.

"...in my opinion, there are two decisive moments in a man's life: there's the before, and there's the after. The before and after aren't the same for everyone...When you become a father, your after weighs about seven and a half pounds. You can tell even from the first second that this will be a definitive after, the only thing in your life there's no turning back from. Not even if you wanted to, not even if you tried your hardest - no matter what you do with your future, this after will never change."

This is one of the best encapsulations of what it means to be a parent that I've ever seen. It's completely true - but I'd take it back a step. I think the after starts the moment you know you will have a child. But quibbling about timing aside, the sentiment holds. This is a lovely book that is full of such sentiments - intermingled with a series of darling-cute anecdotes about the author's particular parental experiences. The book is sweet - sometimes almost too much so, but that's part of parenting too. I have collected tens of thousands of words worth of stories about my daughter (and she's not even four), most of which probably strike a saccharine chord in the friends and family I force to hear them (over and over again)... This collection rang true for me precisely because it occasionally demonstrated that element of over-the-top cuteness. It made it a book to read in fits and starts - like listening to my friends' kid stories. But it was sweet and funny and tender and worth the read nevertheless - again, just like listening to my friends...

Finding a book that shows the father’s perspective is really refreshing. Matteo Bussola is obviously a hands-on father, and I enjoyed reading his observations on day-to-day life with his three daughters, all of whom seem very smart and capable of keeping their parents on their toes. This book truly does “remind people to savor the present and appreciate the simple things in life,” as the cover description states.

As a father of a young daughter with a second one on the way, I found this collection of stories about Matteo, his wife, and his three young girls very enjoyable. He does a good job of displaying the innocence, beauty, curiosity, and wonder of children. He also depicts the challenges and joys of fatherhood. This book is well worth reading.

Some of my favorite passages:

"Being a father teaches you to focus, always."

"I don't feel like an adult getting old while my daughters become young women; I'm more like a tireless vagrant filling his pockets with stones from the side of the road. Each of those stones is a memory that tells me that I was there. The stones slow me down and make me heavy, but each one anchors me to the present and makes me the foundation for someone else's future."

"To remind myself that my role as an adult and a father isn't to be right, but to acknowledge rightness when I see it. Not only to protect, but also to be protected. Not just to guide, but to let myself be led. To remind myself that children aren't right because they're children, but have a right to their childlike logic."

Sleepless Nights and Kisses for Breakfast is full of adorable little stories about a father and his daughters. I found myself smiling often and even having a chuckle or two. I loved seeing this sort of thing through a father's eyes for once as it's not very common. A lovely book and worth the read.

Cute little stories from a father about his three daughters.

I had some smiles, a chuckle or two. I think it's like everyone believes, our own children are the funniest we've ever seen. Everything they do is so cute.

Thanks to Penguin Group and Net Galley for allowing me to read and review this book.

Every parent can relate to something in this parenting collection: the exhilaration of alone time coupled with the anxiety that your little ones are growing up too fast. My favorite was Never Completely as dear daddy struggles to capture the nuances of school dropoff to his wife and failing. It could be that nuance and flow were lost in translation. At any rate, I found a chuckle or two in the remainder of the book, but the rest of the collection was very one note. I was looking for a more varied tale on Matteo's day to day. Instead, I found that one season was much like the previous. Sleepless Nights is a bit of mixed bag for me.