Last night, we were getting the kids ready for bed when Charlie, my four-year-old, went into the bathroom to brush his teeth and use the potty. Next thing I know, he's standing on the step stool, which perches him a good two feet above the toilet bowl, yelling, "LOOK HOW FAR MY PEE IS GOING! AND I'M NOT EVEN PEEING ON THE FLOOR!"

Boys. Sheesh.

A while back I wrote about Conn and Hal Igguldon's Dangerous Book for Boys, a guide to all the things that boys once knew but have now lost, like how to make invisible ink and build tree houses and identify different species of birds. I am still completely in love with this book, and after last night, I'm thinking it will really come in handy.

This week, Creative-Type Dad interviewed Conn Igguldon (which makes me green with envy, but anyway). They chat about how the book came to be, what got left out, and how Igguldon and brother (and co-author) Hal's childhood influenced the project. Turns out that they really did EVERYTHING in the book, just to be sure it could be done, which I find impressive. Those build-your-own-go-cart instructions? They build a real go-cart! Cool.

And yes, Igguldon also addresses the issue of sexism, although he doesn't apologize for writing a book specifically for boys: "I'd say 'what's wrong with celebrating boys?' I know there was a time when we all tried to believe that boys were basically girls who didn't wash much, but the reality is they are very different. They learn differently, think differently, and care about different things."

The Dangerous Book for Boys will be released in the US on May 1.