The Night Our Parents Went Out

A silly, absurdist tale that parents who need a night out can read aloud to reassure anxious little ones that they are indeed coming home!

What do mom and dad actually do on "date night?" In this picture book, two children who stay at home with a sitter when their parents go out for for an evening imagine a series of increasingly wild adventures that befall mom and dad during the course of date night. The babysitter plays along, while reassuring them that their parents are quite capable of handling a nightout--even one that includes runaway hot air balloons, camel caravans, and a daring rescue that requires using Mom's high heels as climbing crampons. (And to think they claimed to be going for just dinner and a
movie!)

Katie Goodman and Soren Kisiel, a wife-husband team, are the creators, writers, and directors of the comedy troupe Broad Comedy. They are also the co-founders of the Equinox Theatre Company, they run a summer theater camp for kids in Montana, and they do other co-things that led to co-parenting in recent years. Katie and Soren been nominated for the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award for their work in theatre. Their popular YouTube video, Sh*t Park Slope Parents Say, is a gently satirical take on modern parenting in Brooklyn. In addition to Broad Comedy, Katie has written for O, The Oprah Magazineand is the author of Improvisation For The Spirit: Live A Creative, Spontaneous, and Courageous Life Using the Tools of Improv Comedy.She is a nationally touring public speaker and leads retreats under the title "Improvisation For The Spirit." Soren is also an internationally touring improv comedian and an award-winning playwright. Katie Goodman and Soren Kisiel reside in Brooklyn, NY.