Bunmi Laditan
Bunmi Laditan is the writer behind Honest Toddler, a parenting humorist and poet whose work now also includes Christian reflections, the God of Miracles podcast, and the David’s Diary children’s books.
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Overview
- Based in
- Quebec, Canada, by way of northern California
- Work
- Author, humorist, poet, and podcast host
- Breakout
- Honest Toddler, launched on Twitter in May 2012
- Bestseller
- Confessions of a Domestic Failure became a USA Today bestseller
Mini bio
How it started.
Before Honest Toddler, Bunmi worked from home managing social media for family brands. In May 2012, after a difficult week with her two-year-old, she began tweeting from a toddler’s point of view. Imagining the world from that small, stubborn perspective gave her a way to turn everyday parenting frustrations into comedy.
From tweets to books.
Honest Toddler led to a book deal within six months. She cut back on client work and wrote at night, eventually leaving her day job to focus on writing. The Honest Toddler became a satirical parenting guide, followed by Toddlers Are A**holes. She moved into fiction with Confessions of a Domestic Failure, a USA Today bestseller, then explored motherhood through the poems of Dear Mother.
Faith and new readers.
Dear God collects prayers and poems from her search for a renewed relationship with God. Her God of Miracles podcast and blog continue those conversations. In 2026, her David’s Diary series, illustrated by Elisa Rocchi, introduced young readers to a neurodivergent nine-year-old navigating camp, school, friendship, and faith.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026David’s Diary #3: The Big BullyAuthor
- 2026David’s Diary #2: The Science Fair SabotageAuthor
- 2026David’s Diary #1: The Summer Camp DisasterAuthor
- 2021Dear God: Honest Prayers to a God Who ListensAuthor
- 2019Dear Mother: Poems on the Hot Mess of MotherhoodAuthor
- 2018The Big BedAuthor
- 2017Confessions of a Domestic FailureAuthor
- 2013The Honest Toddler: A Child’s Guide to ParentingAuthor
Awards
Quotes
Writing from the perspective of a toddler has changed how I interact with them and see children.Bunmi Laditan, Associated Press interview
In a May 2015 interview about parenting satire, she explained how writing Honest Toddler affected her own parenting.
Trivia
- She started her first media company at eighteen, according to the Quebec Writers’ Federation.
- She considered publishing Toddlers Are A**holes under the pen name “Sopha King Tyerd.”
- She told the Associated Press she often slept after the children’s bedtime, then woke up to write late into the night.
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