New children's book explains how mommy's plastic surgery made her boobs look like cantaloupes.

What's the market for a children's picture book about moms getting cosmetic surgery? No one specifically tracks the number of tummy-tuck-and-breast-implant combos (or "mommy makeovers," as they're called), but according to the latest numbers from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast augmentation was the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure last year, with 348,000 performed (up 6 percent over 2006). Of those, about one-third were for women over 40 who often opt for implants to restore lost volume in their breasts due to aging or pregnancy weight gain. There were 148,000 tummy tucks—up 1 percent from the previous year.

Maybe the next children's book can be entitled "Why does Mommy dress like a hooker?" or "Why does Daddy take that little blue pill before he goes golfing?".

If only there were a procedure or pill that made people into good parents.

Now that might be research worth doing.