How to Be a Person: 65 Hugely Useful, SuperImportant Skills to Learn before You're Grown Up

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!For the kid who leaves a wet towel wadded up on the floor or forgets to put a new roll on the toiletpaper thingy, witty parenting writer and etiquette columnist Catherine Newman provides the ultimate guidebook of essential life skills for kids.Jampacked with tips, tricks, and skillsall illustrated in an irresistible graphic novelstylethis book shows kids just how easy it is to become more dependableand like themselves better, too!

Theyll learn how to clean dirty rooms, care for pets and cactuses, stick up for somebody, and fold a Tshirt.Theyll even get a crash course in using the kitchen (including how to turn a 33cent package of ramen into dinner) and a boot camp for lending a hand outside the house (mowing, shoveling, and fixing something loose has never been easier).This handbook to becomingbeyond helpfulpromises that every kid can be a valuable member of the grownup world.