How to Be a Person: 65 Hugely Useful, Super-Important Skills to Learn Before You're Grown Up

For the kid who leaves a wet towel wadded up on the floor or forgets to put a new roll on the toilet-paper thingy, witty parenting writer and etiquette columnist Catherine Newman has created the ultimate guidebook of essential life skills for kids. Jam-packed with tips, tricks, and advice -- all illustrated in an irresistible graphic novel-style -- How to Be a Person shows kids just how easy it is to free themselves from parental nagging and become more dependable -- and they'll like themselves better, too They'll learn how to do chores like loading the dishwasher and making a bed, brush up on communication skills like making a phone call and apologizing, and master 61 other super-helpful skills including how to stick up for somebody, fold a T-shirt, and turn a 33-cent package of ramen into dinner. Improve work-life balance for the whole family with this kids' guide to growing up.


Author: Catherine Newman
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 05/26/2020
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781635861822
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 05/01/2020 pg. 76
Booklist 05/15/2020 pg. 41

About the Author
Newman, Catherine: - Catherine Newman is the author of the award-winning bestseller How to Be a Person, as well as two parenting memoirs: Waiting for Birdy and Catastrophic Happiness, and a middle-grade novel, One Mixed-Up Night. She's also the co-author of Stitch Camp. Newman is the etiquette columnist for Real Simple magazine and the editor of the James Beard Award-winning kids' cooking magazine ChopChop. A regular contributor to publications including the New York Times, O, the Oprah Magazine, Parents, and Cup of Jo, Newman lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family. Visit her at catherinenewmanwriter.com.