{"product_id":"how-to-be-a-person-65-hugely-useful-super-important-skills-to-learn-before-youre-grown-up","title":"How to Be a Person: 65 Hugely Useful, Super-Important Skills to Learn Before You're Grown Up","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Catherine Newman has created a starting place for loving, productive conversations about independence, competence, and kindness.\"-- Jessica Lahey, best-selling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Gift of Failure\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Kids will delight in this witty, clear, and fun-to-read handbook. And parents will rejoice in having Catherine Newman as a wise and warm partner in teaching our children nearly everything they should know -- but don't want to hear about from us!\" -- Dr. Lisa Damour, best-selling author of \n\u003ci\u003eUntangled\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eUnder Pressure\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An illustrated guide that teaches tweens (who aren't eager to learn anything from \n\u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e) life skills such as managing money, doing the dishes, and addressing an envelope.\"\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eParents\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Geared toward kids -- but honestly, everyone in the house should brush up on these cleaning and life skills.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Emphasizes why these skills are so important for kids to master and how good they'll feel once they do. The illustrations reflect diversity and avoid gender stereotypes. Entertaining way to teach valuable skills that every kid (and adult) needs to know.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This succinct and entertaining guidebook describes life skills with step-by-step instructions... No matter who is reading and enjoying the book, the skills are fleshed out with easy-to-understand steps and engaging illustrations.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Stuff You Need to Know to Land on Your Feet \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jam-packed with tips, tricks, and skills from best-selling author and advice columnist Catherine Newman, you'll learn how to manage whatever life throws your way. Your newfound independence is sure to make you - and the people around you - very happy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBecoming Your Best Self \n\u003cbr\u003e Other Beings: How to Care for the People, Pets, and Plants in Your Life \n\u003cbr\u003e Saying It Right: How to Be Kind and Get Your Point Across \n\u003cbr\u003e Dirty Things: How to Clean and Care for Your Home \n\u003cbr\u003e Edible Food: How to Make Meals and Find Your Way around the Kitchen \n\u003cbr\u003e You're Wearing \n\u003ci\u003eThat?\u003c\/i\u003e: How to Clean and Care for Your Clothes \n\u003cbr\u003e Your Two Cents: How to Get, Give, and Spend Money \n\u003cbr\u003e Useful Skills: How to Do Basic Important Things \n\u003cbr\u003e Thank You\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Catherine Newman has written the ultimate guidebook for kids, jam-packed with tips, tricks, and skills to become a more dependable person\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCatherine Newman \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \n\u003ci\u003eWhat Can I Say?\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Person, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novels \n\u003ci\u003eSandwich\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eWreck\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eWe All Want Impossible Things\u003c\/i\u003e, two parenting memoirs: \n\u003ci\u003eWaiting for Birdy\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, and a middle-grade novel, \n\u003ci\u003eOne Mixed-Up Night\u003c\/i\u003e. She's also the co-author of \n\u003ci\u003eStitch Camp\u003c\/i\u003e. Newman was the etiquette columnist for \n\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the editor of the James Beard Award-winning kids' cooking magazine \n\u003ci\u003eChopChop. \u003c\/i\u003eA regular contributor to publications including the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eCup of Jo, \u003c\/i\u003eand\n\u003ci\u003e Grown \u0026amp; Flown, \u003c\/i\u003eNewman lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family. Visit her at catherinenewmanwriter.com and on her Substack, Crone Sandwich.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 provides the ultimate guidebook of essential life skills for kids.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jam-packed with tips, tricks, and skills--all illustrated in an irresistible graphic novel-style--this book shows kids just how easy it is to become more dependable--and like themselves better, too! They'll learn how to clean dirty rooms, care for pets and cactuses, stick up for somebody, and fold a T-shirt. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They'll even get a crash course in using the kitchen (including how to turn a 33-cent 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). \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This handbook to becoming beyond helpful promises that every kid can be a valuable member of the grown-up world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2020 pg. 76 (EAN 9781635861822, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/15\/2020 pg. 41 (EAN 9781635861822, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eNewman, Catherine\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCatherine Newman is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eWhat Can I Say?\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning bestseller \n\u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Person, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as two parenting memoirs: \n\u003ci\u003eWaiting for Birdy\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, and a middle-grade novel, \n\u003ci\u003eOne Mixed-Up Night\u003c\/i\u003e. She's also the co-author of \n\u003ci\u003eStitch Camp\u003c\/i\u003e. Newman is the etiquette columnist for \n\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the editor of the James Beard Award-winning kids' cooking magazine \n\u003ci\u003eChopChop. \u003c\/i\u003eA regular contributor to publications including the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eRomper\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eCup of Jo, \u003c\/i\u003eand\n\u003ci\u003e Grown \u0026amp; Flown, \u003c\/i\u003eNewman lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family. 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