Catherine Newman is the author of What Can I Say? and 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, Romper, Cup of Jo, and Grown & Flown, Newman lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family. Visit her at catherinenewmanwriter.com.
"Catherine Newman has created a starting place for loving,
productive conversations about independence, competence, and
kindness."-- Jessica Lahey, best-selling author of The Gift of
Failure "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 Untangled and Under Pressure
"An illustrated guide that teaches tweens (who aren't eager to
learn anything from you) life skills such as managing money, doing
the dishes, and addressing an envelope."-- Parents "Geared toward
kids -- but honestly, everyone in the house should brush up on
these cleaning and life skills." -- Real Simple "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." -- Booklist "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." -- School Library Journal
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