{"product_id":"how-to-be-a-person-65-hugely-useful-super-important-skills-to-learn-before-youre-grown-up-9781635861822","title":"How to Be a Person: 65 Hugely Useful, Super-Important Skills to Learn Before You're Grown Up","description":"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 -- \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Person\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewman, Catherine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Catherine Newman is the author of the award-winning bestseller \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Person, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as two parenting memoirs: \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Birdy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCatastrophic Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, and a middle-grade novel, \u003ci\u003eOne Mixed-Up Night\u003c\/i\u003e. She's also the co-author of \u003ci\u003eStitch Camp\u003c\/i\u003e. Newman is the etiquette columnist for \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the editor of the James Beard Award-winning kids' cooking magazine \u003ci\u003eChopChop. \u003c\/i\u003eA regular contributor to publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParents\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCup of Jo, \u003c\/i\u003eNewman lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family. Visit her at catherinenewmanwriter.com.","brand":"Storey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593711554834,"sku":"9781635861822","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_837d490e-ddb3-40d1-b118-4c925c4be0ba.jpg?v=1732120803","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-be-a-person-65-hugely-useful-super-important-skills-to-learn-before-youre-grown-up-9781635861822","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}