Humorous writer and Catherine Newman has created the ultimate guidebook to becoming a person.  It’s written for kids, and she joined Jon, Joe and Courtney on the air to explain.

            The book is jam-packed with tips, tricks, and skills!. It’s all illustrated in an irresistible graphic novel–style. The book 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 deal with dirty rooms, care for pets and cactuses, stick up for somebody, and fold a T-shirt. They’ll even get a crash course on 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).

Some other tips from the book:

* How to plunge a toilet

* How to manage your money

* How to calculate a tip

* How to wrap a gift

* How to do a load of laundry

* How to have a conversation

* How to and the importance of writing a thank you note

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