This how-to book for kids aged 10 and up passes along essential life skills — without the parental nagging。

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， writer and etiquette columnist Catherine Newman has written a guidebook to becoming a person whom everyone will like being around more。 Jam-packed with tips， tricks， and skills — all illustrated in an graphic-novel style — this book shows kids just how easy it is to free themselves from parental nagging and become a more dependable person — 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）。