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©2026
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279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Introduction -- Hello hi hello -- Press the red button -- Kiara doesn't want to grow up -- Shall we pal? -- Feeling in the present tense -- Playing pretend and making believe -- Single-handedly changing the world -- Dreaming of labor -- Sloan's tips for success -- A heart inside of a heart inside of a heart inside of a heart that goes on forever -- Avery's tips for falling in love -- Outer child -- Field day
"A guide to finding your way back to the joy, imagination, silliness, and creativity of being a child"-- Provided by publisher
Being a grown-up isn't all it's cracked up to be. What if we got back in touch with the joy, freedom, silliness, and creativity of being a kid? When we were children, we were passionate, imaginative, and curious, and we loved without judgment. Now we are adults . . . neurotic, anxious, socially inept, and oh so very lonely. Why did we rush to become grown-ups? Why must we trade dream jobs for high-paying ones, tree climbing for social climbing, and juice boxes for juice cleanses? Is it possible to get back what we lost? Julian Shapiro-Barnum, comedian, former child, and creator/host of the viral, beloved show Recess Therapy, has spent the past five years interviewing thousands of children. He's talked to them about everything from love, anger, and death to Spider-Man and farts. And he's gathered a wealth of information leading him to believe that there's a lot we can learn from kids on how to live a better life