How to Be: Six Simple Rules for Being the Best Kid You Can Be

The first collection of abridged versions of Munro Leaf's most popular children's guides to proper behavior, with retro-modern mid-century illustrations, makes the perfect gift for grandparents, parents, and children alike. Renowned children's author and illustrator Munro Leaf captured the whimsy and innocence of childhood for an entire generation of young readers. Now, more than fifty years later, those same readers are passing these stories on to their children and their children's children, and Leaf's body of children's books have achieved iconic status.

Collected here for the first time in one volume are some of Leaf's most cherished children's guides. With a charming mix of parental concern and gentle humor, and without ever sounding like a scold, Leaf has helped generations of American children (and adults) learn how to behave like grown-ups (in the company of grown-ups), how to speak politely, how to enjoy reading, and even how to remember to brush their teeth. With over 500,000 copies of his beloved books in print, this new edition will bring Leaf's unique voice to an entirely new group of young readers.