Product Description: Let's face it: Being a kid isn't easy. Compared to adults, kids are inexperienced, powerless, and short. Just as it would be irresponsible to send travelers to a strange city without a map, it would be wrong to let defenseless kids navigate a world inhabited by parents, teachers, and other adults without an in-depth guide to how the older (although not necessarily smarter) half lives...read more

A humorous revelation of the real reasons why adults tell children to do things, such as 'Eat your vegetables,' 'Comb your hair,' and 'Don't blow bubbles in your milk'

In the follow-up to The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups, a Caldecott Medal winner reveals more of the real reasons grown-ups tell kids to do things such as brush their teeth or clean under the bed. Reprint.