Laura Cornell

The six mean Herdman kids lie, steal, smoke cigars (even the girls) and then become involved in the community Christmas pageant.

Publisher Annotation: In a celebration of delayed gratification, New York Times bestselling duo Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell give readers a new self-help book for kids that explains why waiting can be wonderful-and can give you a reason to cheer all year round, from New Year's Day to Kwanzaa, and all the holidays in between.

A hard-working mother's extraordinary accomplishments are listed by her devoted child.

A tongue-in-cheek guide to operating a mom that offers advice on how to handle a mother with care, watch for signs of an impending blow-up, understand and meet a mom's basic needs, and take care of a mom in the best way possible.

A child finds that learning to have self control is hard, but it can also be fun.

While thinking about life as a race, a child wonders whether it is most important to finish first or to have fun along the way.