Great book- lighthearted way for young people to think about what to do in a social situation. My kids would read it aloud in the carpool and never tired of it.

The fact that this book is no longer in print is just ridiculous. I own this book, and my friend and I used to spend hours with D.I.H.T.S.H.?, gagging with laughter! He kept asking where I got it, but I had to say it was out of print. Everyone should read this book. It's too good to pass up!

Have you always hated it when you did something and your relatives reprimanded you for it, even though you have no idea why, even when they say that it's bad manners? Well, now you will with this book! It's sort of a parody of those quizzes you find in those magazines like "Vogue" or "Seventeen" and those old, old etiquitte books. The right answers are obvious, but the wrong choices are ten times funnier! Edward Koren's pen-and-ink illustrations makes the book all the more funnier (or more disgusting--check out that kid who talked with his mouth full of corn), and Delia Ephron, who wrote an equally funny book about love, does magic to what could have been a really boring topic. By the looks of things today, nobody really pays attention to their manners anymore, do they? Do they?

Caution: Although this book might at first seem like it is made for children as one of the audiences, be aware that How to Eat Like a Child contains two instances of a vulgar four letter word beginning with "f."

How to Eat Like a Child would be a great gift to new parents . . . especially from their own parents!

This book has two appeals. First, to those who wish to remember their own youth. Second, for those who wish to remember what their children were like. In either case, you will find yourself feeling the situations in your body, in your mind, and in your emotions.

Ms. Ephron is a very good observer, and has a good memory for the way things work.

The title is actually just referring to one five-hundred word essay, that leads the book off. Ms. Ephron wrote this for The New York Times Magazine in 1977 and got a tremendous response, including an invitation to write more material. The result is this book which is filled with wit, wisdom, and love. I've captured a few brief excerpts to give you a flavor of how you will eat up the contents of this book:

Eating: "Cooked carrots: On way to mouth, drop in lap. Smuggle to garbage in napkin."

Watching television: "Your mother is calling you. Do not hear her . . . ."

Hanging up the telephone: "Are you still there?"

Playing: "After using your bed as a trampoline, transform your room into a giant spider web . . . ."

How to laugh: "Call a pizza parlor and send your teacher seven pizzas."

Caring for a pet dog: "Each day, procrastinate and complain until your mother finds it easier to feet it and walk it herself."

Birthday party guest: "If reminded, say thank you.
Go home.
Throw up."

School: "Tell your teacher for the second time this week, that you do not have your homework because the dog ate it."

Arranging to be excused from the dinner table: "Lean back until your chair rests precariously on its two back legs. Fall over."

Being sent to room: "Slam door."

How to torture sister: "Pretend to eat shaving cream . . . . Wanna try some?"

Ride in car: "Ask if you are almost there yet."

How to sleep: "Fall out of bed and don't wake up."

This book really deserves a sequel that focuses on how to be the parent of the child who is behaving like a child. I suspect that subject would be a lot funnier!

Think back. How would you behave if you were not constrained by so much socialization, guilt, and desire to please? Where would it be appropriate to adopt some of that wonderful freedom of childhood?

My mom had this book when I was a kid, and I thought it was funny then as it portrayed my brother and I when we were kids. Now I have three kids of my own, and they think it's pretty funny too. Anybody who has, or works with children would really enjoy the humor in this book.

This is a great Christmas book! It is too bad it is out of print. I can remember taking it with me to 3rd grade for sharing. I have read it every Christmas! It is fun and snappy, giving Santa and his raindeer plenty of personality. This is a pillar of our Christmas book collection because it is more than your average Christmas story.

If you are able to find this book it is well worth your while. I have been read the story every Christmas that I can clearly remember and it invokes great nostalgia. Children will love Alex, Santa, Teddy, and Jeremyinstead of Rudolph!!(: So will all other ages. The illustrations are great; some are in black and white, the rest are color and the dialogue is very funny! "Don't strp on the grass!!! Don't step on the grass!!" Have a blast reading a Christmas story that will never stay on your shelf!

This book is a bunch of short stories about divorced life. It has a great sence of humor and is very real-life.

This classic saga of sibling rivalry is one of the funniest books I have ever read. The atacks on the olders are hilariouse.

This musical is laugh-out-loud funny! This play was perfect!

How to eat an animal cracker, from novice to expert. The correct way to eat an Oreo cookie. Mashed potatoes, peas, blowing bubbles in milk. My favorite helpful hint is the care and feeding of the pet goldfish: overfeed and flush down toilet. You will laugh at yourself, and look at the children in your life a little differently.

This book is one of the funniest which I have ever read. If you have kids, get it for them-they will enjoy it immensely. One of mine lent it to one of their friends at school. She never gave it back! It is funny while incorporating good points about manners. It is a great read, and I strongly advise you to buy it.

This book is all about what life is like for a teenager. It gives you those embarassing moments plus what to do about them. I wouldn't take any of the advice seriously, but it's a great thing to read! It also proves that you can overcome anything you wish as a teenager. However, it also helps teenagers to see how obsessed they are with image. If you are a teenager, I highly recommend this book. If not, you'll still get a good laugh.

Hanging Up is about three sisters; Eve , the proclaimed 'doormat', Georgia, the 'self absorbed' magazine editor, and Maddy, the fun loving tv actress. With a dying father on top of many other problems, Eve is forced to take care of him, since the others don't seem to have the time.
Hanging Up is definately one of the best book-to-movie adaptions that stays true to the book, except for a few minor details. In the movie, it's Meg Ryan who gets in the whole "oops i was too busy on my cellphone to look so i accidently hit your car and my insurance is high so can we settle this privately" matter, while in the book it's her son Jesse. Overall, the story is a heartwarming journey through the three sisters estrangement back to their convergence. If you liked the movie, you'll definately like the book.

This story is what I am living through now, but my life is not quite as funny. The story is very close to home for me - though funnier than what I am experiencing. I felt as though Delia Ephron had interviewed me to get her story line! Even if you are lucky enough not to be able to identify with the story personally, you will still gain a great deal from this true-to-life look at fractured families, caregiver trials and hate/love relationships.

This has to be one of the best books I've ever read. I've read it many times and the quality of Delia's writing is superb. From Eve's troubles with her father, to Georgia's nationally known magazine, to Maddy's consistent wrong choices, this is a book full of non-stop laughter and fun. Sometimes we get so caught up in work, that we're always on the phone and don't take the time to realize that we're missing the most important things in our lives. Sometimes, it is necessary to disconnect. This book has a great moral and you won't be able to put it down. Don't forget to check out the movie (Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow, Walter Matthau). It's one of the best!