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Title details for Becoming Better Grownups by Brad Montague - Available

Becoming Better Grownups

Rediscovering What Matters and Remembering How to Fly

by Brad Montague
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A New York Times-bestselling author looks for the meaning of a good life by seeking advice from the very young and the very old.
When his first book tour ended, Brad Montague missed hearing other people's stories so much that he launched what he dubbed a Listening Tour. First visiting elementary schools and later also nursing homes and retirement communities, he hoped to glean new wisdom as to how he might become a better grownup. Now, in this playful and buoyant book, he shares those insights with rest of us —timeless, often surprising lessons that bypass the head we're always stuck in, and go straight to the heart we sometimes forget.
Each of the book's three sections begins with the illustrated story of "The Incredible Floating Girl." Brad weaves this story together with lessons of success, fear, regret, gratitude, love, happiness, and dreams to reveal the true reason we are here: to fly, and to help others fly.
Beautifully designed and featuring Montague's own whimsical 4-color illustrations that appeal to the kid in all of us, Becoming Better Grownups shares the purpose and meaning we can all discover merely by listening, and reveals that—in a world that seems increasingly childish—the secret to joy is in fact to become more childlike.

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  • Release date

    March 31, 2020

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

      • ISBN: 9780525537854

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780525537854

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780525537854
      • File size: 144736 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from March 1, 2020

      Montague, creator of the web series Kid President, presents a recipe along the lines of cartoonist Dav Pilkey's Dog Man to help adult readers reclaim the laughter and exuberance of childhood. He distills his findings after visiting more than 100 classrooms across the United States and asking the schoolchildren what they want from adults. The answer: kids want adults to be present in their lives, to listen to and do things with them. Montague offers guidance in remembering what it was like to be a kid and how to view the world with eyes full of wonder. VERDICT A fantastic, fanciful guide to becoming not only a happier adult but one who gives back and helps the next generation.

      Copyright 2020 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

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