The Lunch-Box Chronicles (Paperback)

Paperback. Child Magazine Best Book of the Year"For me, parenting is like dieting.Every day, I wake up filled with resolve and good intentions, perfection in view, and every day I somehow stray from the path.The difference is with dieting, I usually make it to lunch. . . ."With the candor and often hilarious outlook that have made her a beloved commentator on NPR, Marion Winik takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through modern parenthood, with all of its attendant anxieties and joys.A single mother with two small boys, Winik knows exactly what she's talking about, from battles over breakfast and bedtime to the virtues of pre-packaged food and weightier issues like sex education and sibling rivalry. Part memoir and part survival guide, The Lunch-Box Chronicles is an engaging philosophy of parenting from a staunch realist, who knows that kids and their parents both will inevitably fall far short of perfection, and that a "good enough mom" really is, in fact, good enough. The acclaimed author of "Telling" and "First Comes Love" offers a wise, candid, and often hilarious view of the joys and anxieties of parenting--1990s style. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…