Everyone knows what a huge bestselling phenomenon THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS has become since its publication, inspiring a nationwide passion for adventure, fun, and all things drinmg. And now, just in time for warm weather and as a pocket-sized follow-up to the original--we’re bringing you THE POCKET DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS: THINGS TO DO.

A portable, pocket-sized take on the bestselling phenomenon, The Daring Book for Girls, this book is filled with many favorite activities from the original, plus some exciting new games, crafts, and projects. Whether following tips for riding a skateboard, learning how to run faster, or making a skirt out of a pillowcase, the most daring of girls will be occupied all season long. The Pocket Daring Book for Girls: Things to Do also includes the long-awaited chapter, Make Your Own Zip Line, along with classic instructions for activities like Fourteen Games of Tag, Marco Polo, How to Be a Spy, Washing the Car and Building a Campfire.

It would be remiss not to mention that the book teaches girls a skill not found in the original DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS, namely, how to make a fifteen-foot backyard geyser from a concoction of Mentos and Diet Coke, and that the book holds the definitive answer to the age-old question, Can you really fry an egg on the sidewalk? Join girls everywhere who are pursuing these delightful activities and living out the Daring Girls credo: Enjoy yourself. Learn new things. Lead an Interesting Life.

Author Biography

ANDREA J. BUCHANAN is the mother of a daughter and a son, both of whom are equally daring. Before she was a writer, she was a pianist who once performed a solo concert at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. This is her seventh book.

MIRIAM PESKOWITZ is the mother of two girls, inmcluding an eight-year-old who climbs trees and leads spy missions in the backyard. She has been a camp counselor, an historian, a blogger, a musician, a professor, and is the author of several books, including THE TRUTH BEHIND THE MOMMY WARS.