I admit it; I am a sucker for NEW:  new experiences, new adventures, new skills.  As a brand spanking New Year approaches, I was inspired to dream of the possibilities by this fun book, You Can Do It!  The Merit Badge Handbook for Grown-Up Girls.  It dares the reader to try something they’ve always wished they could do and then gives them step by step instruction and encouragement from mentors in their areas of expertise.  Want to learn how to skydive?  Knit?  Fix a car?  Be a wine connoisseur?   There are enough exciting challenges here to keep things plenty lively in 2012.  I can’t wait to earn Badge #33- Surfing!!

Looking to expand your world further?  Check out the Dangerous Book for Boys, where you can learn to build a treehouse, play poker, or pilot a go-cart.  This book is also available in Spanish.

In The Daring Book for Girls, you can learn to build a campfire, read palms, or install a tree swing.   Also available in Spanish and as an ebook.