Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (Paperback)

~ (Author) "Some people want to be astronauts or ballet dancers or plumbers..." (more)
Key Phrases: Pinkerton Silverfish

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Milo, tired of problems with his sister, parents, and classmates, finds a book in the library which promises to make him perfect in just three days.

About the Author

Born in Cincinnati, Tom Huffman grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, and received a degree in fine arts from the University of Kentucky. He now lives in New York City and has illustrated other books for Clarion including "The Dove Dove" by Marvin Terban and "Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!" by Stephen Manes.

Stephen Manes and Paul Andrews Stephen Manes has covered the computer industry for more than ten years as a columnist and contributing editor for PC Magazine, PC/Computing, and PC Sources. Paul Andrews reports on technology for the Seattle Times where he covers Microsoft and writes a weekly column on computers. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440413494
• ISBN-13: 978-0440413493
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #54,313 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Give 'em 3 days and YOU TOO could be perfect!!, February 8, 2001

By	Chess Heart "paxbear" (Cattauraugus County, NY) - See all my reviews

Who says that nobody's perfect? Certainly not Dr. K Pinkerton Silverfish, the clown-nosed, messy-hotdog-eating author of the book "Be a Perfect Person In Just Three Days!" that mysteriously falls on our hero's head!

Meet Milo. He's your average kid, flawed like the rest of us, and just trying to find a good book on scary monsters at the library when "Be a Perfect Person...!!" flies from the shelf and beans him a good one. The author, Dr. S, is a very strange looking character in his author photo, dressed in a half-tie and Hawaiian shirt with that messy hotdog, but something about his eyes and what may be a smirk on his lips makes Milo want to check the book out. After all, who WOULDN'T want to be perfect?

He takes it home to read and immediately finds out that the road to being perfect is paved with strange tasks. Wearing a stalk of broccoli around your neck for one day and night, and not eating anything, for example. It's enough to make people wonder if you've lost your marbles. Still, if broccoli-wearing brings Milo perfection (kinda' like fasting brings inner awareness), then so be it! Bring on the green stuff!

B.A.P.P.I.J.T.D. is a quick, fast-paced read that will entertain and draw in even the most reluctant readers. It's short, weighing in at under 100 pages, so the length won't intimidate beginning readers. It is funny, ridiculous and clips along at a pace where you can't help but keep reading to find out what could possibly happen next. The language is easy to read but not condescending to young audiences. I teach reading to a group of normally reluctant, low-level readers, and within the first page everyone was hooked! Many of my students even asked if they could read THE WHOLE THING by the next day's class. Lo and behold, most of them *DID*!! This was not my doing; this was the ease and engagement of the book itself. Don't just take MY word for it, take it from the students who normally hate reading: this is a fine, fun book!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Book, May 2, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (Hardcover)

Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days was a really funny book. It taught me that nobody's perfect, even the popular girls that are in my class. It was easy to read, and I'm pretty sure that even grown-ups would love it. This book definetly gets an A plus!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fabulous book!!, July 10, 2001

By	L. Carlson "blueangelf16" (Plano, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (Hardcover)

o my gosh! This was without a doubt one of my favorite books as a child....I literally borrowed it from the library every time we went!! Milo, the main character, borrows the hilarious self-help book from the library ( be a perfect person in JUST 3 DAYS!", he gets more than he bargained for! His book is equally funny and amazing, as the chapters appear to be written according to what he is thinking as he reads along on the road to being perfect....This is definitly one of the better books out there, a quick and entertaining read, that your child (or even you) will want to read again and again and again..... :) May I just reiterate that this is a wonderful book??! ok thankx :) Have a great day!