How to Be a Kid

Chris Tait. Sterling Publishing (NY), $6.95 (96pp) ISBN 978-0-8069-8503-9

On the lighter side, How to Be a Kid, by Chris Tait, illus. by Jim Paillot, reveals plenty of tricks to help kids amuse and annoy just about everyone. Twenty-five brief chapters, with full-color illustrations, teach important lessons such as ""How to Make Your Babysitter Crazy"" and ""How to Make Weird Noises from Your Armpit.""

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