ABOUT THE BOOK
Dinner with SpongeBob… On vacation with a "stalker…" The saddest day of summer…These are just some of the experiences you'll read about in Marybeth Hicks' award-winning collection of family columns, The Perfect World Inside My Minivan -- One Mom's Journey Through the Streets of Suburbia. Through heartwarming and hilarious detail, Marybeth paints a familiar picture of family life, bringing her insightful columns together in a book that's both entertaining and inspiring. Enjoy more than 60 columns that originally appeared in The Washington Times and FAITH Magazine, along with illustrations by award-winning illustrator David Clark. (FAITH Publishing Service/CDC, div. of University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780979074707)

Named one of the three best family books of 2006
by the Catholic Press Association:

"In few other places can one find such practical and useful parenting principles disguised as comedic art. The author hits on every conceivable family issue, poking fun at herself all the while she is challenging parents to stand up and fully embrace their roles…as the prime models for their children. There is pure dynamite in her lessons."

PRAISE FOR THE PERFECT WORLD
INSIDE MY MINIVAN

"Funny, heartwarming, smart...did I mention funny?"
Jen Singer, Founder and Editor MommaSaid.net
Author, You’re a Good Mom (And Your Kids Aren’t so Bad Either)

"Hicks' observations about family life are dead-on accurate and downright funny."
Tim Bete, Director, Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop
Author, In The Beginning...There Were No Diapers

"Family life is filled with so many moments...amusing, poignant, crazy, touching... and ever-changing! Marybeth captures it all."
Lisa M. Hendey, Founder and Editor
www.CatholicMom.com