Lynn Johnston: 22 books

As its title implies, In the Beginning There Was Chaos follows John and Elly Patterson as they tackle the everyday joys and sorrows--and surprises and frustrations and challenges--that arise when raising a young family. In her second For Better or For Worse treasury, Lynn Johnston takes readers back...

As creator Lynn Johnston illustrates inside this special treasury of America's most popular family comic strip, For Better or For Worse, life moves quickly in the Patterson household. From car pools and coffee klatches to life lessons for all, Johnston combines strips from her fifth, sixth, and seventh...

It was a bleak day when the Patterson's faithful 14-year-old sheep dog, Farley, died while saving young April from a raging river. Across the country, fans who read For Better or For Worse in some 1,600 daily newspapers reacted with surprise and grief. Since 1979, Johnston has created an affectionate...

Having a great idea for a story isn't enough to get your novel across the finish line. You also need to know how to overcome the two biggest reasons that novelists fail: plotting problems and procrastination.The 30 Day Novel Success Journal gives you the tools to overcome these obstacles...

Since its debut in 1979, For Better or For Worse has touched comic strip readers as few cartoons ever do. Lynn Johnston's eye for detail and her uncanny sense of what real parents and children struggle with daily are a big part of her success. The comic strip now appears in 1,550 papers in the U.S....

Do you spend more time reading email than you'd like? Do you waste time looking for files on your hard drive? Do Facebook and Twitter take a bigger chunk out of your day than they should? In this era of information overload, it's harder than ever to stay focused and productive when working...

Writers are different. We don’t always think in straight lines. We take leaps of logic, we think metaphorically, and we know in order to make something beautiful, you might also have to make a mess. You've probably tried to adopt at least one organizing system already. Maybe it was in a bestselling...

How often do you make it through your daily to-do list? Do you struggle to prioritize tasks? Do you find yourself getting distracted and moving on to the next task before you've finished the previous one? Maybe it's time to declutter your to-do list! This simple but practical...

Take control of your life ten minutes at a time--that's the philosophy of Small Steps to Big Change, the blog about the power of kaizen to make life better. This anthology will teach you: - How Your Living Room Can Give You More Willpower - The Emotional Foundations of Clutter -...

Lose Weight - Get More Energy - Look and Feel Better No radical changes, no throwing away half the food in your cupboards, no sugar withdrawal! Instead of punishing yourself with a restrictive diet plan, you can eat healthier by starting with the foods you already love and making small,...

Is your holiday to-do list overwhelming? Do you have mixed feelings about the winter holiday season? The Kaizen Plan for Reducing Holiday Stress can help! Discover: - Nine strategies for dealing with the source of your stress - How to spend less and shop more efficiently - How to resist...

Never preachy, always informative, and full of laughs, Leaving Home is packed with tried and true nuggets, from tips on finding an apartment to tips on getting your eviction notice reversed, from someone with a sense of humor who's "been there, done that." The reader is walked through essentials such...

In What, Me Pregnant? A For Better or For Worse Collection, Elly, who is juggling a new job, the adolescent traumas of Michael and now Elizabeth, plus the usual housework woes, finds out she is pregnant!! The shock finally wears off and the family deals with the idea of another person in their household....

In Things Are Looking Up... A For Better or For Worse Collection, Michael travels to Winnipeg to work on his Aunt and Uncle's farm for the summer and takes his driving test, Elizabeth is discovering boys, makeup, and designer clothes while struggling to fit in with the "In Crowd," and April starts teething.