What to Do When Your Mom or Dad Says "Clean Your Room!"

by Joy Berry

Provides instructions for making a bed, properly hanging and folding clothes, dusting, vacuuming, and systematically cleaning a dirty, messy, or disorganized bedroom

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Education

48 pages, Library Binding

First published March 1, 1982

About the author

With over 85 million copies of her books sold, Joy Berry’s message has helped children around the world lead more responsible lives.

Joy Berry, pioneering educator, trusted child-development and parenting specialist, is the bestselling author of Joy Berry Classics for children with more than 250 titles and 85 million copies of her books sold. Joy Berry’s lifelong mission is to help kids help themselves by providing the information and motivation children need to lead responsible lives. Simply put, Joy Berry knows and understands children.

“Children should be 100% responsible for all of their choices and decisions by the time they are 12 years of age,” Joy Berry says. “In order for this to happen, parents need to encourage their children to make as many choices and decisions as possible as early in their lives as possible.”


Joy’s understanding of children and her pragmatic approach to educating and empowering children, has given rise to one of the most extensive juvenile product lines in the world.

Reviews

[Elisa]

So I read this book when I was 9 years old, so I have no idea if it holds up. I always wanted to be a more organized child then I actually was. At the beginning of every school year I thought, 'this will be the year where I can finally keep my crayons organized,' but somehow it never happened. I remember this book being very helpful and interesting, and I even still remember some of the tips from it.

[Kate]

Best book ever. No joke.

[Lela Fagan]

I've loved this book since my mom gave me my copy at age 10, 30+ years ago. I purchased another copy so I can share it with the littles in my life. Joy Berry is one of my favorite children’s book authors.

[Anjella]

I had this book as a kid. I still use what it taught me when I'm cleaning my house now! Taught me how to tidy much better than my parents ever did! I'm still incredibly untidy, but when the need hits me, the knowledge is there thanks to Joy Berry. 15/10

[Sifton]

This book saved me in Grade Four

[Creamy.x.Blueberry]

I loved this book with all my heart as a child

[Bryn]

Still good, but I think it would merit from an additional instructions on how to organize with a dirty room.

[Tiana]

Fun and great to teach kids how to clean when overwhelmed. Helped me a lot as a child with adhd and who had a hard time staying on task.

[Terran]

Always good to review the basics.

[April]

Such a great book for kids and adults to read together!! Joy Berry has a wonderful way of bringing things to a kids level to help them understand things better. Sometimes as an adult we forget kids see and process the world differently than us.

This series is wonderful for any home or classroom! I want them for he community center where I work!!

[Fiona Endsley]

This book was a great help to me when I was a child, as it gives simple, easy, steps that when followed one by one will allow a child who otherwise would not be able to do the job, to do it well, with a minimum of frustration. Now my own little ones use it too!

[Carrie]

This gives kids step by step instructions on how to clean their room in one session with fun photos etc. The only problem is that some kids will need to break it down into multiple sessions, and their method is not conducive to that.

[Teresa]

A great step-by-step guide for kids to use when cleaning their room.

I still use it occasionally too! hahaha

[Kitty]

these books raised me thank you joy berry for my life