American author
Jenna McCarthy
Born Jenna McCarthyGolden's Bridge , New York Occupation Writer Notable works Everything's relative If it was easy, they'd call the whole damn thing a honeymoon Lola's rules for friendship
Jenna McCarthy is an American author. She has written comedic books for children and adults.[ 1] Her TEDx Talk "What You Don't Know About Marriage" got over 4 million views on TED.[ 2]
Books
McCarthy, Jenna (2008). The Parent Trip: From High Heels and Parties to Highchairs and Potties . Santa Barbara, CA: Bella Luna Press. ISBN 978-0-9799135-6-3 . [ 3]
McCarthy, Jenna (2009). Cheers to the New Mom!/Cheers to the New Dad! Tips and Tricks to Help You Ace the First Months of Parenthood . Sasquatch Books . ISBN 978-1-57061-558-0 . [ 4]
McCarthy, Jenna (2010). Big Rigs for Moms: A Crash Course in Sons for New Mothers . Seattle: Sasquatch Books . ISBN 978-1-57061-622-8 .
McCarthy, Jenna (2010). Tea Parties for Dads: A Crash Course in Daughters for New Fathers . Sasquatch Books . ISBN 978-1-57061-623-5 . [ 5]
McCarthy, Jenna (2011). If It Was Easy, They'd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon: Living with and Loving the TV-Addicted, Sex-Obsessed, Not-So-Handy Man You Married . East Rutherford: Penguin. ISBN 978-1-101-54500-3 . [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Evans, Carolyn; McCarthy, Jenna (2014). Maggie Malone and the Mostly Magical Boots . Naperville: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4022-9308-5 . [ 9]
McCarthy, Jenna (2014). I've Still Got It...I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It: Awkwardly True Tales from the Far Side of Forty . East Rutherford: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-698-14586-3 .
McCarthy, Jenna (2015). Pretty Much Screwed . East Rutherford: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-425-28068-3 .
McCarthy, Jenna (2016). Lola Knows a Lot . Balzer + Bray . ISBN 978-0-06-225017-9 . [ 10]
McCarthy, Jenna (2017). Poppy Louise is Not Afraid of Anything . Random House Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0-385-39087-3 . [ 11]
References
^ "Jenna McCarthy" . www.fantasticfiction.com . Retrieved 23 January 2020 .[dead link ]
^ "TED Talk : What you don't know about marriage" . TED Talk . 14 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014 .
^ Fitzgerald, Toni (February 28, 2009). "Who am I and where did my coolness go?" . The Sentinel – via newspapers.com.
^ Donahue, Dick; Martinez, Juan (January 26, 2009). "Spring 2009 Hardcovers: Child Care & Parenting". Publishers Weekly . Vol. 256, no. 4. ProQuest 197103377 .
^ "About Jenna McCarthy" . www.jennamccarthy.com . Retrieved February 17, 2012 .
^ Bancroft, Colette (October 23, 2011). "MEAN GIRLS: Three new books focus on women whom, for various reasons, you don't want to mess with". St. Petersburg Times . p. L7. ProQuest 900251525 .
^ "Nonfiction Reviews | Reviews by Staff | If It Was Easy, They'd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon". Publishers Weekly . Vol. 258, no. 34. August 22, 2011. ProQuest 885166390 .
^ "If It Was Easy, They'd Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon by Jenna McCarthy | Uneven but candid account of how the grass is not always greener in someone else's marriage" . Kirkus Reviews . October 1, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2025 .
^ Atkinson, Amy (Jul–Aug 2014). "Maggie Malone and the Mostly Magical Boots". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books . 67 (11). Baltimore: 585– 586. doi :10.1353/bcc.2014.0586 . ProQuest 1542751755 .
^ "Reviews by Staff | Lola Knows a Lot, Balzer & Bray/Harperteen, Jenna McCarthy, Sara Palacios, Sara Palacios, 17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-225017-9". Publishers Weekly . Vol. 263, no. 13. March 28, 2016. ProQuest 1777265840 .
^ McBroom, Kathleen (February 15, 2017). "Poppy Louise Is Not Afraid of Anything". The Booklist . 113 (12). Chicago: 83– 84. ProQuest 1870234039 .
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