If you’re looking for a laugh-out-loud, feel-good book that will engage you from start to end, look no further than here. Author Sue Stearns’s debut work is a fast and funny read that is sure to put a cheek-to-cheek grin on your face and reawaken your inner child. Crazy Tuesdays is a highly entertaining collection of short stories, anecdotes, and insights plucked from Stearns’s personal life experiences as a mother of two rebellious toddlers, Minka and Cooper. The stories focus on her kids and explain what a typical Tuesday is like in their home, although what’s typical for them is not typical for most. Tuesday is the day of the week when the entire Stearns family gets together, lets loose, and does the messiest, wildest activity or craft they can think of. From taking mud baths outside to flailing paint on household walls covered with sheet metal, the Stearns family has had some pretty wild and crazy Tuesdays. As mother Stearns shares how each new Tuesday brings a new adventure for her clan, she peppers her pieces with a lighthearted humor and spirited enthusiasm which, on its face, situates Crazy Tuesdays as a must-read for those seeking first and foremost to be amused. Also a college graduate and military wife, let’s not forget that Stearns is a mom-and as a general rule, moms have a funny way of being able to sneak a lesson or two into even the most obvious forms of fun. What Stearns accomplishes in Crazy Tuesdays is no exception to this rule. As she delivers spleen-splitting stories, she also imparts a meaningful message: Parenting can be exhausting, but even in the midst of all the chaos and confusion, there is always something to laugh about. You just have to find it. And if Stearns was able to find it, there’s hope for you, too.