Before You Fly Away: Life Lessons from Home

New York Times Bestselling Author Christina Geist's beautifully designed collection of simple life lessons is a sentimental sendoff gift for teens leaving home for boarding school and college, and for young adults starting life on their own.

For the kids out there spreading your wings, making your way in the world, and leaving a loving adult behind, this book is for you.

For the grownups out there waving from doorways, looking back on millions of little moments, and wondering if you taught them the big, important stuff along the way, this book is for you.

This is a collection of life lessons. Some big. Some small. Some were learned the hard way, others by observation, while several are still a work in progress. Lesson number one, after all, is to be nice to yourself.

Author: Christina Geist
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Published: 04/07/2026
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9798881612023

About the Author
Christina Geist is a writer, entrepreneur and brand strategist who lives by a simple rule: Use Your Words. She is the author of the Growing with Buddy series of picture books from Random House Children's, including the beloved New York Times bestseller Sorry Grown-Ups, You Can't Go to School! Christina's first title for big kids, Before You Fly Away: Life Lessons From Home, was self-published as a gift for her kids and reached #19 on the Amazon bestseller list and #1 in Parenting & Relationships. Christina is also the co-founder of True Geist, a branding and design firm, and the founder and former CEO of Boombox Gifts. Christina lives in New York with her husband, Willie Geist, host of NBC's Sunday TODAY and MSNBC's Morning Joe, their children, Lucie and George. Follow Christina on Instagram @christinasharkeygeist.