Display: Mind Your Manners

Manners Mash-Up: A Goofy Guide to Good Behavior
By Ted Arnold
Presents proper and improper acts of etiquette for young readers in a humorous setting.

It’s a Spoon, Not a Shovel
By Caralyn Buehner
An irresistible book for teaching manners, guaranteed to delight and instruct children, but also to make their parents roar with laughter.

Dude, That’s Rude! Get Some Manners
By Pamela Espeland
Kids today need manners more than ever, and Dude, That’s Rude! makes it fun and easy to get some. Full-color cartoons and kid-friendly text teach the basics of polite behavior in all kinds of situations—at home, at school, in the bathroom, on the phone, at the mall, and more.

Are You Quite Polite? : Silly Dilly Manners Songs
By Alan Katz
Presents humorous lyrics to such familiar children's songs as "Pop Goes the Weasel," "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," and "Hey Diddle Diddle."

No Slurping, No Burping! : A Tale of Table Manners
By Kara LaReau
Evie and Simon always mind their manners, but their father has a lot to learn before a surprise dinner guest arrives.

Oops, Sorry! : A First Book of Manners
By Richard Morgan
Here's a bright, cheerfully illustrated little story with a quiz for toddlers. Here's one of its questions! "If someone gives you something nice, what do you say?" The answer appears on the opposite page: "Thank you!" Toddlers won't be able to resist chanting along the answers, as Mom or Dad reads this delightful little story to them, over and over again.

Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners
By Judy Sierra
Illustrates basic polite behavior that one might need to use while grocery shopping at the same time as a dinosaur.

Monsters, Mind Your Manners
By Elizabeth Spurr
Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the terrible ways monsters may behave in one's home, on crowded sidewalks, on a bus, or at school as they do what they wish without thinking of others.

Comments

Dude, That's Rude! (Get Some Manners) by Pamela Espeland & Elizabeth Verdick

If there's one book today's kids need to read, it is Dude, That's Rude! (Get Some Manners) . The authors provide a fun format for teaching etiquette to children. They discuss proper behavior at home, at school, at other people's homes and in public places. The information is completely up-to-date with cellphone manners and netiquette included. Fun, cartoony illustrations are on practically every page giving the book great visual appeal. This book is perfect for boys and girls in the fourth grade or older. WARNING: Bodily functions are discussed.

Faces of the Moon by Bob Crelin

Faces of the Moon by Bob Crelin Illustrated by Leslie Evans Charlesburg; 2009; unpaged Faces of the Moon is a short nonfiction book that describes the different phases of the moon and why the moon appears like it does on certain nights. This book is short and sweet so even the youngest of moon lovers will enjoy it. The layout is simplistic and easy to follow. I don’t know much about the moon so I found it very interesting.

The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester 2008

J Fiction 328 pages I almost didn't finish this book. I got to Chapter 4, and was just about ready to quit (a kind of slow story about a girl, name of Piper McCloud, who discovers she can fly, parents freak out, she becomes a social outcast, yadda, yadda) but suddenly, right there in Chapter 4, the story takes a sharp turn and becomes really interesting . Piper finds herself in the company of others like her, but not "fliers", and under the care and authority of Dr. Hellion. I won't even tell you any more. Read this book. Forester does a great job of keeping you wondering who's the good guy and who's the bad? Piper is a likeable, strong, endearing character that girl readers will enjoy. But don't NOT give it to boys! The main male character is an extremely intelligent young man who is one of the ones you wonder about . . . good or bad? This is a good one, well worth your time.

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