Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - Manners & Etiquette

This magical, delightful children's series is about BetterNot, a mysterious character who arrives in a flash to aid parents by helping their children learn fun, yet valuable lessons about morals and manners such as fairness, honesty, and kindness. It is brought to life with unique, colorful, engaging illustrations. This first story is BetterNot And the Tale of Bratsville. It's about a town filled with very naughty children like Larry Liar, Rebecca Robber and Lilly Loudmouth. They lie, steal, call people names and more. Their parents could not make them behave no matter what they tried. As...

Don't be square. Get hip to good manners. Hip Manners for Cool Cats humorously illustrates the quirkier side of etiquette, adding lively new do's and don'ts to the list of old standards. This charming picture book will delight young and old alike with its zany rhymes, madcap mischief, and overall message of kindness. Retro-inspired illustrations with a dash of 50s slang are juxtaposed with a modern sense of humor that will spark conversations and laughter. Parents will relate to the comical situations of overzealous behavior, and kids will get a kick out of the silly scenarios while being...

A beloved Richard Scarry title from 1963 is now available as a Little Golden Book

When it comes to visiting a neighbor, enjoying a meal, or hosting a playdate, no one does it with better manners than the polite elephant. Richard Scarry's witty, colorful artwork of the elephant and his friends at play will delight young readers. They'll want to follow the elephant's gracious example as he waits in line for the bus, helps out, and passes the salt Most importantly, they'll learn just how fun and easy it is to be polite.

Winner of Mom's Choice Gold Award.

What if a very important person invited you to lunch? How would you feel? What would you wear? Would you wash your hands and your face? What would you do with your hair?

This story follows one boy's hilarious adventures into the world of dining with VIPs. Through simple rhyme and picture children will explore their internal motivation to use good manners. The story, while being entertaining, encourages children to draw their own conclusions and is meant to stimulate dialogue. The illustrations are intentionally ambiguous as to race or skin...

Veteran author Julia Cook offers another funny but educational tale in her next book in the award-winning Building Relationships series. Table Talk is told from the perspective of the Dinner Table, who sees it as her job to explain proper table etiquette to the children who sit around her. Parents and educators of K-6 students will get a real kick out of Table's advice, guidance, and how-tos.

Finn cautiously observes his family doing all kinds of daily activities and wonders if he is big enough to do them, too. Join the young boy as he goes from cautious to confident and learns when and how to use good manners. Preschool-age children will delight in placing their hand on the clever handprint to see if they, like Finn, are big enough to do things like use their quiet voice at the library, share a cookie, and shake hands with grown-ups.

Winner of Mom's Choice Gold Award.

What if a very important person invited you to lunch? How would you feel? What would you wear? Would you wash your hands and your face? What would you do with your hair?

This story follows one boy's hilarious adventures into the world of dining with VIPs. Through simple rhyme and picture children will explore their internal motivation to use good manners. The story, while being entertaining, encourages children to draw their own conclusions and is meant to stimulate dialogue. The illustrations are intentionally ambiguous as to race or skin...

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.
Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.

Gerald and Piggie are best friends.

In The Thank You Book , Piggie wants to thank EVERYONE. But Gerald is worried Piggie will forget someone . . . someone important.

Phew Wee What's that smell? It might just be Bart; the silly little boy who thinks tooting around other people is a funny joke. No matter where he goes or whom he's with, Bart farts way too often to handle. With no end to his stinky antics in sight, his parents try to carry on with their lives. Little do they know, a special outing is just what Bart needs to learn a very important lesson about respect and good behavior. This light-hearted children's bedtime story is a great picture book for kids ages 3-8. Early readers will love the silly story and colorful pictures, while parents will...

Although he may be small, Ollie the owl's voice is far too big for all of the animals in the moonlit wood. His constant shouting forces them to call upon the Wise Old Wizard Owl to help. Unfortunately, his magical spell goes incredibly wrong and Ollie is left without his 'Twoo'. How can Ollie speak nicely with only his 'Twit'? How will the fox, the mouse and the bat react when he tries to speak to them? The Owl Who Lost Its Twoo contains a subtle message of how important it is to think about the way we speak and the words we use. It is written in rhyme and includes lots of repetition, making...

Do you know an adult or child who keeps saying bad words? The mother in this children's book is dealing with that exact problem: Her husband and even her two children keep saying naughty things. She gets creative about eliminating those words once and for all by announcing a party for everyone. At first, the kids and her husband are confused, and they look at each other strangely. When Mom pulls out a roll of toilet paper, they still aren't sure what's going on. She instructs them to take squares of toilet paper and write their potty words on each square. Dad takes the most squares of...

Do you know an adult or child who keeps saying bad words? The mother in this children's book is dealing with that exact problem: Her husband and even her two children keep saying naughty things. She gets creative about eliminating those words once and for all by announcing a party for everyone. At first, the kids and her husband are confused, and they look at each other strangely. When Mom pulls out a roll of toilet paper, they still aren't sure what's going on. She instructs them to take squares of toilet paper and write their potty words on each square. Dad takes the most squares of...

Everyone has days where they just don't feel quite like themselves. For Sophie, these days can really bring out the Monster inside her. Come along with her as she discovers what behaviors bring out what monsterous traits. We are all responsible for our own actions, so watch Sophie as she discovers ways to solve her beastly problems.

Here comes trouble A super-dooper picture book featuring the one and only Daisy Auntie Sue is getting married and she's asked Daisy to be her bridesmaid. But Daisy doesn't do dresses and she certainly doesn't do lovely. Daisy wants to wear a football kit, or scuba gear, or her leopard skin suit, but Mum and Auntie Sue drag her off to the dress shop. Daisy thinks everything is 'Yuk ' until she finally manages to strike a deal and design her own dress.

Two turtle friends continue to work on their manners and also learn to be friends with others that may look a little different than they do.