Manners Author:Aliki Brandenberg A cute and funny book, filled with illustrations, mostly cartoon form, teaching good manners. — Publishers Weekly — This popular and prolific author-artist here examines an important topic for children--good manners: how to achieve them and how to maintain them. Every page brims with etiquette tips, expressed by small-sized figures drawn in Aliki&... more »#39;s customarily cheery style. If there is a problem here, it is one of excess: the dos and don'ts fly by so thick and fast that readers may have difficulty grasping them. A lack of organization may further confuse the book's users. The subjects are broached in no discernible order, and text is presented willy-nilly in captions under pictures and in cartoon-style balloons. One page bears the heading "Ouch," and depicts two girls strolling down the street as another girl approaches. The copy above the picture reads, "Here comes Alexa. / Let's ignore her," while two tiny birds below--they and several animal friends make pertinent and impertinent asides throughout--say "bad manners and bad feelings" and "Is Alexa going to go home and cry?" Cause and effect seem to be missing here, and the main issue glossed over. Though certainly well-intentioned, this book may prove more chaotic than constructive. Ages 5-up.« less
I was given this book when I was a child and I loved it. Something about the drawings and the way it was written made me giggle and I held onto the lessons given. This book is definatly worth giving to your child.