Manners

by Aliki

Book Overview

"Manners are words and actions that show others you care," best-selling author Aliki tells young readers in this classic etiquette primer.

Aliki uses a child-friendly cartoon style to teach politeness, appropriate behavior, and courtesy. Short, funny comics explain why it is important to put the needs of others before your own--and how to do that

Complete with ideas for role-playing situations that build social skills,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688045790
• ISBN13: 9780688045791
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Strongly recommended for kids around 5-8!

When my kids were around pre-school age, we checked out this book from the library again and again because they really enjoy reading it. With a little text, the cartons are so vivid. It's the right dose of reading for the kids when they just start to read. They can relate a lot of situations in this book to their own limited experience. It definitely contributed to their good manners today!

Wonderful!

Love this book! My kids love this book! I believe it is the illustrations that make it so spectacular! I owm most of Aliki's books already!

Excellent teaching tool

Aliki's books are excellent teaching tools for preschoolers (and kids of all ages). Our preschooler loves to read this book. Each page has a different story about manners told in a comic-strip fashion. YOu can read just one or two in a sitting. The book is so well illustrated and communicates good behavior in such a way that children take it to heart. When our son demands something we ask him, "is that good manners?" The coolest thing is that he really gets it! It's this teaching tool that frees me from having to nag him! We just refer to the book. The other day he did threw something and hurt me. I asked him to apologize. When he refused, I got out the book and we read the section about causing hurt to other people and he whispered "I'm sorry." I love this book!!!

Excellent for young children!

This book is very entertaining for young children. It uses cartoons to get the point of manners across. I have read it to my four-year-old about five times (it's a long read for one sitting). Some of the manners actually rub off!

Children teaching children about manners

This is a really wonderful book. Aliki captures the readers' attention with both cute cartoon-like characters and very age appropriate text. My children have enjoyed this book very much. I believe their enjoyment, at least partially, stems from the fact that children help children figure out what is appropriate behavior. I highly recommend this book to parents seeking help teaching children about manners.