Manners

Armadillo Tattletale
By: Helen Ketteman
ISBN: 978-0590997232


A busybody armadillo learns the consequences of eavesdropping and gossiping.... Graves' waggish illustrations...are painted in striking deep hues. 

Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners
By: Laurie Keller
ISBN: 978-0312581404

Mr. Rabbit’s new neighbors are Otters.
OTTERS!
But he doesn’t know anything about otters. Will they get along? Will they be friends?
Just treat otters the same way you’d like them to treat you, advises Mr. Owl.

In her smart, playful style Laurie Keller highlights how to be a good friend and neighbor—simply follow the Golden Rule!

Don't Squeal Unless It's A Big Deal: 

A Tale of Tattletales

By: Jeanie Franz Ransom

ISBN: 978-1591472407

With humor and exuberance, a compassionate problem-solving teacher shows classmate piglets who squeal incessantly on each other how to know when to tell and when to solve conflicts themselves.

Eleanor the Hippo Learns
To Tell the Truth
By: Andy McGuire
ISBN: 978-0736926652


Andy McGuire, the creator of Remy the Rhino Learns Patience and A Special Fish for Jonah, releases a new book for kids ages 3-8 about Eleanor, a young hippo with a knack for telling a pack of lies. This delightful story combined with captivating art illustrates how gossip is hurtful and why honesty frees us to be ourselves and to love others like God does.

Manners At School
By: Carrie Finn
ISBN: 978-1404835511


Find out how good manners make your school a nicer place.

Manners Mash-Up: 
A Goofy Guide To Good Behavior
By: Tedd Arnold
ISBN: 978-0803734807


To pick, or not to pick? This etiquette question and loads more are answered in fourteen hilarious spreads by fourteen talented, well-loved artists. Each spread illustrates a setting from kids' everyday lives (and the potential blunders they may commit there) and the text emphasizes the right behavior. From the dinner table to the doctor's office, from the playground to the pool, this irreverent book will help kids navigate any social scenario with utmost grace. Or at least without too much embarrassment.

Monsters Eat Whiney Children
By: Bruce Eric Kaplan
ISBN: 978-1416986898


This cautionary tale about whiny children being eaten by monsters is upended when the monsters cannot decide how best to prepare their meal. A whiny child salad doesn't work because there's paprika in the dressing. A whiny child cake won't do because the flour spills all over the floor. Whiny child burgers are out of the question because the grill is too hard to light. When the persnickety monsters finally decide that whiny child cucumber sandwiches are the perfect solution, their whiny children have escaped. At least the children have learned their lesson...for now.

Peter and the Wimper Whineys
By: Sherrill S. Cannon
ISBN: 978-1609115173


In a house in the forest all covered with vines, Lived a very small rabbit who did nothing but whine." Thus begins the rhymed story of Peter and the Whimper-Whineys. Peter's mother warns him that if he cannot stop whining and crying, he'll have to go live with the Whimper-Whineys. His adventure continues as he later hops into the woods and finds lots of frightening Whimper-Whineymen! He discovers that the Whimper-Whineys are very ill-mannered and rude, and that everything is sour in Whimper-Whineland. He decides his mother was right...If only he can get back home...!

Remy The Rhino Learns Patience
By: Andy McGuire
ISBN: 978-0736927734



Andy McGuire, artist and author of the popular Rainy Day Games, presents enchanting art and rhymes to share the story of Remy, the impatient Rhino. When the other animals annoy him, he snorts and charges right for them.
One day, an aardvark decides not to run, and Remy's horn gets stuck in a tree! The forgiving aardvark gathers termites to slowly eat away the wood and free Remy--not only of his situation but of his impatient ways. So as Remy experienced strange new sensations. He took a crash course in the virtue of patience. He waited through rain and he waited through thunder. He waited through birds climbing over and under.. He waited through elephant balancing acts. Until little by little, he learned to relax.This hilarious story shows children ages 1 to 5 how to get unstuck from their impatience and enjoy peace and the people around them.

Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie
By: Laura Rankin
ISBN: 978-1599900100


Ruthie loves little things--the smaller, the better. When she finds a teeny tiny toy on the school playground, she can hardly believe her luck. There's just one problem: it belongs to somebody else! Ruthie insists the toy is hers, but deep down, she knows better. How could one little toy turn into such a great big problem?

The Giving Tree
By: Shel Silverstein
ISBN: 978-0060586751


"Once there was a tree . . . and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk . . . and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave. This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return. 


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The Pout Pout Fish
By: Deborah Diesen
ISBN: 978-0374360962



Deep in the water,Mr. Fish swims aboutWith his fish face stuckIn a permanent pout.
Can his pals cheer him up?Will his pout ever end?Is there something he can learnFrom an unexpected friend?
Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading “dreary wearies” isn’t really his destiny. Bright ocean colors and playful rhyme come together in this fun fish story that’s sure to turn even the poutiest of frowns upside down.

The Rainbow Fish
By: Marcus Pfister
ISBN: 978-1558584419


Rainbow Fish finds friendship and happiness when he learns to share.


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