Whoopi's Big Book of Manners - Whoopi Goldberg
Comical, kid-friendly book has fun with manners.
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- Author:Whoopi Goldberg
- # of pages: 40
- Publisher:Jump at the Sun
- Original Publication Date: 10/01/2006
- Genre: Non-Fiction - How-to
- Hardcover: $15.99
- Publisher's Recommended Reading Level: 4
- Read Aloud: 4
- Read Alone: 6
Parents need to know
Families can talk about and practice manners. They might enjoy discussing the manners of different cultures and why different behaviors are acceptable in different places. As each page presents a new scene and a new story, parents can talk with kids about what is going on and why having manners might help the situation. What would happen, for instance, if people really ate like the kids in the pictures? Why does it help to use napkins and utensils rather than our hands? They can discuss how people act at the movies and why it is important to be quiet. And what about sportsmanship? Have spectators, players or coaches ever ruined one of their games with rude behavior? What would have been a better way to act?
Message
Social Behavior:
Good manners help kids get along in the company of others.
Consumerism:
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Violence
Sex
Language
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Patricia Tauzer
Is it any good?
People who are familiar with Whoopi Goldberg will hear her voice in its pages, especially in the explanation of the rules, and she sounds friendly. Kids will feel she is on their side. And, she covers some important issues that grandma never mentioned: behavior in theaters, the proper times to use a cell phone, and the importance of good sportsmanship. She even adds a section about how manners differ in different societies. For example, Asians greet people with a bow not a hand-shake and Italians kiss. A belch at a Korean table is a compliment, slurping soup in China is OK, and the Japanese do not eat while walking down the street.
A mixed-media presentation of googly-eyed comic-book kids with their googly-eyed pets, friends, and relations act out silly scenes that dramatize the various do's and don'ts. Some behaviors are a bit shocking, others just plain fun... but all work together to enforce Whoopi's message. "I gotta tell you:" she says, "everybody needs manners. Not because they're fancy. Just because people don't like to be around you if you don't have them. You know it's true."
Other choices
Other Books on Manners
Emily's Everyday Manners by Peggy Post, Cindy Senning
A Girl's Guide to Manners by Nancy Holyoke
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