[.ca] M Is for Manners (ISBN 0972995803)

How good manners promote pleasant interactions:
Abbey & Friends M Is For Manners is the latest in a series of picturebooks especially designed to teach children about positive behavior through providing examples and presenting clear stories with Mary Jesse's simple prose style of storytelling enhanced with the colorful illustrations of Jennifer Cherif. Abbey & Friends M Is For Manners tells of a young girl's day and how good manners promote pleasant interactions and help everybody have a better time. Abbey & Friends M Is For Manners is a highly recommended addition for any school or community library collection for young readers.

Delightfully entertaining!:
M Is For Manners tells of Abbey (a third grader) and her family, as they go to dinner at Sarah's house. This is a wonderful book, which can be used to teach children positive behaviors, no matter what the circumstance. The beautiful illustrations will surely entertain, but most importantly -this whimsical story will appeal to children of all ages. I highly recommended this enchanting book as an addition for any school, reading group, community library. Although I would like to see this as required reading for pre-school's. Betsie http://betsie.tripod.com/literary/

A book with a LOT of Grace and Charm!:
As an etiquette instructor who has read nearly every book on the shelf in this category, I must say that I found this delightfully illustrated story fresh and inspiring. I think that what struck a chord with me particularly is that the characters are REAL children...in the way that they're NOT fairy princesses, Victorian school children, or living some other seemingly un-attainable lifestyle to most kids today. It's time to take the fish forks and white gloves OUT of manners and etiquette...bringing manners into the mainstream!