Picture Book Lists: Manners

Teaches even the youngest children to use their hands for fun and to understand that hitting is never okay.

Mr. Panda has a plate of doughnuts to share, but most of the animals forget to say "Please." - description from catalog

D.W. shows how to be "perfect" for a day by demonstrating cleanliness, orderliness, and good manners. Includes a self test on manners. (description from catalog)

Penguin teaches his animal friends how to behave when they are invited for dinner. (description from catalog)

"When etiquette coach Ms. Picklepop teeters off her stool and spills a bucket of paint, a creature emerges. Not a scary one, or an evil one, or anything of the sort. Instead, what comes alive is... BLURP! She'll have to carry on with her lesson, despite Blurp's many, messy distractions. But paint splotches and burps aren't all that disrupt Ms. Picklepop's decorous class. Perhaps through an unlikely friendship, Ms. Picklepop will learn a thing or two about manners herself." - description from catalog

"This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He's been bad since he can remember! With Jory John's charming and endearing text and bold expressive illustrations by Pete Oswald, here is The Bad Seed: a funny yet touching tale that reminds us of the remarkably transformative power of will, acceptance, and just being you. Perfect for young readers, as well as anyone navigating their current world, The Bad Seed proves that positive change is possible for each and every one of us." -description from Amazon

Fun text and illustrations teach the basic concept of table manners. (description provided by the publisher)

An assortment of monsters demonstrates good and bad manners. (description from catalog)

"Open the flaps for a fun and friendly way to learn good manners!"-- description from catalog

Illustrates basic polite behavior that one might need to use while grocery shopping at the same time as a dinosaur. (description from catalog)