Best manners books for children according to redditors
We found 27 Reddit comments discussing the best manners books for children. We ranked the 18 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 27 Reddit comments discussing the best manners books for children. We ranked the 18 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Roll with it. Embrace the humor. The first class of every week do one of the following:
Better to be the funny guy than the shy, quiet except when he farts guy.
There was I book I read as a child called "if everybody did." Made a huge impact on my world view even when I was young. Should be required reading IMO.
https://www.amazon.com/If-Everybody-Did-Ann-Stover/dp/0890844879/ref=asc_df_0890844879/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312087669297&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11627249860805060059&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002292&hvtargid=aud-829758849484:pla-597819650524&psc=1
Apparently it's a kid's book: https://smile.amazon.com/You-Get-What-Little-Boost-ebook/dp/B00ESEEEMO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1538668567&sr=8-2&keywords=you+get+what+you+get&dpID=51X9u6mzxRL&preST=_SX342_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
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I just learned about it from another comment!
Board books :
Picture books:
Early readers:
Chapter books to read together in early elementary:
Chapter books for later elementary or middle school:
Am posting on phone so will be submitting and editing. This will be a long post.
Here's my anecdote: I never wanted to have dolls or be a princess, and I always loved legos, Erector sets, toy soldiers, and Hot Wheels cars. For some reason, I never seemed to want dolls. /shrug.
EDIT: I actually had an aunt who kept trying to "fix" me by giving me "girly" things -- I remember a book called "White Gloves and Party Manners" (this was the 1970's) she gave me for my birthday -- rarely has a present pissed me off more.
DOUBLE EDIT: Holy shit, you can still buy WGaPM: http://www.amazon.com/White-Gloves-Manners-Marjabelle-Stewart/dp/0883310546 -- does this ever bring me back to my baseball-playing Hot-Wheels-driving this-book-fucking-HATING youth!
You do know that a substantial portion of the population (both men and women) are perfectly happy to follow archaic gender roles right? If that is the majority of the time you hear the word then I feel bad for you.
Also, for my 17th birthday my grandfather got me a book 50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know (I may have been a little old, but it sure had a lot of good advice) and what it boiled down to was a combination of good manners and proper upkeep of articles of clothing such as suits and shoes. In fact, the only specific thing about women I remember from the book was proper respect for family, especially your mother. Young men naturally tend to pull away from their mothers, so a reminder such as that is prudent.
Was it maybe the Thingamajigs?
https://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Learns-Wait-patience-Preschool-ebook/dp/B07CK4Q6C2/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=B07CK4Q6C2&qid=&s=digital-text&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Delias-Manners-Their-Grownups/dp/1101983078/
Do I Have to Say Hello? Aunt Delia's Manners Quiz for Kids and Their Grownups
Example Page: https://lmlifestyledesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/do-i-have-to-say-hello-excerpt-c.jpg
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But you would probably have seen the 1989 edition, not the new 2015 edition:
https://www.abebooks.com/9780670828555/Say-Hello-Aunt-Delias-Manners-0670828556/plp
Sherlock Chick and the Peekaboo Mystery and No Jumping on the bed
They all want somebody else to do it for them. They want to be ruled and they don't care by whom (Islam in many cases). They want to take no responsibility for their actions. They want a scapegoat. They want someone else to pick up the tab. They want to give it all away. They want America's welfare check every month. And above all else, they want to tell us what to do and how to do it.
There's a good book I used to read to my toddler that I think would be of value to most of Europe, Canadian Castro and all the sjw babies around the globe.
It's called, "You Get What You Get And You Don't Throw A Fit"
amazon.com/You-Get-What-Little-Boost/dp/1479521574
Spez: added link
> All he needs is a good apology and everything is forgiven?
Well...you begin with the apology and then the victims decide if it is forgiven. Very straightforward process. It is taught in pre-school if not before then. Here is a source for your review
When i was a kid i read this book called If Everybody Did
it's all about thinking for yourself and a bit about conservation through a cause and effect story telling style.
Fucking excellent, still available of course.
its a book...
The Lil Jon version of the classic children's book "No Jumping on the Bed."
http://www.amazon.com/No-Jumping-Bed-Tedd-Arnold/dp/014055839X
What are they interested in? Any particular favorite themes?
They might enjoy Even Superheroes Have Bad Days and the sequel that just came out, Even Superheroes Make Mistakes. I've also heard good things about Spark and the other books in the Tiny Tails series (more allegorical, about mythical animals learning to control their powers).
In terms of more didactic books about feelings, there are tons of good ones out there - The Color Monster, The Way I Feel, My Many Colored Days, and The Feelings Book are all nice simple choices to start with. I also love Visiting Feelings and the very silly How Are You Peeling?. Anh's Anger and My Magic Breath are about specific strategies for coping with big feelings. If they're fans of the Daniel Tiger TV show, there are a number of Daniel books about feelings such as How is Daniel Feeling?, I'm Feeling Mad, etc. You might also check out How to Be a Superhero Called Self-Control, which is not a picture book but sort of a handbook of emotional strategies for young kids framed as superpowers.
In terms of verbal requests more generally, if they're fans of Mo Willams definitely check out Time to Say Please and Crunch: The Shy Dinosaur. Goodbye Friend, Hello Friend might be another good one (though it just came out so I haven't actually read it yet). You might also check out the series by Elizabeth Crary which are sort of like choose-your-own-adventure social stories (kids get to decide how to respond to social situations and flip to the appropriate page to continue the story), such as I Want It or I Can't Wait. Not the most exciting stories, but kids seem to be intrigued by having the ability to change the ending. I keep waiting for someone to write a newer version, but haven't found anything else quite like them...
Anyway hope something in there is helpful! :)
If you don't like him, and he is a bastard, and you don't care about the shit storm, don't give him anything. Or perhaps give him a book on table manners, or the value of being polite.
If you want to PM me your address, I will order this children's book about politeness and get 1-day shipping to your address. That should get the message across, that he is childish and needs to learn these things.
You could start by teaching about human virtues. Mine Your Inner Gems could be a starting point. That link to Amazon also has several other books aimed at children with different religious and non-religious slants.
https://www.amazon.com/Thingumajig-Book-Manners-Irene-Keller/dp/0824965906
Found it.
I had this one in the mid 90s : http://www.amazon.com/Pass-Peas-Please-Book-Manners/dp/0737301937
This reminded me of a favorite book as a kid, No More Jumping on the Bed
Enjoy : https://www.amazon.com/Manners-Table-Way-Be/dp/1404835539/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1510265260&sr=8-4