Manners Mash-Up: A Goofy Guide To Good Behavior (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
This book is awesome! What a great way to get kids to pay attention to everyday etiquette! There are 14 illustrators for this book, and each one takes on a different situation where manners are important. From the Supermarket to the dinner table, there is a picture for basically every moment in a child's life that would involve proper behavior! The pictures are all set up very busy, and all over the place, which is just what a kid needs to be entertained. The situations are all presented with humor and with wit, but make sure to hit all the key "rules". This book would be entertaining for all elementary grades, as good manners never become irrelevant! Arnold, T. (2011). Manners mash-up: a goofy guide to good behavior. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers. This book is so funny! This is a must have for any classroom (particularly K-3), school library, and home. The book teaches children the importance of etiquette, and might just teach the adults who are reading it some, too. It takes the daily life of a child, their experiences and offers up suggestions of what to do and most certainly what not to do. I chuckled out loud when reading this book, especially the "Don't Stare At" section of the book. It takes place in the school office and the manners listed among others are don't stare at people's bottoms, funny outfits, gross things on people's faces. The illustrations to coinside with these statements are a woman wearing a bra on the outside of her shirt, a man with plumber pants, and another woman with a hairy mole on her nose. These are all things that we all have to deal with on a daily basis, not just kids. Most of the time, however, kids are not shy about commenting on what they see! Hence, the reason for the book. The book goes on to tell how to treat your friends, how to behave in the classroom, good sportsmanship, table manners, being a guest in someone's home or at a party, and good manners for public places and most importantly; don't pick your nose in public! This is a fun book and I can hear the laughter of little kids already. I will definitely have this one on the shelves in my classroom and I am buying it for my home!Arnold, Tedd. Manners mash-up: A goofy guide to good behavior. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2011.
What do You think about Manners Mash-Up: A Goofy Guide To Good Behavior (2011)?
Not as laugh-out-loud funny as I had anticipated, but informative for kids and still pretty amusing.
—Ariana
A must for teaching citizenship, author's voice and style
—angga
Loving it! Truly a case of more is better!
—silentxsoul
