From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3–Goldberg reminds readers of common polite phrases to use, such as please and thank you. She then moves on to circumstances children will recognize: interrupting, forgetting to clean up after yourself, and not saying you're sorry. The author outlines good manners for different situations: table, movies and theater, sports, elevator, etc. One spread addresses being a poor sport and gives six rules for kids on one side and one for adults on the other: don't yell at your child's coach. If you're a poor sport, your kid will be too. The text is informal and humorous: Don't think Serena Williams would be happy...or Tiger Woods would not roar...if he heard your cell phone ring. The mixed-media cartoons, which include animals, people, and other assorted creatures, keep the mood light as well.
–Marilyn Ackerman, Brooklyn Public Library, NY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Review
“Olo’s electric-hued, multi-media illustrations keep these conscientious, often
comedic tips in check, playing up the humor with hyperbole.” —
Publishers Weekly “The text is informal and humorous... the mixed-media cartoons, which include
animals, people, and other assorted creatures, keep the mood light as well.”
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School Library Journal
Book Description
In her enthusiastically irreverent style, Whoopi schools kids on a bevy of oh-so-important manners like...courtesy words, cleaning up after oneself, covering one’s mouth, knocking, how (and how not) to interrupt, apologizing, table manners, cell phone use, rudeness at the movies, how to be a good sport, respectful things to do when visiting another country, and the all-too-crucial... When and when not to stick anything up one’s nose!
It’s an intoxicating dose of etiquette for kids, laced with Whoopi’s hysterical how-tos and Olo’s energetic illustrations.
About the Author
Whoopi Goldberg is the premier comedic actress of our day. For her work in film and television, she has won a Tony, and Emmy, an Oscar, and a Grammy, as well as two Golden Globes. In 2001, she was awarded the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Whoopi Goldberg has appeared in scores of films, and has had a recurring role on Star Trek: The Next Generation as Guinan. She was most recently seen on Broadway in her one-woman show, Whoopi. Whoopi Goldberg lives in New York and Vermont. You will never see her with her finger in her nose.
