Arthur's Good Manners

by Stephanie Calmenson, Lisa McCue Karsten (Illustrator)

This little book emphasizes manners in a rather interesting manner, nevertheless it makes the point.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Indonesian Literature, Fiction, Animals

24 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1987

About the author

Stephanie Calmenson's many popular titles include concept books, funny school stories, poetry collections, books about dogs and, with Magic School Bus author Joanna Cole, anthologies and beginning reader chapter books.

Stephanie's books have been called "marvelous" (PW), "lyrical" (SLJ), "hilarious" (SLJ), "sweet, funny, and right on the mark" (Booklist).

Before turning to writing, Stephanie was a teacher, a children's book editor, and Editorial Director of Parents Magazine's Read-Aloud Book Club.

Website: my link text

Reviews

[Faete · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here we learn the most important lesson of all: that your immediate family will always be less fun than extended family. That grandma and grandpa are always the best. Everything you ever wanted to know about being little you can learn from a cute little alligator. Probably. My favorite childhood story.

[Harry Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun book about learning to be respectful. I like all the pictures and I like that there are more words on each page.

[Alice Case · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was one of my all time favorites as a kid!

[Lee Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it when I was a kid because the illustrations were either relatable or absurd. It’s relatable because it’s normal kid stuff. Arthur’s playing, helping his mom, and having dinner. Only he’s an alligator, and takes alligator size bites. The little alligator is blowing bubbles in his milk. There is a discussion of the problems with having spaghetti in a rocket ship. There is a picture of an alligator inside the cabinet with the pots and pans, which my siblings and I thought was hilarious.

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[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Filled with tips on manners, but most if all being gracious. Also, I always think of this book when I eat spaghetti.

[Kerri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this book as a kid for some reason, though now I am not so sure why. It's cute but meh. But 3 stars for the positive memories.

[Loiu Cee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book so much. So many childhood memories. Everytime I eat spaghetti I think of this book

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still eat spaghetti based on what I learned in this book. More valuable than any college textbook.

[Craig Fischer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the few books I remember distinctly when I was a kid. I'm not sure if I had terrible manners (likely) or if I just really liked Alligators but this was a favourite and read quite frequently. Today I read it again, and surprisingly it held up. It wasn't a perfect book, and likely deserves more of a 4 star grade, but this book taught me how to eat spaghetti when I was a boy, and that has to mean something.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this little book when I was a child. I was looking for it for my nephews when I found out its out of print. The only copy I could find was for $140 on Amazon! Though I can't afford to buy it, I still remember how cute it was!

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite Childhood besides Love You Forever.