Let's Be Polite!

by P.K. Hallinan

Simple, rhyming verse presents many ways of being polite and using good manners, such as not laughing when a playmate makes a mistake, always wiping one's feet before going inside, and not interrupting when someone else is speaking.

1 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

P.K. Hallinan is the author and illustrator of more than 80 children's books, with over 7,500,000 copies sold worldwide. P.K. first began writing and illustrating 35 years ago when his wife asked him to create a picture book as a Christmas gift for their two young sons.

Reviews

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every child should read this book

[Marissa]

"Let's Be Polite" is a children's book teaching children how to be polite and use their manners. Manners such as saying please and thank you, wiping your feet before you walk inside, and saying grace before dinner. This book is great to read to younger children because they can hear and see what manners they should be practicing with their family and fellow classmates.
The illustrations in this book remain the same throughout the book. The use of white space is effective in helping the reader focus on what manner is being practiced on the page. The white space has the text, which is always at the bottom of the page. I think this is because the illustrator wanted the reader/audience to focus on the image being presented. This is important when reading to younger children because they can better understand what manner is being presented if they see someone acting it out so they can model that.
One of the parts of the book I didn't necessarily agree with was that it mentioned god when it talked about some of the manners. I think that is always a touchy subject when dealing with a group of younger children because everyone could be from a different culture. Some parents choose to raise their children in different ways, and not all families will believe in a god. So I think that part of the book could have been taken out, because not everyone is going to relate to saying grace at dinner time. Besides that, the rest of the manners are vital for every child to learn and practice.