Patsy Says

by Leslie Tryon

Patsy Pig has only a few days to teach the unruly kids of Ms. Kongensmith's first-grade class the proper manners for hosting the upcoming Open House, but this challenging task may take more time to complete than she has been provided.

Genres: Picture Books

40 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2001

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm guessing from the blurb on the front inside cover ("Leslie Tryon returns to the Pleasant Valley Elementary School...") that this is part of a series, so maybe I missed something by not reading the other books...? Who is Patsy? I thought she was the class's teacher at first, but no, that'd be Ms. Klingensmith. Why would Patty get so upset about someone being so "unbelievably rude" as to *spill* something on her? (In our house, accidents aren't considered misbehaving so much as part of life.) And are the manners she's teaching really that important for the age of kids that would read this book? I would expect first graders to learn kindness and gentleness. The order in which one should introduce guests is more of an etiquette issue, perhaps one better left for older kiddos. Finally, the different conversations on each page made it a little difficult to read this book aloud to my toddler. It just didn't have a good flow.

[Ashley Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book talked all about manners. When meeting somebody for the first time you don't want to sound rude, mean, or that you don't even care about them. What is important is to give a good impression. Although Mrs. Patsy was nervous about then not learning any of her manners. She was blown away at the results from welcoming their parents to the classroom.