Even Martians Have Manners: A Table Manners Book to Build Kids' Social Skills: A Fun, No Nagging, Rhyming Etiquette Picture Book to Help Parents Raise Kids to Be Better Guests and Hosts

by Camille Childs, Bryan Jones

Even Martians have manners;
I know this to be true!
They like to be polite,
Caring and thoughtful too.

Zok the Martian joins The Tanner Family for a delightful dinner, where he learns about humans' table manners. Even though Zok makes mistakes, the Tanner Family gently guides him while teaching him mealtime social skills. This rhyming picture book is entertaining for parents to read aloud because of its tight rhymes and flowing cadence. Children of all ages will enjoy this book's funny moments while catching important lessons about table manners, etiquette, gratitude, politeness, and more.

Even Martians Have Manners introduces children

Pre-dinner etiquette: Greeting guests, prepping for dinner (washing up, getting dressed, offering to help), setting the table and place settings, putting devices away, using soft voices, waiting until all are ready to start dinner, and using napkin etiquette.Dinner etiquette: Soup etiquette, table posture, passing food, asking to be excused to use the restroom, waiting for all to be served, taking a “polite bite” even if they don’t like the food, table conversation, not talking while chewing, sharing, and asking with a “please.”Post-dinner etiquette: Waiting for all to be done eating, asking politely to be excused, pushing in chairs, thanking the host for the meal, clearing plates, walking the guest to the door, and saying thank you and goodbye.

37 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 30, 2022

About the author

Camille Childs is the creator and founder of the websites Game On Family dot com and Feelings and Dealings dot com. After a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2018, she launched her award-winning "Feelings and Dealings: An Emotions and Empathy Card Game" on Amazon to teach children emotional literacy and empathy through play. She devotes time to creating social and emotional curriculum such as coloring books and storybooks and is also working on an upcoming mindfulness game. Her previous career credits include licensing at Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune followed by positions at Hulu and Netflix, all of which fueled her love of content, games, and technology.

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