Teaching Manners
with cute, funny children's books
Below are fun children's books that are great for teaching manners. Admittedly, this topic can sometimes be a downright drag to teach, but when approached in a fun, lighthearted way, it can be fun. And, since children often learn best through stories, this 'indirect' path toward teaching manners is WAY more effective than an 'lecturing' approach!
These cute and funny children's books are best for discussion starters, not 'lectures' on manners in and of themselves. We don't like those kinds of books. :)
Decibella and Her
6-Inch Voice
(inside voice levels)
Kindergarten - 3rd grade
Don't Let the Pigeon
Drive the Bus
(having a fit / not accepting
no) by Mo Willems
Preschool - 1st grade
Dude, That's Rude!
Get Some Manners
by Pamela Espeland
3rd grade and up
Lady Lupin's
Book of Etiquette
by Babette Cole
preschool - 3rd grade
Cookies
Bite-Size Life Lessons
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Kindergarten - 5th grade
Lacey Walker,
Non-Stop Talker
(listening, not always talking)
by Christianne Jones
Kindergarten - 3rd grade
Don't Do That
(nosepicking)
by Tony Ross
Kindergarten - 2nd grade
Oh boy, this list is getting long and yet we have more books to share. However, we'll stop here for now. If you haven't found the right book in the list above, here are others to consider:
Martha Doesn't Say Sorry by Samantha Berger
Martha Doesn't Share by Samantha Berger
Tissue Please by Lisa Kopelke
Excuse Me by Lisa Kopelke
Manners Can Be Fun by Munroe Leaf
How to Behave by Munroe Leaf
How to Speak Politely and Why by Munroe Leaf
This Little Piggy's Book of Manners by Kathryn Allen
The Thingumajig Book of Manners by Irene Keller
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