Here to Help: Books About Manners & Behavior

When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind, and how each act, big or small, can make a difference.

Jack wants to apologize for hurting Zoe’s feelings. He just can’t seem to find the right words. Turns out there’s more to an apology than just saying “I’m sorry.”

In rhyming text, naughty dinosaurs learn the importance of having good manners, saying “please” and “thank you,” and never, ever making a mess.

Narrated by a group of friendly mice, an amusing book provides preschoolers with an introduction to manners through helpful demonstrations of when certain words and phrases, such as “excuse me” and “please,” are used in social situations.

A child who values fairness learns there are many different ways to share.

The crayons are ready to learn how to be polite. But what do they need to know? When to say please and thank you? How to eat neatly? What to do when they have to (uh-oh!) burp? This laugh-out-loud addition to the crayons mini-picture book series will teach children their manners as they giggle at the crayons’ missteps.

Wouldn’t the world be a better place if everyone knew how to apologize? Luckily, this humorous guidebook is full of practical tips about when, why, and how to say you’re sorry. From a porcupine who accidentally popped his friend’s balloon to a snail who was running so fast he stepped on a sloth’s toes.

Doug prefers not to be hugged, but there are a variety of other ways his loved ones can show him affection.

An impatient bear wants honey and goes to a lot of trouble to get it until realizing that saying ‘please’ is the simplest solution.

Leo learns table manners, sits in a special chair, and eats a yummy Italian meal while out to lunch with Daddy and Nana G.

Sophie’s parents tell her to say ‘Hello,’ ‘Thank-you,’ and ‘Goodbye,’ but the words stick like glue in Sophie’s mouth and won’t come out.

Teaches kids what a question is, when to ask one, and how to form one. Friendly tips and pointers (“Keep it short!” “Show interest!”) help kids keep their questions appropriate and on point. Above all, the book encourages readers to keep on asking questions–the beginning of learning about the world.