Columbia Home & Lifestyle - January/February 2009 - (Page 17) 2 Click on this Etiquette Institute in St. Louis www.etiquetteinstitute.com Polite Reading Excuse Me! A Little Book of Manners by Karen Katz, 2002 (Grosset & Dunlap), $5.99 – A lift the flap book that's good for boys and girls 18 months old and up. It covers basic phrases like please and thank you, sorry and excuse me. Polite as a Princess by Disney, 2006 (Random House), $3.99 – Cinderella and crew show the princess-obsessed toddler and preschooler how to act politely. Madeline Says Merci: The Always Be Polite Book by John Bemelmans Marciano, 2001 (Viking), $12.99 – Best for a child who is 3 and up and already familiar with Madeline and her escapades. It covers all the bases and their basic permutations (greetings, please and thank you, kindness and consideration and saying sorry). Good Manners Flash Cards: What to Do, What to Say, Polite Behavior Every Day 2002 (Eeboo), $11.99 – Not a book, but a flashcard set that works for ages 3 and up. Polite pigs pose etiquette stumpers (e.g., "Before you touch something that belongs to someone else, what do you ask?") and then answer them on the reverse side ("May I please touch that?"). The Gift of Good Manners: A Parent's Guide to Raising Respectful, Kind, Considerate Children by Peggy Post and Cindy Post Senning, 2002 (Collins), $17.95 – This one is for the parent who feels she’s in need of a brush-up. It covers advice on raising a polite child from birth through the teenage years. 1. Mila Horner writes a thank you note. 2. Mila Horner places a napkin on her lap. 3. The Fortnightly Playgroup gets ready for their lesson. 4. James Odom and Mila Horner practice using silverware. columbia home & lifestyle 17 http://www.etiquetteinstitute.com
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