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Book List

We’ve carefully curated book lists to go with each lesson.


Be Polite Books

Rude Cakes cover

Be Polite

Rude Cakes

By Rowboat WatkinsChronicle Books

A story about a rude cake who never says please or thank you or listens to its parents, and a Giant Cyclops who is polite.

The Berenstain Bears Respect Each Other cover

Be Polite

The Berenstain Bears Respect Each Other

By Stan & Jan BerenstainPaw Prints Press

When Gramps and Gran go on a picnic with Mama, Papa, and the cubs, they are reminded of good manners and how to treat others.

The Duckling Gets a Cookie cover

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The Duckling gets a Cookie?

By Mo WillemsHyperion Books for Children

Pigeon is angry when duckling gets a cookie by asking politely. This book uses humor to teach children the usefulness of good manners.

The Grouchy Ladybug cover

Be Polite

The Grouchy Ladybug

By Eric CarleHarperCollinsPublishers

Follow a grouchy ladybug on her journey with lessons on time, size, and shape, as well as the benefits of friendship and good manners.

The Magic Word cover

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The Magic Word

By Mac BarnettBalzer + Bray

Paxton C. Heymeyer triggers a series of fantastical misadventures when he realizes he can get what he wants by saying “alakazoomba” instead of “please.”

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