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Marc Tolon Brown - D.W.'s Guide to Perfect Manners

Marc Tolon Brown - D.W.'s Guide to Perfect Manners Review



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D.W.'s Guide to Perfect Manners by Marc Brown is perfect!
5 star rating

happily mothering, always searching for great books, buying for 6-10 year olds
Pros

    From the Arthur series,, by Marc Brown, Kids will relate to D.W., cute,, may improve manners


JUL
17
2008
 
D.W. ‘s Guide to Perfect Manners

By Marc Brown, 2006


As a teacher I’ve enjoyed reading the New York Times bestselling author, Marc Brown’s “Arthur” series for many years but as a parent it has become even more dear to me as my children have chosen Marc Brown’s “Arthur” books over and over. Arthur and his other third grade friends, Buster, Francine, Muffy and “the Brain” encounter and solve kid challenges in a kid attractive way. Often, Arthur’s kid sister, D.W. is a predictable pest. She likes to tag along, annoy, tattle tale, disrupt and do what kid sisters do best. I think that is the beauty of D.W.’s Guide to Perfect Manners. Kids who know the series, know that her manners aren’t always perfect.

In D.W.’s Guide to Perfect Manners, D.W. tells readers that “My goofy brother, dared me that I couldn’t’ be perfect for one whole day.” Off the bat, typical D.W. is name calling which seems hold the beauty of her message. Despite the title, kids that know D. W. already knows that her manners aren’t perfect, so they are curious. The beauty for parents of course is that our less than perfectly mannered children just may pick up and remember some manners from D.W.’s challenge that would have been blown off had she been known as a “Miss Manners.”

In D.W.’s Guide to Perfect Manners, D.W. maneuvers through the morning with “good morning, please and thank you.” She then communicates messages about body, hair and dressing care. My kid’s favorite part (and mine although I try hard to keep a straight face) is when D.W. talks about cleaning her room: “ I can even make my own bed. You can too. It’s no big deal- and, besides, it freaks out your parents…in a good way!”

At the end of the day, D.W. lets readers know that “Good manners are so cool. They give you magical powers and people treat you like a big kid!”

My Viewpoint:

As a parent I want my children to have great manners and I have found lots of helpful tips from books like 365 Manners Every Child Should Know but in the end, kids will often receive a message better from someone they know and relate to like Arthur’s kid sister D.W. My kids love to read D.W.'s Guide to Perfect Manners and even better, imitate it. I love to be, as D.W. says, “freaked out” by my kid’s good manners.


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CyndiA wrote on Jul 23, 2008 at 9:01AM


LOL on "make your bed." Wonder if my teen boys are too old for this one?


PattyTherre wrote on Jul 23, 2008 at 1:59AM


I wish I could buy this for someone I know. Her kids are...in need of some manners. But I fear I will insult her.


MikeMaroon wrote on Jul 21, 2008 at 12:40PM


This sounds perfect. The sad truth is, we run into a LOT of kids with NO manners. You could do a term paper on why this is, but I will just settle for trying to make sure my 3 yr old doesn't turn out to be one of them. This sounds like a great tool. Thanks!!


lilsquibb wrote on Jul 18, 2008 at 10:40AM


I think I need this book. It's fnny cause we were just working on this very thought last night. My dad didn't like the little guy saying uh-huh to answer questions so he would prompt him to say Yes, Please and he did it was so cute.