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Greenberg, David

Don't Forget Your Etiquette!: The Essential Guide to Misbehavior

40 pp. | Farrar/Kroupa | October, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-374-34990-8 $16.00

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. "When your teacher asks a question, / Wave your hands a lot, / Then when you're called to answer, / Say that you forgot." Young Miss Information offers non-traditional etiquette advice, beginning each poem with a quote from the experts. The humor stems from the contrast between what's suggested and what children know is expected. Westcott's energetic illustrations add zany touches. Bib.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2006