Dont Forget Your Etiquette! The Essentioal Guide to Misbehavior
Item Number: 171
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- Hardcover by David Greenberg & Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
- Description: In this lively spoof of etiquette books, Miss Information, a young girl who claims to be fully grown and in possession of countless Ph.D.s, offers expertise on modern etiquette in a "far less fuddy-duddy" manner than the etiquette books of olden days. Advice on topics ranging from sipping soup ("At fancy dinner parties, sip soup from your hat") to "how you kiss good night" is dished out in 20 poems. Most are preceded by quotes from standard etiquette books, which seem idiotic when followed by Miss Information's outrageous recommendations. Greenberg makes creative use of language, especially in finding words to rhyme with etiquette (pathetiquette, getiquette), and Westcott's bright cartoon-style artwork, with gleeful animals and manic children rollicking everywhere (especially in the "Etiquette for the Tub" scene), perfectly illustrate the fine points Miss Information wishes to convey. Some adults may consider this too subversive, but others will see it as an entertaining way to spark discussions about the difference between proper and unacceptable behavior. Randall Enos
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