Be Respectful!: a Hero's Guide to Being Courteous by Elsie Olson
Kids have superpowers! This title guides kids to their inner powers to help them be respectful and courteous! They will learn how to show tolerance, discover why politeness is important, and find out how-to do good deeds and make good choices. Readers will learn to become the best they can be, a kid hero! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Cookies by Amy Krouse Rosenthal; Jane Dyer (Illustrator)
From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of I Wish You More, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a cookie-centric guide to life. Everyone knows cookies taste good, but these cookies also have something good to say. Open this delectable book to any page and you will find out something about life. Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons is a new kind of dictionary, one that defines mysteries such as "fair" and "unfair" and what it means to "cooperate." At every turn this book is clever, honest, inspirational, and whimsical. Go ahead, take a bite! Perfect for learning concept words.
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson; Rafael López (Illustrator); Rafael López (Illustrator)
A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices! National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone. There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. Jacqueline Woodson's lyrical text and Rafael López's dazzling art reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes-and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. And that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway. (This book is also available in Spanish, as El Día En Que Descubres Quién Eres!)
How Do Dinosaurs Show Good Manners? by Jane Yolen; Mark Teague (Illustrator)
Join these troublesome dinosaurs as their best manners are put to task in this infectious read-aloud, a delightful new addition to Jane Yolen and Mark Teague's beloved, award-winning series!What if a dinosaur won't be polite?Maybe burps at the table and starts food fights?Watch these dinosaur children's larger-than-life antics as they navigate sharing and showing gratitude with their human family and friends.Do dinosaurs spit broccoli on the floor, hog the slide at the playground, or wreck the bathroom with their latest mud science experiment?Of course not! They share, they show kindness, and they are polite.Being courteous is an important lesson in children's lives. While learning good manners is full of its own struggles and quandaries, the payoff of hearing "please" and "thank you" is worth it.Each book in the endlessly popular How Do Dinosaurs series is a combination of childish antics followed by a gentle lesson -- with over 14.5 million books in print. See if your little readers can find the names of each dinosaur, hidden on each page!
Please Is a Good Word to Say by Barbara M. Joosse; Jennifer Plecas (Illustrator)
Please is a good word to say. It puts a smile on your words. And that's not the only advice curly-burly-haired Harriet has for you. Asking, taking, interrupting, eating, answering the phone-if there's a nice way to do it, Harriet can tell you just how to do it. Jennifer Plecas' infectious illustrations bring Barbara Joosse's hilarious heroine to life in this offbeat and adorable approach to manners. Kids will be (very politely) clamouring to hear it over and over again . . .
Red by Michael Hall (Illustrator)
Red's factory-applied label clearly says that he is red, but despite the best efforts of his teacher, fellow crayons and art supplies, and family members, he cannot seem to do anything right until a new friend offers a fresh perspective.
The Sandwich Swap by Kelly DiPucchio; Tricia Tusa (Illustrator)
Lily and Salma are best friends. They like doing all the same things, and they always eat lunch together. Lily eats peanut butter and Salma eats hummus-but what's that between friends? It turns out, a lot. Before they know it, a food fight breaks out. Can Lily and Salma put aside their differences? Or will a sandwich come between them? The smallest things can pull us apart-until we learn that friendship is far more powerful than difference. In a glorious three-page gatefold at the end of the book, Salma, Lily, and all their classmates come together in the true spirit of tolerance and acceptance.
For even more books related to respect, try these booklists:
Respect - Core Values
Empathy - Core Values