Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27579 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 120 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 3-7–This update of Oops! The Manners Guide for Girls (Pleasant Co, 1997) covers the basic etiquette areas, including cell phone and table manners, host and guest duties, and such occasions as weddings and family gatherings. The text is sprinkled with lots of colorful illustrations and quizzes geared to letting readers assess their own behavior. Though the rules echo the traditional thoughts on the subjects, the lively writing and straight talk make them seem fresh and relevant today. Especially well done is the section on writing nicely worded thank-you notes, which, in the age of text messaging and e-mails, takes on an even greater significance.–Elaine Baran Black, Gwinnett County Public Library, Lawrenceville, GA
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From Booklist
Gr. 5-8. The emphasis is on good manners as a reflection of respect for oneself and others in this updated edition of Oops! The Manners Guide for Girls (1997), with bouncy new illustrations. Clear, straightforward information covers introductions, sleepovers, special occasions, gifts, table manners, hosts and guests, and more. Mingus' cheery, multiethnic characters have a touch of anime and a little bit of the PowerPuff Girls about them, and brightly colored sidebars and display fonts blend in well. The cell phone advice is excellent, though more about online etiquette and the use of iPods, gaming, and other e-toys would have made this a stronger book. A good place to go for readers not quite ready for Miss Manners herself. GraceAnne DeCandido
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Customer Reviews

Please, Give this book to your daughter, a Positive Psychologist suggests.
The Truth: I'm a Girl, I'm Smart and I Know EverythingAs a positive psychologist and the author of a book intended to also help girls develop into fine human beings, knowing how to be true to themselves and yet versatile at adapting to changes and difficulties, I am thrilled to see another book that has a similar goal. My book, The Truth: I'm a Girl, I'm Smart and I know Everything gives girls the courage to share their feelings and concerns and to be proud of who they are, while facing growing up challenges. A Smart Gir's Guide to Manners, may appear to focus on the exterior, i.e. manners, but really is much truer to the inner self than one might expect. The book explains in simple language why the girl will benefit from manners, psychologically in terms of how she will feel inside and also socially, in terms of how manners will benefit her situations in life. Also, the book makes clear some of the blindspots that girls can get into and helps them out of them. For example, other people's moms are not invisible and should be talked to politely, when a girl plays or visits at someone else's home. I love the simple, yet clear style of this book and the examples of situations are very well done. This book just hits the spot! Thank you, Nancy Holyoke!

If it was just common sense, we'd all have it!
Give your child a handbook of the survival skills that she will need at school, the workplace and beyond! Yes, first impressions do count, but life situations frequently require tact and sensitivity that must be taught. Learn the wrong set of social behaviors, and you can be blocked from a world of sometimes life-changing opportunities to come.

A Smart Girl's Guide To Manners (American Girl Library) is a handbook of those survival skills that will give young ladies an excellent foothold in the social world that frequently requires more than they can offer based on instinct, alone.

Highly recommended!

Not good for US and Continental eating techniques
I bought this book to illustrate to my daughter the two different styles of eating, and particularly, the proper way to use a fork and knife using the Continental style of eating, which is far more elegant and efficient.

It does not have a single illustration for this. Far better to buy "Etiquette for Dummies" or "The Little Book of Etiquette" currently available from Amazon (December 2007).