"Mary Wrightly is a polite young girl who speaks a small, soft voice--unless she really wants to be heard!"--Provided by publisher.

We live in a world that's very different from the one in which Emily Post came of age. Many of us who are nice (but who also sometimes say "(f*ck)" are frequently at a loss for guidelines about how to be a good person who deals effectively with the increasing onslaught of rudeness we all encounter. To lead us out of the miasma of modern mannerlessness, science based and bitingly funny syndicated advice columnist Amy Alkon rips the doily off the manners...

Presents proper and improper acts of etiquette for young readers in a humorous setting.

Provides guidance on how to remain courteous in situations that can be hostile, including advice on how to behave on the Internet and how to deal with troublesome friends and family members.

Teaches when and where to say words such as 'please' and 'thank you'.

Cut-throat Jim is a young pirate king who learned the hard way the importance of being courteous.

Pigeon is very angry when the duckling gets a cookie just by asking politely.

Michael's rhyming description of his day at school has his mother repeatedly interrupting to prevent him from saying impolite words. Michael can't wait to tell his mom all about his day at school. But how can he, when she keeps stopping him before he gets to the best part? Laugh out loud with the bestselling team who brought us Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Songs and the other hilarious books in the Silly Dilly series. But what ever...