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The Giggly Guide of How to Behave

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'The Giggly Guide of How to Behave' by Philippe Jalbert is a book of manners for young readers.

Each page has a good manner or rule to live by and an illustration showing how NOT to act. Try not to bite off more than you can chew features an illustration of a small bunny trying to eat an elephant trunk first.

It's a silly book and the gags and fun illustrations will make for a lot of laughs. Maybe good manners will come as a good side effect.

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Very nice story and illustrations for the littlest ones. Start teaching them how to behave with this cute book.

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I was unable to give this book a true review because the review copy did not have pictures. The words were basic manner tid bits on colorful backgrounds. I skipped reading this to my 5 year old because it was not interesting or informative. I believe the pictures probably told a much bigger story than the words so it was unfortunate that I had issues with the prerelease copy.

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Each spread in the book contains a bright, colorful page with a rule for good behavior accompanied by a colorful, giggle-inducing illustration that shows what happens when you DON'T use good manners. The book covers things like basic manners (cover your mouth when you sneeze, don't pick your nose), safety (not playing with matches or knives), interacting with others (ask before you borrow something), and more. It lives up to its title--my kids were giggly as we read it. This is a fun way to remind kids about good manners, allowing you to get across the message without making it feel like a lecture.

I read a copy via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

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This book teaches kids manners and how to be a morally sound. I think that this book would hold a child's interest more if there was an illustration of the gesture of act accompanying the words. Unfortunately, the galley had a blank black page prior to each pointer and I am unsure if this is where illustration are intended? In any event, this does offer great pointed to act out as its titles intends, to behave.

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The Giggly Guide on How to Behave is a fun, silly read! Kids will have a laughing good time with this story! The illustrations are cute, bright and detailed and are the opposite of the stated behavior! While kids will certainly giggle with this book they will walk again with some valuable behavior lessons!

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Another silly way to introduce proper behaviour to children. This book runs the gamut of manners, safety and some common sense. We go from not stealing, asking permission to borrow things, taking care of things you borrowed to safety around a pool, not playing with matches then about burping and farting. Kids will love the silly illustrations that go along with each page. I love seeing what the rabbit will get into next as the illustrations often show him doing the opposite. I loved seeing him run off in the turtle's shell while being chased or almost passing out from the smell when the skunk passes gas. A cute book that could be added to any home, school, or public library. It is a companion book to the Giggly Guide on How to Behave at School.

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Just as much fun as the school rules version. Simple rules for all kids with hilarious illustrations on what not to do.

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This book is adorable! Your child will probably enjoy it and I think that the adult doing the reading will find it quite amusing. Each example of how to behave is illustrated with an animal drawing that shows what the result of bad manners would be. I especially enjoyed the beginning of the book with the rabbit and the turtle. Look at the book to see how cute this is! Talking about manners does not always seems like fun but this short book may make the subject more appealing in your household.

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This adorable book is a great resource for parents or teachers wishing to discuss manners and being polite in a fun and informative way that children will be able to relate to. The illustrations that accompany the text are bright and entertaining, sure to be enjoyed by children and adults. Children will learn some basic manners of asking permission before borrowing something, covering your mouth when you sneeze, or saying "excuse me" when you burp. They will also learn some politeness behaviors that are unique to this story, such as not picking your nose, not playing with the car keys, or not cutting your friends' hair!
As a mother of several small children, I found this book covers some good manners and polite behaviors and also addresses some things that are just plain good information for children to have. This book provides an opportunity to discuss manners in a fun and entertaining way that they are sure to enjoy. This would be a great addition to a classroom library or home library for young children! Highly recommend!
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book prior to publication!

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I found the book so a fun and cute way to explain how you should and shouldn’t behave. My 6 year old daughter loved the illustrations.

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The Giggly Guide of How to Behave is a collection of advice for young children. On the plus side, the advice is simple, straight forward, and logically correct.

On the other hand, I have found by experience that children need to be given a reason why the should or shouldn't do something, which this book is lacking. It is quite important, and there is no explanation for them at all. Moreover, I feel that for a children's book, it somewhat lacks imagination or a hint of originality. At times it reminded it me of simple, straight forward flash cards.

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