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

Asks how dinosaurs might behave badly during a typical school day, then shows that they actually behave very well.

"This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know? He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He's been bad since he can remember! This seed cuts in line every time, stares at everybody and never listens. But what happens when one mischievous little seed changes his mind about himself, and decides that he wants to be'happy? With Jory John's charming and endearing text and bold expressive illustrations...

"Harry the dog goes to fantastic lengths to make his neighbor stop singing." --

Mr. Panda has a plate of doughnuts to share, but most of the other animals forget to say "Please."

"The Baxter sisters come from a long line of women with disastrous luck in love. But this summer, Sunshine and Margot will turn disasters into destiny... As an etiquette coach, Margot teaches her clients to fit in. But she's never faced a client like Bianca, an aging movie star who gained fame -- and notoriety -- through a campaign of shock and awe. Schooling Bianca on the fine art of behaving like a proper diplomat's wife requires intensive lessons,...

Alfie loves his mommy's cookies, and he wants one more than anything! But grabbing for one, fishing for one, and dressing up as a cookie inspector don't seem to work. His mommy says there is a better way. What is it? The littlest of readers will learn proper manners with Alfie as his mommy teaches him to say the magic words.

"When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect." --

Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him.

"Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean ... Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done." --