The Bad Good Manners Book

by Babette Cole

Amusing, full-color illustrations accompany a collection of entertaining tips on good manners, bad manners, and no manners at all.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1996

About the author

Babette Cole was a British children's author and illustrator. Born on the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands in 1949, she attended the Canterbury College of Art (now the University for the Creative Arts) and received first-class BA Honors. She worked on such children's programmes as Bagpuss (working with Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin) and Jackanory for BBC television.

As a children's writer, Cole created more than 150 picture books. Her best-seller Doctor Dog has been adapted as a successful children's cartoon series. Much of her work is earthy comedy, having titles like The Smelly Book, The Hairy Book, The Slimy Book and The Silly Book.

She spent her time writing, visiting schools and traveling. After a short illness she died on 15 January 2017, aged 66.

Reviews

[Lizzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly relatable for little ones, visually speaking. This book discusses everything a young child might be asked or told to do, or not to do, in a fun and visually-accessible way! It also highlights all the temptations involved in any such request! The moral of the story: try your best. You might not always get it right, but we all have to try in order to move forwards, learn and develop!

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book that demonstrates bad and good manners in a comical style. The rhyming narrative and cartoon pictures are fun for children to look at and the situations are (mostly) ones that any young child can relate to.

[Jenna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Babette Cole vääntelee normaalit vanhempien hokemat omaksi versiokseen tässä koko perheen nalkutuskirjassa. Osansa saavat myös vanhemmat. Tässä kirjassa käännyttiin taas ilkeyksiin ja kirjan kuvitus lievästi ahdisti meidän kuopusta.

[Wsclai · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interestingly illustrated book to teach children manners.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was ok. Good pictures, but it didn't have the charm of The Trouble With Mom.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

My kids got a kick out of this and it was a gentle way to go over some basic points of etiquette that are perhaps not-so-basic in our household.

[Lexi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is without a plot. If this book was not written by Babette Cole, I would not be as disappointed.

[Penny-Anne]

Humorous illustrations to show basic things that children should and shouldn’t do. Would be a very tactical book for parents to use at home.