I may not be 11 anymore, but this is a good brush-up even for adults as to how to act in certain situations. Where does the fork go when setting the table? How do you react if guests are pains in the ass? What happens when you drop a glass of something in someone else's house? Sure, it might seem like second nature now, but we had to have learned this somewhere, and I'm glad American Girl put this out when I was a kid. It's instructive without being overbearing or stuffy, which is really importa...

I read this book often throughout the '90s, and I've kept my copy. Seriously, hands-down, the best etiquette guide available for kids. I was taught much of this stuff by my parents, but it included relevant scenarios like what to say when someone dyes her hair (and let's face it, that still has awkward potential as an adult) and how to react when I'm totally embarrassed.Contrary to another reviewer's claim, it didn't teach me to be a robot or live with a queen. It taught me life skills, how to r...

This non-fiction guide to the everyday playing out of manners in the lives of normal kids is actually more fun than one might think. The quizzes stimulate thought, and I found the instructional suggestions to be sound and very usable. Above all, my sisters and I simply always have had a lot of fun reading through this book and seeing the way that things in it are put. This book actually taught me a lot of the basic manners that I employ, but it allows for manners ideas that don't work for the r

This American Girl series is my new favorite for working with my students in 3rd through 5th grades. These self-help style books answer the questions and create opportunities for discussion in ways that take the pressure off of the girls as individuals and allow us to talk as young women in general. I've used this with my students with behavior problems, explaining that if what they want is really to get their way, manners are the most likely way that's going to happen. It's incredible to see ho...

Another American Girl book I read! It had good examples for manners.

I read this when I need to practice my "manners."

My 8 year old 3rd grader loves this book!

I actually have read this book many many times in my lifetime. I have had this American Girl book since Elementary school. I still very much enjoyed reading this book about manners even at 19! It’s basically a book about manners and how to use them.

I was weirdly into this book as a kid, and, honestly, I still stand by that. It’s served me really well I life to be the girl in the room who knows which fork is which and other such etiquette basics. Props to American Girl for managing to make topics like this so fun and engaging that I still think about this book a dozen years later. Wish I could find my old copy...

I found this on the shelf one day and I am NOT disappointed. I mean, this book basically gives you a step-by-step on how to get invited to the Queen of England's palace. STEP ONE: Have good manners.STEP TWO: Use 'em.STEP THREE: People will hear about your phenomenal manners and tell everyone and eventually the people with connections will tell the Queen of England and she will IMMEDIATELY have her guards escort you to the palace to have tea and she'll drop her cookie in her tea and you won't say...

This is one of those American Girls lifestyle books. What I liked about it was that it wasn't just "manners," although those are definitely covered. It also included how to deal with a variety of situations and circumstances, including funerals, weddings and traveling. This is one of those things I would have been interested in as a child, and while I don't think all girls will love this, it is directly marketed at girls, which is why I chose to put it in this category.The title says it all - th...

Ughh. Virtually every American girl doll book tells girls how to live their lives. This is one of them. You don't have to be a perfect mannered robot like this book tells you to. Yeah, be polite but don't act like you live with the Queen of England...part of being a kid is to make mistakes, so what if you get in trouble every now and then. A famous quote says, "well-behaved women rarely make history".

This was a nice little book I read just before middle school. It had some nice tips on certain things, like how to address certain adults and what to do when you don't want to eat something at a sleepover. It was kind of helpful when I was younger.

This manner book was really fun to learn from surprisingly enough! I learned that there's a fun way to learn manners!!!

I've always like these books by American Girl.

Gives lots of practical advice to girls on how to conduct themselves and what to say in a whole range of social situations, such as sleepovers, family gatherings, funerals, and weddings.

I love this book. I got it when I was young and all the material is still worthwhile as a young adult. This covers the basics of manners and etiquette; from greeting people to staying over to funerals, there is at least a short blip about how to act in most situations. Funny anecdote: I went to a rehearsal dinner this year and was the only one my age that knew how to use the table settings. It was fun to help people with their forks and glasses, and I remembered after all these years! I really l...

This book was really stupid...albeit hilarious. Some of the "manners" they taught sounded so sensitive and prudish and childish and condescending...oh, and why is this book for girls? Just curious...I'm morbidly curious though to read through it again (not all of it, but just glance around) so I can come back here to talk about some ridiculous examples, and I'll admit, I at least liked the illustrations if anything.

It is very interesting so fare.

The best in the smart girl series lot. By defining manners as something girls choose to show because they believe other people are as important as themselves, this guide aspires to be more than a list of rules. For the most part, it succeeds. And the parts where it doesn't are not that consequential. After all, if adult models of deferring ego are few and far between, any book that encourages empathy as a basic function of polite society is welcome.