What Do You Say, Dear? | 
| Author: Sesyle Joslin
Creator: Maurice Sendak
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 310374
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 48
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 6.7 x 0.2
ISBN: 0064431126
Dewey Decimal Number: 395.122
EAN: 9780064431125
ASIN: 0064431126
Publication Date: September 25, 1986
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Amazon.com Review
"You have gone downtown to do some shopping. You are walking backwards, because sometimes you like to, and you bump into a crocodile. What do you say, dear?" This is just one of the delightful hypothetical situations introduced by award-winning author Sesyle Joslin in this "handbook of etiquette for young ladies and gentlemen to be used as a guide for everyday social behavior." Maurice Sendak's quirky, comical illustrations are perfect for this old-fashioned, whimsical guide to manners. First published in 1958, this Caldecott Honor Book and ALA Notable Children's Book is a time- tested, fun way to teach your children important lessons. By the way, "Excuse me" is the proper response to the crocodile above! I(Ages 4 to 8)/I
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What do you say when:LIyou bump into a crocodile on a crowded city street?/PPLIa nice gentleman introduces you to a baby elephant?/PPLIthe Queen feeds you so much spaghetti that you don't fit in your chair anymore?/P/ULPThis is the funniest book of manners you'll ever read!/P
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 Wonderful for teaching manners December 11, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I only wish I had known about this book when my children were little. This is an excellent book for teaching manners,using lots of unusual situations. The repetition of "what do you say dear" will engage small minds and is a great book for reading aloud. My daughter teaches 1st grade and is using it with her class, who seem to enjoy it also.
 Very violent! December 6, 2007
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you love children, DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. The first episode is about how to accept gifts from strangers, the second is about thanking a knight for cutting off a dragon's head (graphically!), and worst of all, the third is about a cowboy with a gun who asks a child "Would like me to shoot a hole in your head?"br /br /I usually preview books at the library before buying, but this was recommended by a Childcare Magazine. Did they even read it?
Children's Etiquette September 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As with What Do You Do, Dear, a truly excellent book as entertaining for the parent to read aloud as for the child to hear...and learn.
Brings Back Great Memories, Not PC by Today's Standards July 2, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book as well as The Blueberry Pie Elf were the two books I remember from my first grade experience. When my sister-in-law's baby shower came along with the request we bring a copy of our favorite childhood book, I bought this as The Blueberry Pie Elf is impossible to find. My sister-in-law was tickled pink as she, too, remembered this as a child. And, yes, those of you who cringe at anything approaching "violence" even in a comedic situation will not find this book acceptable, especially with the question about what to do if a cowboy asks you if you want to get shot in the head, but remember it was a different era when this was written. And since most of us do not have cowboys riding horses wildly down the street while swinging guns around, I think most children will take this in the light it was written. Besides, I didn't even remember this passage until I re-read the book. The one I remember most from my childhood is the one referring to somebody asking you over for a spaghetti dinner and what to say after every course has been spaghetti, and then they bring out spaghetti for dessert. (I'll leave out the answer, as I don't want to ruin the suspense for those who wish to read the book.)
More than a Phrase Book May 14, 2007
It's the art of understatement that a child learns from this book. The expected response of a young lady bumping into a crocodile would be "Eek! Help! Get me out of here!" Instead, she says simply, "Excuse me." And a pilot who crashes through the roof into a Duchesse's living room says not, "Oh my goodness! What have I done," but "I'm sorry." It's wonderful to see such self-assured young ladies and gentlemen, able to handle any situation with a polite phrase. They're civilized, courteous, confident, well dressed, poised, articulate, serious (but not too) and able to rise to any occasion. No wonder children love them. In fact, if a dinosaur were to begin nibbling at a tree in my front yard, I should hope to say not "Scat! Get out of here!" but "Help yourself." Or "Care for seconds?" Or "Shall I pass the salt?"
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