How to Speak Politely and Why (Munro Leaf Classics)

I got this for a toddler for Christmas and it cane great, it was on time, it came intact and it was easy to wrap.

This book goes over proper speech and why. It’s a bit tricky for younger kids so I improvise with my own explainations but definitely worth the purchase! This is that book that keeps being read over and over because I want my son to understand the difference between using a double negative and other severe speech No-no’s. This is that type of lesson book that lasts a literal lifetime

Perhaps I should have read more reviews. This rather dated book doesn't stand the test of time -- it is not as much about speaking politely as it is about speaking with proper grammar. It catalogs some old-timey poor grammar and slang, and explains the proper English way to express the same idea, e.g. don't use AIN'T, say MAY instead of CAN when requesting something, use NICELY instead of NICE as an adverb, don't forget the G on the end of PLAYING and say YES instead of UH-HUH etc.It doesn't get into a discussion of grammar or parts of speech, but simply describes usage and indicates the correct use.Somehow I expected this book to be more about interactions between people and how and why to use respectful language. This book's purpose seems to be teaching someone who speaks like a Hollywood version of a 1940s "hillbilly" to speak in standard English.The simple illustrations are darling in a crude way, but the layout and typography of the book is not very attractive. Lots of very short paragraphs that are justified so it's hard to read with a lot of random white space.Just doesn't seem that useful unless you've got a real mini Eliza Doolittle or Jethro Bodine on your hands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNgv4Jp6ipc

It is increasingly important that children learn how to communicate. In this day and age where fewer and fewer people actually use manners and understand the difference between good/well and can/may, this is a simple way of explaining how to speak to other people.My child has read this book (and the other three in the series that we own) several times. I've definitely noticed an improvement in speech!The illustrations are cute and even I, as an adult, learned a thing or two!

Do I really need to explain why this is a five star book? Common courtesies that are no longer taught much in families or in schools are what this book is all about. It is simple, fun to read and absolutely needed in this self-serving culture of ours.It has no politically correct agenda to push, just speak and behave politely, you know, treat others as you would like to be treated yourself.Buy several and pass them out.

I love other Munro Leaf books and I bought this one sight unseen. This one is alright, but most of the pages are spent correcting grammatical mistakes my kids don't make so it's not very helpful to us. This book is not about how to phrase things in a polite manner but how to come off as more polite by dropping the lazy or overly-colloquial language. I also find the other Leaf books appropriate for a much younger age group, 2+, than this one. To the extent my three year old gets adverbs and subjective and objective pronouns right, it is because he hears them used properly, not because he's had a lesson on them. One final note, I know many people find the illustrations charming, but they are really off-putting to me, not because they are old-fashioned but because they're poorly done.

This is a perfect book for kids and should be in every school library as well

I love books that I can read to my children and can enjoy them myself. I have been homeschooling for 15 years. This may be the best grammar book I have used. Even I UNDERSTAND the difference between using CAN and MAY now. And my children will say it to each other when they use the wrong work. Hurray!

The best book you can buy for any child. Puts the activity of being polite into a fun process. Buy it and read it to your children its surprising how much children want to be polite.

I expected more. Big pages and basic drawings. Kind of fun, seems more suitable for toddlers althoug the text is for older kids to grasp. Have mixed feeling. Did not appeal to my kids who are very keen on books and illustrations in general.

Great

My 5 year old son loves this book! The drawing are so funny too. It's is the funniest and cutest way on how to speak politely and why

satisfied with service and product.