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Don’t Forget Your Etiquette!: The Essential Guide to Misbehavior

A collection of sly and witty poems that poke fun at the proper way to eat soup, burp, answer the phone, disagree with adults, go to sleep, kiss, send thank-you’s, etc.  My first question about this book is…Who is the intended audience?  Supposedly for 9-12 year olds, the picture book format may put off that older crowd.  However, the reader must understand sarcasm, to get the jokes.  Younger audiences (4-8 year olds) may be confused by the more sophisticated humor, at a time when they are just beginning to figure out proper etiquette.  Also the length of the poems better match an older readership.   The young ones, however, are sure to be drawn in by the whimsical and well-done illustrations.     All in all, it is a silly romp by the zany author called Miss Information.