Emily's Magic Words: Please, Thank You, and More [Hardcover]

Cindy Post Senning (Author), Peggy Post (Author), Leo Landry (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

It takes only a few magic words to have good manners. Let please, thank you, and excuse me act as your magic wand. Just by waving around these simple phrases, you can open doors, bring smiles to faces, and make friends.

Try it and see! Thanks to the magical touch of Emily Post, the most trusted name in etiquette, learning good manners has never been more easy and fun.

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About the Author

Cindy Post Senning, Ed.D., codirector of The Emily Post Institute, Inc., developed a training program for etiquette educators and conducts children's etiquette workshops across the U.S. and overseas. Cindy is the coauthor of all the Emily Post children's books, with her sister-in-law, Peggy Post.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Collins (September 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061116807
• ISBN-13: 978-0061116803
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 9.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #726,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peggy Post, Emily Post's great-granddaughter-in-law, is a director of The Emily Post Institute and the author of more than a dozen etiquette books. Peggy is co-author of the new 18th edition of Emily Post's Etiquette, published in October 2011. Her other books include the 16th and 17th editions of Emily Post's Etiquette; Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette; Emily Post's Wedding Planner; Excuse Me, But I Was Next... How to Handle the Top 100 Manners Dilemmas. She is co-author of: The Etiquette Advantage in Business; The Gift of Good Manners - A Parent's Guide to Raising Respectful, Kind, Considerate Children; and Emily Post's Table Manners for Kids. All are published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Peggy writes a monthly column in Good Housekeeping magazine, as well as a biweekly online column in The New York Times called "The Well-Mannered Wedding." Peggy's wedding etiquette expertise is an integral component of Emily Post Wedding, a line of wedding invitations produced by M. Middleton and licensed by The Emily Post Institute. Her media appearances include Oprah, Dr. Phil, The View, Live with Regis and Kelly, the Today show, Good Morning America, Dateline, VH1, and CNN. Peggy conducts lectures and seminars for businesses, trade associations, and community organizations throughout the U.S., including a recent symposium, "Choosing Civility in Southwest Louisiana."

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Manners, June 5, 2009

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This review is from: Emily's Magic Words: Please, Thank You, and More (Hardcover)

I work with children and this is a great way to teach manners and social skills