How to Talk to Girls [Hardcover]

Alec Greven (Author), Kei Acedera (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 1 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Are you smart enough to take over a girl's heart?

Leave it to a nine-year-old to get down to the basics about how to win victory with a girl. How to talk to girls is for boys of all ages—from eight to eighty—and the girls they like. So read this book and then you're ready. Good luck!

Tips:

Comb your hair and don't wear sweats
Control your hyperness (cut down on the sugar if you have to)
Don't act desperate

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Alec Greven has appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Today show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Early Show, Good Morning America, and CNN. Alec is the author of the New York Times bestselling How to Talk to Girls, How to Talk to Moms, How to Talk to Dads, and How to Talk to Santa. Alec lives in Castle Rock, Colorado, with his family.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Collins; 1St Edition edition (November 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061709999
• ISBN-13: 978-0061709999
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Etiquette > Conversation
  • #17 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Entertainment > Humor > Self-Help & Psychology
  • #17 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Teens > Health, Mind & Body > Sexuality

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52 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars silly, January 23, 2009

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Kirsten G. Cutler (Santa Rosa, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Talk to Girls (Hardcover)

Greven, Alec. How to Talk to Girls. Illustrations by Kei Acedera. Collins. 2008.





Even if this book is intended to be funny, it is not because it perpetuates stereotypical ideas, "girls win most of the arguments and have most of the power" and "It is easy to spot pretty girls because they have the big earrings, fancy dresses, and all the jewelry." The follow-up statement, "the best choice for most boys is a regular girl" is unfortunate: the implication that a regular girl is not pretty, or a pretty girl is not regular is not a healthy one for young children to read. A tip like, "To get a girl to like you, talk to her and get to know her" is great advice, why couldn't the book have more of this kind of straight talk? Instead more unfortunate comments follow: "If the girl you like is wild, then act just like her. This is hardly good advice. "It is also good to give gifts" is counsel that supports our already over materialistic culture. This silly book written by a nine year old boy is exploitative as is all the hoopla from the media.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for your classroom!, February 14, 2009

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P. Drape (Waverly, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Talk to Girls (Hardcover)

I am a middle school, high school teacher. I have read this book to several classes, and they love it. It is a jumping off point for their own feelings and makes a great writing assignment for them as well.
It's rare when kids ask you to read a book to them over and over.

19 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but not worth all the hype, January 20, 2009

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Working Mom "Working Mom" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Talk to Girls (Hardcover)

My sister bought this for her son. She thought it was hilarious. I was surprised that so many people were paying for this. I have an 8YO too and he writes cute things sometimes too, as does every 8 year old. This is a lot of 8YO common sense. It is cute, I just don't think it merits all the attention that it is getting. The kid has a lot of good ideas and the illustrations are amusing, but they are nothing special. If I had my son and all of his classmates spend a little time writing about something that was important to them or that they felt could help other people, I could get a good book out of each one. Maybe that's a good idea...