Oops!: The Manners Guide for Girls (American Girl Library) [Paperback]

Nancy Holyoke (Author), Debbie Tilley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Series: American Girl Library

Who says manners can't be fun? This guide introduces girls to the social skills they need to navigate life with grace and confidence. A favorite features: answers to girls' questions about sticky situations they've encountered.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Nancy Holyoke's user-friendly guide to manners, brought to you by the beloved American Girl Library, is for girls who are "getting older, going new places, and doing new things." The introduction explains that "Manners can help. Manners are a common-sense guide to getting along with other people. They prevent you from being selfish or annoying. They remind you to be kind. They make you better company--and a better person." This cleverly designed, comically illustrated 116-page manual covers topics such as first impressions, introductions, invitations, thank-yous, table manners, good sports, embarrassing moments, family gatherings, and more. Holyoke's tips and suggestions, enlivened by numerous, humorous cartoons, are funny, easy to digest, and informative without being heavy-handed. Girls will be happy to know what to do and how to act in different situations. No doubt this tool will help them radiate confidence even when eating gristle, meeting new people, or having tea with the Queen of England. (Ages 9 to 12)

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-7?Anyone who's ever suffered through garbled telephone conversations with kids eating chips will be grateful for this new etiquette guide. From fancy restaurants to embarrassing accidents, Oops! covers appropriate manners in almost any situation. Whimsical and colorful illustrations help lighten the tone and keep the rules for civilized behavior understandable and doable. Put this title on your shelf next to Elizabeth James and Carol Barkin's lengthier Social Smarts (Clarion, 1996).?Susan R. Farber, Ardsley Public Library, NY
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: Pleasant Co Pubns; 1st edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562475304
• ISBN-13: 978-1562475307
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,486 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prim and Proper, October 25, 2002

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This review is from: Oops!: The Manners Guide for Girls (American Girl Library) (Paperback)

I got this book when I was twelve. I knew I had to improve my manners yet I didn't want to go to to a school for etiquette. This book teaches girls the fundmentals of having good manners (i.e. first impressions, body language, house guests, nosy questions, etc. ) without being fussy and too prudish. They have quizzes that you can take to test your etiquette when it comes to hosting parties, the outdoors and how to deal with horrible house guests. The book is divided into chapters that put you in compromising positions where your manners can make or break you. They cover absolutely everything you could possibly think of; traveling in a foreign country, how to write the perfect party invitation, how to act in public, everything. They even have solutions on how not to interrupt people when they are talking and how not to bore people when you're initiating a conversation and how to address unmarried women, married women and young girls (i.e. Mrs. Ms. or Miss?) Since reading the book, I am no longer intimidated by how to act at a wedding, funeral, at a friends house, a fancy dinner or even meeting presidents and royalty. I even know how to make the perfect curtsy since reading "Oops!: The Manners Guide for Girls".

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is perfect for the young lady in training !, June 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Oops!: The Manners Guide for Girls (American Girl Library) (Paperback)

This book tactfully and whimsically addresses situations a girl might come across and how to handle them. My daughter loves the expressions of the cartoons and fully understands the goings on at that particular point of the book. Now we just need one for the young man.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars American Girl Library is TOTALLY BRILLIANT!, July 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Oops!: The Manners Guide for Girls (American Girl Library) (Paperback)

Before reading this book, I was a girl who's manners TOTALLY stunk! My mom kept on giving me tips and even tried bribes for me to improve them. Let me tell you, after reading this book, I learned tons and tons and my mom was REALLY happy about my improvement in manners; and not only did I learn -like I always do after reading American Girl books- but I used what I learned, and I felt a lot better and I had a lot more self-confidence and people were always commenting me on what GREAT manners I have. Anyway this book tells you how to act in weddings, funerals, at the dinner table, and lots more! This book is really helpful with its quizzes;not to mention its illustrations. "Oops! The Manners Guide for Girls" is for girls who want their manners to totally shine in every way! :)