Mary Louise Loses Her Manners

      I thoroughly enjoyed this picture book. It's really creative and effectively transitions the misbehaved girl into a well-mannered little lady. The pictures add some humor to the story and I think kids will love reading through it. The point is clear: use your manners properly and you will be treated with respect and acknowledged as a mature human being in society.
      Children should read this story to hear about manners in another source other than their parents. This could be a wonderful resource to use in the classroom if a teacher is having difficulties with respect or manners from their students. This may bring some laughter to the subject, but hopefully the teacher will drill in the real message that he or she wants the students to obtain from it.

Mary Louise Loses Her Manners
by: Diane Cuneo
illustrated by: Jack E. Davis
Published in 1999