Please Say Please!

     This was one of my favorite children's books I've read in the past week or so. Not only does the cover illustrations create one large picture connecting from both covers, but the rest of the pictures inside are adorable. Young children love animals and the characters of this story are all different kinds of wild animals. Each animal behaves in an unmannerly way, then corrects him or herself and does the proper task.
    I entirely plan to use this in my classroom if I work in the appropriate age group for this picture book. It covers the important value of manners. Sometimes parents struggle with disciplining their kids when it comes to manners, or don't teach them manners at all. This book would be a great tool to use to engage students' attention and reiterate the important lesson in another reachable form. The illustrations further show what is expected of each character and what is considered not appropriate. I think students will really enjoy this book and remember the lessons by associating good behaviors with the various animals.

Please Say Please!
By: Margery Cuyler
Illustrated by: Will Hillenbrand
Published in 2004