Pull and Play Books: Please and Thank You: A Pull-the-Tab Book

by Thierry Bedouet (Illustrator)

Overview

"The book to reach for (no grabbing, please!) when a child needs a reminder about manners." — Kirkus Reviews

It's never too early to encourage children to respect one another: This newest title in the Pull and Play Books™ series teaches social skills in a fun, age-appropriate way. Young children will enjoy pulling the tabs to change the pictures and reveal the good feelings that come from having good manners. A timely and important addition to preschool books about social and emotional growth.

• Features pull-tabs that control the changing pictures, empowering children to apply their newly learned knowledge to their own experience
• Bright illustrations bring the storyline to life and help young readers connect with the message
• Durable board book is just the right size for little hands to hold

Fans of other books in the Pull and Play Books series will also enjoy the interactive learning and excitement found in Please and Thank You.
• Great family read-aloud book
• Books for baby–3 years old
• Books for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary school children

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782745990761
Publisher:	Tourbillon
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Series:	Pull and Play Books Series , #2
Pages:	14
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Thierry Bedouet is an illustrator and co-founder of Empty Cocagne, a publishing company. His work regularly appears in magazines and children's books. He lives in Nantes.

Editorial Reviews

The book to reach for (no grabbing, please!) when a child needs a reminder about manners.”-Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2017-09-18
In this companion Pull and Play title to Time for Bed (2017), author Bedouet brings social skills and good manners to the fore in this board book with sturdy pull-tabs.The text presents different situations in which good manners are important, and young children depicted by animals are gently reminded by their parents to say "hello," "please," "thank you," "sorry," and "good-bye" and to patiently wait their turns in line. Each colorful, retro-styled illustration with minimal background detail features a young animal interacting with a parent or with other young animals in a playground setting, and the interactive pull-tabs show the wonderful change that occurs when the right word/action is used. "What do you say, little bear?" prompts Mommy. "Thank you!" "You're welcome, darling. Can I have a taste…please?" " ‘Yes!' Little bear also likes it when Mommy uses polite words." The illustrations show Mommy offering little bear an ice cream cone—with a pull of the tab, readers see Mommy enjoying a lick of that cone offered by little bear. Each family is made up of the same type of animal (crocodile, kangaroo, monkey, and cat in addition to bear); though the little animals play together, it's too bad that sense of diversity was not extended to family makeup.Straightforward and didactic, this is the book to reach for (no grabbing, please!) when a child needs a reminder about manners. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews