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Bunny welcomes the reader but goes on to explain why it is not polite to keep someone waiting.

"This book offers the reader genuine hope that civility has not been lost to blind, dogmatic beliefs in personal or political ideology and that we can regain our sense of fairness and continue to have discussions about important matters, disagree entirely, but still be able to get along and appreciate discourse over hatred, dialogue over violence, and most importantly, fairness and understanding in our disagreements on important issues"--Provided by publisher.

Modern life is full of minor but acute dilemmas: we get stuck at a gathering with someone unusually boring and wonder how to move on without causing offence; in the course of introducing one friend to another, we realize that we have forgotten one of the partys names; we run into an ex while on an early date with a new partner; we spill red wine across a hosts sofa ... Such dilemmas mightat one levelseem desperately insignificant. But they actually belong to some of the largest and most serious themes in social existence: how can you pursue your own agenda for happiness while at the same time honoring the sensitivities and wishes of others; how can you convey goodwill with sincerity; how can you be kind without being supine or sentimental? The modern age often doesnt seem to value manners, equating them with an old-fashioned stuffiness, instead we are advised to communicate our feelings and tell it the way it really is. But the result, in practice, is that we are often confused as to how to act around others and discharge our obligations to them. This book puts good manners back at the center of our lives. It features twenty case-studies on common social dilemmas and our possible responses to them, contributing to a new and original philosophy of graceful conduct. Manners are far from negligible fancies; they stand at the day-to-day end of a hugely grand and dignified mission which The School of Life is committed to: the creation of a kinder and more considerate world.

"Dawson's journey has many ridiculous twists and turns. When he's not first in line for a bubble gum ice cream cone, he has a meltdown. When he gets stuck behind the crowd at the gorilla habitat, he goes wild. When he can't be line leader at school, he cries. If he's not going first, being first, or seeing first, he struggles to control his emotions. With guidance from a caring teacher and his understanding parents, Dawson learns how to be more patient, kind, fair, and, ultimately, even more awesome!"--Amazon.

When Farmer Brown and the animals are invited to Farm Day at school, he instructs them to be on their best behavior, forgetting that school can be like a barnyard.

"The bad seed is in a good mood--for once. That's because there's a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The bad seed reads, and reads, until the book can't be read anymore. But suddenly, he gets bad news: The book must be returned to the library so another seed can enjoy it. Will the bad seed return to his bad ways and keep the book?"--Provided by publisher.

Ant and Fly are back! And this time they're joined by Flea, newly escaped from the flea circus. The ant doesn't think highly of the flea until the flea gets them out of a sticky situation.

"Michelle loves to yell and scream as loudly as she can. The word 'quiet' isn't even in her vocabulary--until one of Michelle's classmates comes up with a plan to beat her at her own game"--Amazon.

This graphic adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's story relates how the rhinoceros's lack of manners resulted in his baggy skin and bad temper.

"Clementine is pet-sitting for the Three Bears while they visit family, but when Goldilocks shows up and starts causing trouble, Clementine has to figure out to get Goldilocks to leave before the bears get home" --.