Ella, given the gift of obedience at birth from her fairy godmother, grows tired of being unable to refuse any request, and embarks on an adventure-filled journey to return the unwanted gift.
Presents three children's stories with sign language interpretations, including the title story in which five monkeys say good night but find it hard to go to sleep.
When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.
[my story about accepting 'no' for an answer and disagreeing ... the right way!]
Cook, Julia
2011
Shows readers the steps to the fundamental social skills of accepting "no" and disagreeing appropriately. When RJ learns to use these skills the right way, he finds that rewards come his way, instead of arguments.
When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience.
Chronicles the life of Stanley Milgram, focusing on his creation of the famous "Obedience Experiments" carried out at Yale in the 1960s and his development of the "six degrees of separation" concept.