The Magic Word is one that everyone needs to learn.
“Elisabeth Keys never said thank you, excuse me or please. She made fun of people, she’d argue and tease. She took what she wanted whenever she could, Elisabeth’s manners were not very good.”
So begins the rhymed story of Elisabeth, who discovers her lack of friends when no one wants to come to her birthday party. Her mother suggests that she learn to be considerate of others and to say “please” as well as “thank you.” She should treat others “the way that you know you would like,” and should “think more about others and less about you.”
When Elisabeth goes to school the next day, she remembers her mother’s advice and uses the magic word “please.” She also tries to become more thoughtful of others. Imagine her pleasure when she returns home to find out that her new friends are all coming to her birthday party.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if children could learn at an early age to be polite and thoughtful of others! This fun rhyming coloring book will have your kids saying “please” before you know it!
Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won over 100 awards for her rhyming and poetry books, and is also the author of numerous published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children.
Sherrill has been called “a modern day Dr. Seuss” by GTMA Review. “I love to teach, and this book teaches children how to be kind. I am retired and spend six months of the year with my husband of 60 years, traveling from coast to coast and sharing books along the way. I grew up in The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., where my father was the manager. I’m the original Eloise!”