Madeline Says Merci: The Always-Be-Polite Book

9 best books like Madeline Says Merci: The Always-Be-Polite Book (John Bemelmans Marciano): Bear Says Thanks, The Busy Little Squirrel, Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly, Chicks and Salsa, Dirty Gert, Adèle and Simon, Africa Is Not a Country, What Can You Do with a Paleta?, Escargot

Bear Says Thanks

Author	Karma Wilson
ISBN	1416958568

What better way for Bear to say thanks, than to have a big dinner with all his friends!

Bear has come up with the perfect way to say thanks—a nice big dinner! When Bear decides to throw a feast, his friends show up one by one with different platters of delicious food to share. There’s just one...

The Busy Little Squirrel

Author	Nancy Tafuri
ISBN	0689873417

I was very confused as to why this book received the Colorin Colorado until I researched it a little more. I found that this book comes in many different languages which makes it very diverse. This book is great for young children because of the short sentences and the repetition of lines. The book tells...

Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly

Author	Jane O'Connor
ISBN	0061235881

Fancy Nancy thinks butterflies are simply exquisite. And that is why she can't wait for her friend Bree's Butterfly Birthday. It's going to be the fanciest birthday party ever!

But when Nancy finds out she can't go because her grandparents' fiftieth anniversary party is the same day, she is...

Chicks and Salsa

Author	Aaron Reynolds
ISBN	1599900998

What happens at Nuthatcher Farm when the chickens get tired of the same old chicken feed? The rooster hatches a plan! With a pinch of genius, a dash of resourcefulness, and a little pilfering from the farmer's garden, the chickens whip up a scrumptious snack of chips and salsa. When the rest of the barnyard...

Dirty Gert

Author	Tedd Arnold
ISBN	0823424049

Gert loves dirt. She rolls in it, digs in it, even tastes it.

But one day, while she's making mud pies, all that dirt changes her. Gert sprouts leaves, grows roots, and begins to photosynthesize in the sunlight! Gert is delighted, but the neighborhood can't believe it. . . and soon the notoriety...

Adèle and Simon

Author	Barbara McClintock
ISBN	0374380449

When Simon's older sister, Ad�le, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Ad�le makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way home, distractions cause...

Africa Is Not a Country

Author	Margy Burns Knight
ISBN	0761316477

12/11/2016 ** I am a librarian in a school with a significant number of students who have extended family in various countries in Africa. When I ask where their families are from, they simply reply, "Africa." I'm working hard with both students and staff to elicit a more specific response - the name of...

What Can You Do with a Paleta?

Author	Carmen Tafolla
ISBN	1582462216

Where the paleta wagon rings its tinkly belland carries a treasure of icy paletasin every color of the sarape . . .

As she strolls through her barrio, a young girl introduces readers to the frozen, fruit-flavored treat that thrills Mexican and Mexican-American children. Create a masterpiece,...

Escargot

Author	Dashka Slater
ISBN	0374302812

Bonjour! I see you are staring at me!

I don't mind.

My name is Escargot, and I am such a beautiful French snail that everybody stares at me.




Right now, I am traveling to the salad at the end of this book. It is a beautiful salad, with croutons and a light vinaigrette.

You...