Award-winning author Toni Buzzeo's stories deliver engaging characters and gentle humor, helping to set young listeners on a path toward a lifetime of reading enjoyment. In One Cool Friend, Elliot spots his ideal pet on a visit to the aquarium-a penguin! Polite and proper, Elliot is sure that if he asks his father nicely, a dapper Antarctic bird will soon be in his care. But after Elliot's father agrees to his request, hijinks ensue as one misunderstanding...

Pigeon is very angry when the duckling gets a cookie just by asking politely.

"The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borrowed? Grudge! Orange never called back? Grudge! But when a friend holds a grudge against the Sour Grape without listening to an explanation, the Sour Grape realizes how unfair grudges can be. Could a bunch of forgiveness and compassion be enough to turn a sour grape sweet?"-- Amazon.

Monkeys, mice, snakes, cats, and many other animals demonstrate how to act towards others.

Explores the benefits of good manners in everyday situations, providing specific examples of what the rules are and why it is important to think of how one's actions affect other people.

When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.

"Cordelia and her brother host a tea party for an unusual guest--a T-Rex!"--Provided by publisher.

"Mary Wrightly is a polite young girl who speaks a small, soft voice--unless she really wants to be heard!"--Provided by publisher.

A series of whimsical essays by the New York Times "Social Q's" columnist provides modern advice on navigating today's murky moral waters, sharing recommendations for such everyday situations as texting on the bus to splitting a dinner check.