Chester teaches his good friend Dudunya about napkins, "full-mouthed speaking accidents," and other important aspects of proper mealtime behavior.

When Billy uses pirate manners, Mom sends the scallywag to the brig until her polite son returns.

Describes how a dinosaur eats, with no rude noises and while sitting very still. How does a dinosaur eat all his food? Does he burp, does he belch, or make noises quite rude? Does he pick at his cereal, throw down his cup,hoping to make someone else

Babar and his family take a trip around the world.

A young girl takes her dog Biscuit for a stroll around the neighborhood and teaches him good manners.

Plankton tries hard to get Mister Mussel to return a friendly greeting, but when Mussel finally opens his mouth the results are unfortunate for Plankton.

In "Please write back!" Alfie writes a letter to his grandmother and eagerly awaits her reply. In " May I please have a cookie?" Alfie, a young alligator, learns the best way to ask for a cookie from his mother.

"Olivia is thrilled to be invited to Francine's house for dinner..she just knows it's going to be a very sophisticated evening. And then it's time for Olivia to have Francine over...but what will Francine think of her family's casual table manners?"--P. [4] of cover.