thelostshoe's review
5.0
It's a book about manners. Duck is the rude guest that Dot is hosting.
This would be a great story to use to show the do's and don't behavior in class or at home. It's a good discussion piece that are great for a classroom setting.
I'd recommend it as part of your book collectioIt's a book about manners. Duck is the rude guest that Dot is hosting.
This would be a great story to use to show the do's and don't behavior in class or at home. It's a good discussion piece that are great for a classroom setting.
I'd recommend it as part of your book collection on manners. n on manners.
This would be a great story to use to show the do's and don't behavior in class or at home. It's a good discussion piece that are great for a classroom setting.
I'd recommend it as part of your book collectioIt's a book about manners. Duck is the rude guest that Dot is hosting.
This would be a great story to use to show the do's and don't behavior in class or at home. It's a good discussion piece that are great for a classroom setting.
I'd recommend it as part of your book collection on manners. n on manners.
raoionna's review
4.0
A charming book about social norms. This will be a great book for parents and teachers seeking a way to explain this difficult concept. After all, adults might all feel when someone is rude, but younger children might not feel the social stigma of rudeness clearly yet. The illustrations are simple but effective. Definitely a good book for a school library.
etienne02's review
4.0
Good and well illustrated story about good manners and how not having them or behaving properly can offend some people and why. Simple but very good, on a subject not much written on and very important in an age were good manners, with kids, are not necessarily a priority. We live in an period of time where, at least where I'm from, we excuse everything children does on the fact that they are children. Yes children don't understand all and sometime behave badly not willingly but it doesn't mean you don't have to discipline them, you can just accept all and expect it to come out well by itself when they reach 10 years old or whatever. Anyway, good book!
bugabusu's review
4.0
How Rude . . . by Clare Helen Welsh and illustrated by Olivier Tallec is a cheery, upbeat fable without the heavy morals. Dot has a friend, Duck over for a tea party. Duck is not polite, everything from throwing the door open into Dot’s face to eating all the food even after proclaiming it “ew”. After attempting to be on one’s best behavior Dot finally bests Duck at the rudeness game. They both realize they have hurt each other’s feelings and apologize. The illustrations are fun, colorful, and do a wonderful job conveying the story, whether its displaying Duck’s poor manors or the look of surprise on Dot’s face with each horrendous action. The story is simple and direct, easy enough for even the youngest among us to understand and at the same time light-hearted and funny.
adrianab's review
4.0
Duck is transforming a tea party in a messy meeting because Duck is....rude. The illustrations are really cute, I liked the idea of look around us and care about others, even though the story is a bit too much in my opinion.
Thank you Netgalley for this book.
Thank you Netgalley for this book.
doyoudogear's review
3.0
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My thoughts and opinions are my own. Any quotes I use are from an unpublished copy and may not reflect the finished product.
This book didn't hold our attention. I think How Rude! had the potential to be more than it was, and would have benefited from more dialogue. We see Dot becoming increasingly frustrated with Duck, but Dot never actually communicates her feelings. We always tell our children to use their words to express their thoughts and emotions, which allows us to have conversations. Eventually Dot snaps and does something rude, and Duck realizes he was being a terrible friend.
I think it sends a bad message to children, because the book is essentially telling them to mimic the bad behavior to solve their problems. Dot should have tried talking to Duck instead of lashing out. I believe this one missed the mark.
Originally posted at Do You Dog-ear? on January 17, 2019.
This book didn't hold our attention. I think How Rude! had the potential to be more than it was, and would have benefited from more dialogue. We see Dot becoming increasingly frustrated with Duck, but Dot never actually communicates her feelings. We always tell our children to use their words to express their thoughts and emotions, which allows us to have conversations. Eventually Dot snaps and does something rude, and Duck realizes he was being a terrible friend.
I think it sends a bad message to children, because the book is essentially telling them to mimic the bad behavior to solve their problems. Dot should have tried talking to Duck instead of lashing out. I believe this one missed the mark.
Originally posted at Do You Dog-ear? on January 17, 2019.
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