内容简介

　What do you say when:

　　you bump into a crocodile on a crowded city street?

　　a nice gentleman introduces you to a baby elephant?

　　the Queen feeds you so much spaghetti that you don't fit in yourchair anymore?

　　This is the funniest book of manners you'll ever read!

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"You have gone downtown to do some shopping. You are walkingbackwards, because sometimes you like to, and you bump into acrocodile. What do you say, dear?" This is just one of thedelightful hypothetical situations introduced by award-winningauthor Sesyle Joslin in this "handbook of etiquette for youngladies and gentlemen to be used as a guide for everyday socialbehavior." Maurice Sendak's quirky, comical illustrations areperfect for this old-fashioned, whimsical guide to manners. Firstpublished in 1958, this Caldecott Honor Book and ALA NotableChildren's Book is a time- tested, fun way to teach your childrenimportant lessons. By the way, "Excuse me" is the proper responseto the crocodile above!

作者简介

　Sesyle Joslin is a children's literature author. Sesyle's bookWhat Do You Say, Dear? was illustrated by Maurice Sendak and it wasa Caldecott Medal Honor book in 1959. 　　Joslin was born in Providence, RI, on August 30, 1929. During thelate 1940s and early 1950s, she worked as an editorial assistantand assistant editor in Philadelphia, and was the book columnist atCountry Gentleman magazine from 1949 through 1951. In 1950, shemarried writer Al Hine. The couple had three children. In addition,she served as a production assistant on Peter Brook's Lord of theFlies (1963 film) and worked on location in Puerto Rico. 　　In addition to writing under her own name, Joslin also used a fewpseudonyms. Under the name Josephine Gibson, she and her husbandwrote Is There a Mouse in the House? (Macmillan, 1965). And underthe name G. B. Kirtland they wrote One Day in Ancient Rome(Harcourt, 1961), One Day in Elizabethan England (Harcourt, 1962),and One Day in Aztec Mexico (Harcourt, 1963).

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