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Suggestions on good childrens books?

Kattkatt's picture

I specifically need some to deal with WHINING and SELFISHNESS. I remember some book about the "gimme gimme's" as a kid, but can't remember the name! I also loved the Orchard Cat by Steven kellog, but it's out of print now. The Skids are 6 and 8, 6 is worse at sharing, and whining, but they could both use a whining lesson. Also, any books that deal with fibbing, they aren't too bad about lying but they do casually fib about stuff (dumb stuff! Like did you put your socks on? "Yes" and you can see them running around sockless!) .
Oh! And being a tattletale! Any good kids books on tattling on your sibling, or like the difference between tattling and just being truthful! Because the older one loooves to tell embarrassing tattles on his little bro, (like "when he's watching TV he grabs his weiner!") and I would like to have a discussion with him about it, but a book would help. All of the books we have seem to be silly stories with no lesson, which is fine for most days, but I want to get to some lessons.

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Kattkatt's picture

Yes! Thank you! That was the one!
I have been browsing Amazon all day, and found some that sound good and some that sound.... Meh. I think i will go to the bookstore and see what i can find. Then I get to proof read them before i buy em. There is this huge overlap with religious books in the manners section, which is fine but I don't want to cross into religious stuff with the skids, because I am Not Religious, and BM is a fruitcake, so I figured sticking to regular manners instead of "jesus said so" manners was a better choice!

Last-Wife's picture

Another really good set of books for any childhood "ailment" for the Mrs. Piggle- Wiggle books. I used them at school and home. If a kiddo had a case of "tattle tales" that was always a great story to share, or the "I forgots."

Kattkatt's picture

Thanks for the suggestions, guys! I joined the Barnes &Noble kids club thing, it's free, and you get a bunch of coupons, so I think i will pick up some more books all year long. I got a bunch of berenstain bears ones today!