About this book
Little Manners, Big Smiles
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Teaching kids manners
Chapters
- 1Meet Lily!Introduce Lily, a bright and bubbly girl who loves her family. Lily is always full of energy and excitement, but sometimes her eagerness makes her forget important little words.
- 2Oops! A Manners MishapLily gets so excited about a new toy that she interrupts her dad. Later, she forgets to say 'please' when asking for a cookie. These small moments leave Lily feeling a bit confused.
- 3Why Manners MatterMom and Dad gently explain that good manners are like magic words that make others feel happy and appreciated. They show Lily how saying 'please' and 'thank you' makes everyone smile.
- 4Practicing 'Please' and 'Thank You'Lily decides to focus on saying 'please' and 'thank you' every day. She practices asking for things politely and thanking people for their kindness, feeling determined to get it right.
- 5Smiles All Around!When Lily remembers her manners, her family and friends react with warm smiles and happy praise. Lily feels a wonderful sense of pride and joy as her efforts are noticed and appreciated.
- 6More Manners, More Smiles!Lily learns about sharing her toys and listening when others speak. She discovers that these new manners bring even bigger smiles and make playtime more fun for everyone.
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PAGE 1 - COVER Text: Liyana Learns to Forgive Written by you Image prompt for cover: 3D Pixar African little girl with curly hair smiling holding heart, Table Mountain in background, title style colorful kids book PAGE 2 Text: This is Liyana. She lives in Cape Town with her Gogo. Liyana loves to draw. Image: Liyana drawing at table in cozy home PAGE 3 Text: One day, her best friend Amahle broke her favourite purple crayon. On purpose. Image: Two little girls, one looking sad holding broken crayon PAGE 4 Text: Liyana was so angry! "I will never forgive you!" she shouted. Her heart felt heavy like a stone. Image: Liyana with angry sad face, heavy stone heart visual PAGE 5 Text: That night, Gogo read from the Bible: "Forgive as the Lord forgave you. - Colossians 3:13" Image: Grandmother and Liyana reading Bible together on bed PAGE 6 Text: "But Gogo, it's too hard!" Liyana cried. Gogo hugged her. "Forgiveness is not saying it's okay. It's letting go of the heavy stone." Image: Gogo hugging Liyana warmly PAGE 7 Text: Liyana prayed, "Jesus, help me forgive like You forgive me." And slowly, her heart felt lighter. Image: Liyana praying by her bed, soft heavenly light PAGE 8 Text: The next day, Liyana went to Amahle. "I forgive you," she said. Amahle said, "I'm so sorry." Image: Two girls hugging and making up PAGE 9 Text: They shared a new box of crayons and drew a beautiful picture together. Image: Two girls drawing rainbow together laughing PAGE 10 - LAST PAGE Text: Liyana learned that when we forgive, God makes our hearts happy and light again. You are fearfully and wonderfully made - and your heart was made to love and forgive! Image: Liyana holding drawing
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- When the Little Ones Visit Nana
The Little ones are getting older they are going to Nana's for the weekend eating her delicious food meeting new family members learning new manners while growing up and great bedtime stories
- The Great Summer Playground Escape
Summertime at school play, free lunch free breakfast handball kickball tetherball dodgeball carroms board game music ice cream children time away from home in the neighborhood
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