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Friday, December 19, 2003
Well, somebody already wrote Good Dog, Carl...
I don't know how this passed my notice but I just found out that uber-breeder Karen Santorum has a new book out on manners for children called: Everyday Graces: A Child's Book of Good Manners . Taking a tip from Bill Bennett, Mrs. Santorum has collected excerpts from other people's work and compiled it under her own name which is much easier than actually writing a book, leaving more time for other activities such as gambling away millions or doing it doggy-style with the hubby.
Under such headings as "Honor Your Mother and Father," "Please and Thank You," "No Hurtful Words, "Good Behavior in Sport," and "Showing Respect for Country," Mrs. Santorum has arranged a collection of stories and poems that will develop and enrich the moral imagination.
Hmmmm. Nothing about "Quit Crying and Hold Gabriel Up For The Camera...Now Smile for Daddy."....
Anyway, the School Library Journal didn't exactly give it two Dewey Decimal Systems up:
Grade 3-6-This book draws on selections from children's literature to make its pendantic point. Each chapter addresses a particular aspect of etiquette through excerpts from novels, stories, or poems. Topics include good manners at home, using words wisely, table manners, washing and dressing, appreciating people with disabilities, kindness toward the elderly and sick, writing letters, how to behave in church, and respecting our country. For instance, a chapter from Anne of Green Gables in which Anne loses her temper at school is followed by Santorum's summing it up with: "If another child teases you during class time, wait until the teacher is done with the lesson and discuss the problem with him." Poor Pippi Longstocking, who has charmed children and adults for years, gets quite a scolding: "Don't talk back to your teachers or interrupt like Pippi did, it's very disrespectful." Readers are sure to be turned off by the didactic tone. Stick with Aliki's Manners (1990) and Hello! Good-bye! (1996; o.p., both Greenwillow), as well as Martha Whitmore Hickman's Good Manners for Girls and Boys (Crown, 1985; o.p.) and Elizabeth James and Carol Barkin's Social Smarts (Clarion, 1996).
But other's rushed to her defense:
"A lovely and touching family reading experience. Here is a delightful and poignant opportunity for parent and child to bond in love and wisdom." --Dr. Laura Schlessinger, national radio talk show host and author of the children's book Where's God?
"Karen Santorum touches a raw nerve. The moral decay in American life has led to the coarsening of America. Slothfulness, remember, is one of the seven deadly sins. Through stories, poems, fables and myths, here is a great resource to restore manners." Charles W. Colson, Chairman, Prison Fellowship Ministries
"It's also book of manners for Rock Stars . . . " --Bono, singer/songwriter, U2
Granted that list included an Internet pornstar, an ex-felon, and a rockstar that says the F-word on national TV like he was James Lileks or something. But, still....
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