What creative way to talk to our little ones all about manners and behaviors. For some it could be an issue, and they may not understand what they are feeling and why. We follow Dot & Stomp as they discover the proper manners we should all follow. At our own home or another person's home.
An excellent job of making learning about manners in an easy-to-understand and fun way. The monsters are so adorable, the illustrator did an excellent job with bright colors and detailed to match the story perfectly. This story was a great job at teaching manners by example.
Great to share with your little ones and in the classroom.

I received an electronic ARC from North Star Editions through NetGalley.
Vividly colored illustrations draw younger readers in to learn about manners. Dot tries to teach her monster, Stomp, how to behave and live better in community. Some of the text is difficult to read based on color choices but this makes a good read together to open dialogue on ways families need to follow some guidelines/rules to make their lives together work.

I want to start by thanking the author and publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced release copy of this book. This was a cute book!

A funky and very colourful kind of paper cut-out style adds to the appeal of this quick read, which shows two monsters juggling with the rules of manners they have to abide by when they're in someone's clean and tidy new home. It probably is the only glimpse I get of the four books in this series, but my guess on this evidence is that they have little chance of being chosen for a re-read, and yet probably about as much as they were ever likely to get. This is a Book With A Purpose and not just one for entertainment – and in that purpose it must surely be a success. It's clear, it's bright, it's relatable – I'd think this a perfectly fine and useful purchase. Four and a half stars.

This was an adorable picture book.
Obviously it was made to teach children about manners, but done in a way that makes it fun.

Stomp and Dot are cute and funny.
It's a simple story that does what it's supposed to do: teach and entertain.

This is a longer book with a bigger message for kids and ur v is a great representation of what to do when doing the right thing! I would definitely use this as a read aloud!

Thank you Net Galley for allowing me to read this cute Monster book in return for a review.

This book was cute. The monsters were super cute, u LOVED the illustrations! The idea and concept of it was wonderful.

Now for the not great parts. The color choices for the writing made it difficult to read. Like Orange on another orange. As a mom I did not like that the Monsters going to a park alone and to a friend’s house alone. When they arrive the mom is taking a nap with no one else home seemed unsafe.

As an early childhood educator, I wish Children’s authors would remember that children LOVE BOOKS but they take things literally! Children struggle to know the difference between real and fantasy.

Monster Manners at home was okay. I thought it taught some great manners when visiting a person's house. However, I have never seen children really police that but adults. So that to me just seemed a little odd. I also do not know a person with bad manners who asks for help learning, either because they do not know better or they cannot be bothered. It just seemed odd to me. I loved the illustrations and the characters though. I would try another book in the series. I received an eARC from North Star Editions through NetGalley. All opinions are 100% my own.

So much fun and what a great way to talk about the importance of manners! Having good manners is important because it makes lie easier for the people you're around, and monster Stomp learns how to enjoy hanging out with friends while behaving in a way that lets his friend and their family enjoy him. This was so lighthearted and sweet.

I very much enjoyed this book. The monsters are very careful to learn about proper manners and are very considerate. I like how they introduce different manners in a gentle manner. I'm just very confused why the monsters are on the playground alone and have smartphones? This is one page I cannot get behind.

Awesome book! The author's decision to use cute and fun monster characters in order to teach kids about manners was such a smart move! Additionally, the way the illustrator depicted Stomp and Dot was absolutely perfect, and I loved seeing their unique personalities shine through not only through the writing, but also through the drawings.
Yet another great thing about this book was the various manner skills that were included. Sure, the list of manners followed a common theme (around the house), but there was still a lot of different ones included, and the book didn't feel reptitive at all. The last thing that I want to applaud in this book was how the lesson was taught through a story with a plot. The lesson followed Stomp and Dot as they went through a day playing together at Dot's new house, and various manner-related tips were scattered within that story.
Honestly, great book!

This book is honestly straight to the point and much needed! There is no frill or flair hiding the lesson behind layers that need to be peeled back, explained, or interpreted. This is a straightforward example of what to do, and not to do, that we might forget little ones need to hear. Things that seem common sense, common practice, and courteous, need to be spelled out for a kid who is only experiencing the world for their very first time. Sharing this lesson of keeping your feet clean before entering someone’s home in the form of monsters, will hopefully make this engaging an easily memorable. It also shares that it’s OKAY to not already know these things, and to be receptive to leaning and adjusting from mistakes. This is an important book not for entertainment or art, but straight forward teaching. The review at the end helps reinforce the very important concepts throughout, and serves as a cherry on top. I will be looking into more of these for our public library collection.

This is a very sweet and intentional story, but I genuinely have to ask why it's necessary that the monsters have phones? An interesting choice.

Thank you for the ARC. This was a cute book about manners. The illustrations were bright and colorful and well done. The story was educational. Great book for kids to learn manners.