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.