Please Say Please!, written by Kyle T Webster, reviewed by Klaudia Janek

Summary: This book will take young readers on a journey of learning how to go from saying “I want!” to “Please.” There is a very demanding little girl at the beginning of the book and a man in an orange tuxedo. The tuxedo man encourages the little girl to say please throughout the pages as she asks for things. The man threatens to walk away when the manners are up to his standard and the girl quickly learns. The girl asks for food, a ball, a kite, a cat, and a giant.

Straight Talk for Librarians: I think this book is deliciously weird. As an adult, that is my best description. There is a giant tiger named Fluffy. The illustrations are bright, bold and really stand out to young readers. Asking for a giant is totally random. This book is a good read-aloud. There is some rhyming and the speech bubbles are a good introduction to future comic book reading. I read it to my 4-year-old and she giggled throughout the story. While a “please” will not get a child EVERYTHING they want...by the end of the story, my daughter knew the main character needed to say please. She was inspired to name her own stuffed tiger Fluffy and gets a kick out of it every time she tells someone its name. It is a good etiquette lesson for PreK readers. It’s funny and readers will enjoy combing over every inch of the page spreads to look for new, fun things they missed the first time around.