Manners grease the wheels of society, allowing people to get along with one another by showing mutual respect - and that is no small thing! Manner-Man is a brightly illustrated, rhyming softcover children's picturebook by multiple award-winning children's author Sherrill S. Cannon, designed to teach little ones about standing up to bullies who say hurtful things, and about the positive power of polite behavior. "Elisabeth asked to use Manner-Man too / To help teach her friends to say 'please' and 'thank you.'" An upbeat story with a valuable lesson, Manner-Man is a choice pick especially for parents, babysitters, and preschool or grade-school educators to share with children. Also highly recommended are Sherrill S. Cannon's previous kid-friendly picturebooks with positive social messages
Sherrill Cannon and P.J. Hartenaus Named Winners of
2014 Principals’ Award for Independently Published Children’s Literature
Branford CT, Oct 1, 2014 – The 2014 Children’s Literature Independently Published Principals’ Awards (CLIPPA) were announced today. Sherrill C. Cannon of New Hope PA was selected as winner of the top award in the Grades K-2 category for her book Manner-Man. P.J. Hartenaus of Glen Ellyn, IL was chosen in the Grades 3-4 Category for her book, My Sometimes Pal.
The CLIPPA honors outstanding children’s books that offer fun, learning and creativity and were self-published by independent authors. Entries were judged by elementary school principals, educators and children’s authors for originality, learning quality and use of language standards.
The award-winning books were selected from 10 finalists – five in each category.
Manner-Man features a super hero who teaches children to share, be polite and make friends. He shows up to helps resolve conflicts, lays out “polite rules” for kids to follow and addresses bullying situations and ways to deal with them. The judges said: "The rhyming and repetitive nature of the text was entertaining - kids will love it!" and called it "A useful book for parents, teachers and kids."
