Maurie J. Manning
Maurie J. Manning is the author/illustrator of Kitchen Dance and has illustrated numerous other children's books, some of which she also wrote. She and her children live in Stockton, California.
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Maurie J. Manning is the author/illustrator of Kitchen Dance and has illustrated numerous other children's books, some of which she also wrote. She and her children live in Stockton, California.
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This is a great story illustrating the concept of "bucket filling" to children. The main character goes to school one day and is told about how his words and actions affect other people, by remembering how other people's words and actions affect him. When people give compliments or go out of their w...
Are you a bucket filler? What does that mean? How Full is Your Bucket? For Kids is another great character education book about kindness. We all have invisible buckets that dictate how we feel; we feel great when it is full and we feel awful when it is empty. How Full is Your Bucket? For Kids follow...
This is a great first day of school read aloud. It is a story of a boy who has a imaginary bucket above his head as well as his peers. As the day goes on, the actions and words from others affect his bucket. It is a great way to teach students how to treat each other as well as how words affect othe...
I have not read this book yet, but I have read what it is about and the reviews on this book. I think this will be a great book to show kids that you determine how full your bucket is and you determine how your day would be. I would use this book with 1st-5th grade. I would use this by making paper ...
Laundry Day: A shoeshine boy in early 20th century NYC goes on an adventure to find the owner of a lost red scarf. He encounters immigrants from all over the world as he hops from fire escape to clothesline. The illustrations are engaging and have few visual gags. The foreign phrases gives this book...