Oh, How Sylvester Can Pester!: And Other Poems More or Less About Manners by Robert Kinerk, illustrated by Drazen Kozjan Grades PreK-2 32 pages Paula Wiseman Books March 2011 Hardcover     Youngsters are admonished to mind their manners in these twenty hilarious poems about everything from remembering to chew with mouths closed to not talking and disturbing others during a movie or interrupting someone when he is talking. There are funny poems about Claymore B. Tate, who loves to lecture others on good manners, and Sammy T. Sardy, who is never on time for anything. Perhaps the silliest verse is about a boy named Egbert, who removes his clothing and walks around nude. These rhymed, tongue-in-cheek poems that warn the ill-mannered about the consequences of their shameful behavior will elicit a few laughs as will the illustrations that accompany each. Read them aloud and savor each word. Plus, who knows? Perhaps they’ll even improve the manners of those who could benefit from a manners makeover!     web reviews   Bob Walch/2011 for curled up with a good kid's book   For grown-up fiction, nonfiction and speculative fiction book reviews, visit our sister site Curled Up With a Good Book (www.curledup.com)