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redang's review
5.0
Great book to use with kids in explaining when and why to apologize that also gives examples of good and not so good apologies. This book should be a staple in all families! Loved it
shaundell's review
5.0
Loved the book! So appropriate for all ages! Apologizing really is that simple.
moxiegirlzriot's review
5.0
A lovely how to guide for children just learning to apologize, full of fun and serious answers of how to say I'm sorry
jesscinco's review
4.0
A straightforward explanation of how to apologize, and how not to apologize. Children will understand the clear examples and reasoning. A good tool for teaching kindness.
mat_tobin's review
3.0
'A straightforward (and laugh-out-loud) guide to saying you're sorry', 'How to Apologise' presents, in picturebook format, a series of scenarios in which some animal, somewhere, makes a mistake. Whether it's a bunch of meerkats playing 'pin the tail on the donkey' on the side of a rhino or a huge elephant on his mobile phone, bumping his car into those of a mouse's in front. LaRochelle and Wohnoutka present us with moments in our lives where saying sorry could go a long way to easing conflict and problems.
Written in a humorously didactic way, with a soft sense of gravitas, LaRochelle tells us why it's important to apologise, even in situations when it might not feel fair or right. I did chuckle in the 'Not Sincere/Sincere' vignettes and how the second half of the book saw the power in resolutions but I don't know how well the suggestions and discussion would work here in the UK. I also felt the anthropomorphic nature of the animals added to the humour a lot, using real children in similarly humorous situations may have brought the reality and the moments closer to home.
Written in a humorously didactic way, with a soft sense of gravitas, LaRochelle tells us why it's important to apologise, even in situations when it might not feel fair or right. I did chuckle in the 'Not Sincere/Sincere' vignettes and how the second half of the book saw the power in resolutions but I don't know how well the suggestions and discussion would work here in the UK. I also felt the anthropomorphic nature of the animals added to the humour a lot, using real children in similarly humorous situations may have brought the reality and the moments closer to home.