This is a hardcover edition, with a dust jacket. The rules are interspersed with Brookhiser's enlightening commentary, adding additional insight. Though a few of these precepts may seem a bit outdated, most are as important today as they were in Washington's time. The Thingumajig Book of Manners , by I. Keller. People either love this picture book for preschoolers and primaries or hate it.
Thingumajigs are slovenly in looks, dress, habits and manners.
They are horrible examples. It is the small boy and girl at the bottom of each page who instruct young readers in the contrasting right manners for each occasion. My husband loves this book. We prefer you ask your questions about products and availability by e-mail, since that gives us more time to prepare a thoughtful answer and keeps us from playing phone tag. We do check our e-mail frequently throughout the day when we are at home.