"Always Wear Clean Underwear!" : And Other Ways Parents Say "I Love You"

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Summary: funny but very helpful!
Review: Do you wear clean underwear? "Always wear clean underwear" thats what parents say! Always Wear Clean Underwear by Marc Gellman is a very funny book (don't get me wrong, it also teaches you very important lessons!) In this book it not only teaches you about wearing clean underwear it teaches you thing that kids don't under stand about PARENTS such as.... "eat your vegetables" "don't talk with your mouth full" Things like that! I just read this book for the first time and when I read it i fell in love with it. "Always wear clean underwear" is my all time favorite book. To learn more funny and interesting facts about this book, BYE IT! I would recomened this book to people of all ages! I love it!!

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Summary: Always Wear Clean Underwear
Review: Do you wear clean underwear? "Always wear clean underwear" thats what parents say! Always Wear Clean Underwear by Marc Gellman is a very funny book (don't get me wrong, it also teaches you very important lessons!) In this book it not only teaches you about wearing clean underwear it teaches you thing that kids don't under stand about PARENTS such as.... "eat your vegetables" "don't talk with your mouth full" Things like that! I just read this book for the first time and when I read it i fell in love with it. "Always wear clean underwear" is my all time favorite book. To learn more funny and interesting facts about this book, BYE IT! I would recomened this book to people of all ages! I love it!!

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Summary: COOL & DELIGHTFUL!
Review: I got this book for Christmas from my Aunt, she said to share some of the stories with my sister, and defintily read "Money Doesn't Grow on Trees." Well I read the whole book! Very cute & awesome! It had a moral for every story, and now I know Money Doesn't Grown On Trees!

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Summary: COOL & DELIGHTFUL!
Review: Rabbi Gellman's book is not only funny but each chapter is a life lesson for everyone to enjoy and take to heart. My children loved this book and we read it over and over again often.

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Summary: Must Read at Any Age
Review: Subtly arranged around a typical day from getting dressed to doing chores to interacting with others (presumably at school) to going to bed, Rabbi Gellman presents 32 favorite parental maxims, ranging from "eat your vegetables!" to my personal favorite "because I said so!" All reduce to one message: we love you. The author dissects each cautionary proverb on The List and imparts the Bigger Message behind each. "Tie your shoes" really means one should always finish what one starts, "don't talk with your mouth full" means don't try to do more than one thing at a time, and "always say please and thank you" reminds one that everything in life is a gift. Gellman talks about respect and responsibility in an appealing tone of warmth, honesty and humor. He encourages kids to think before they act, to appreciate what they have, and to say, "I love you." Cartoonish illustrations extrapolate examples to extremes, leanding comic relief to serious moral issues. Nearly half of the examples relate to God, such as when Gellman equates talking disrespectfully to others with trashing God, since people were made in his image. In another example, he brings in Muslim and Japanese customs. Still, the book does not have an overly religious tone until the end, with "say your prayers" (or, find some time to check in with God each day). Gellman neatly sums up the four types of prayers: thanks, gimme, oops, and wow. He also says if you do not believe in God, it's ok, you have plenty of time in your life to figure that out. Some kind of note about spirituality in general might have broadened the appeal a bit more. This might make a good discussion starter for upper elementary kids, but classroom use may be limited because of religious overtones. It is a great book for parents and kids to share, to gain a better understanding of "because I said so!" really means. A nice addition to your behavior & manners section.

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Summary: Parental Rules - EXPLAINED!
Review: This book delighted my young sons, age 5 and 7. It also delighted their grandmother, in her 70's, and my wife and I, in our 40's. This man is a genius to have such broad appeal. This book came up with more logical, colorful, and downright entertaining explanations of my rules than I ever could have. Thank you, Marc Gellman.

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Summary: funny but very helpful!
Review: This book is awsome! it takes what us kids call"the list". If you are any kid who has parents then you'll know what i'm talkin about. they always tell you, always wear clean undewear, take out the garbage, and keep your feet off the couch, the stuff kids hate to do. but really parents have a reasonable explanation for all these things. In this book it tells you the big reasons and the small reasons. to find out hwhyparents have all these crazy rules read Always wear clean underwear by mark gellman

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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a wonderful book about core values, written in a humourous, yet serious, style. My two sons, ages 14 and 17, even enjoyed it.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a wonderful book about core values, written in a humourous, yet serious, style. My two sons, ages 14 and 17, even enjoyed it.

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Summary: Delighful book!
Review: What a delightful book for children, but parents will enjoy reading it too. All those things parents tell their children like "don't pee in the pool" and "money doesn't grow on trees" is explained to children in an amusing manner and on a level they can understand. We used these for bedtime stories for our children when they were very young. In fact, the other day, one of my children asked where the book was and if we could read them again and he's 12 now!