Go, Bobby, Go!: Mind Your Manners

By Shabaka Malik Banks

He's got a lot of heart. He just needs a little polish.

It's a big family dinner - Mom, Dad, and Grandma - and Bobby is ready to go. A little too ready.

He squeezes past the host. He hollers across the dining room. He grabs the bread before anyone else gets a turn. Every parent knows that sinking feeling, and Bobby's dad feels every bit of it.

But Dad doesn't just bark rules from across the table. He shows his son a better way - by opening doors, holding chairs, and treating the women he loves with care. Then they go back and do the whole night again, the gentleman's way.

Because a gentleman isn't born. He's taught - by watching a man treat people tenderly.

Inside this book:
Manners kids can actually practice - waiting to be seated, indoor voices, greeting family, waiting your turn, please and thank you
The "get the door" rule - one simple habit Bobby learns at the car door and carries everywhere
A place-setting page that finally makes the table make sense
A warm Black family - Mom, Dad, and Grandma right at the center of the story
Rhyming read-aloud built on the call-and-response kids shout along with: "No, Bobby, No " ... "Go, Bobby, Go "

Perfect for ages 4 to 8 - and a favorite gift from grandparents who still believe in a firm handshake and a held door.

Book 2 in the Go, Bobby, Go series. Every book takes one big-hearted mistake and turns it into a proud moment. Start with Go, Bobby, Go , then bring Bobby to dinner.

Made for bedtime, preschool and kindergarten read-alouds, and anyone raising a little gentleman.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HG9HMV7L
• ISBN13: 9798194448616
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.1" x 8.5"