Manners! : Staying Out of Trouble with David Mortimore Baxter

Whether David Mortimore Baxter is telling lies or the absolute truth, he seems to be a magnet for disaster. You'd be surprised how much trouble one boy can get into.

"Gran's always going on about how I don't have any manners. But I reckon I do. Just to prove it, I've written this book. If you follow this guide to good manners, I reckon you could probably have dinner with the Queen or someone else really important, like Smashing Smorgon. Thank you for reading this blurb (see, good manners)."

Whether David Mortimore Baxter is telling lies or telling the truth, he seems to be a magnet for disaster. You'd be surprised how much trouble one boy can get into.

About The Author

Karen Tayleur lives in the hills of the Dandenong Ranges with her husband and two kids who always leave their homework to the last minute. As well as being expert at year seven German and Chinese and holding down a four-day-a-week job, she is a writer.

Her kids have helped her tap back into school-age politics; back to a time when there was always a Rose Thornton ready to rain on everybody's parade. When there was always a school bully, a cranky neighbour and an annoying sibling to contend with.

As a child, Karen was a constant audience for her father's boyhood recollections. His stories have grown larger than life over the years. She's not saying he is a liar. But he has been known to bend the truth.