Sorry, I Forgot to Ask (Best Me I Can Be!)

RJ is making a lot of trips to the time-out chair...


Without telling anyone, he and his best friend Sam decide to walk home from school instead of riding the bus.
Later the two of them are caught trying to use Dad's computer to get on the internet.
After their piano lesson, RJ and his sister Blanche spoil Grandma's birthday party surprise. 


Dad helps RJ learn how to do a better job asking for permission, and when RJ and Sam return to school their principal has them practice making an apology. RJ feels a lot happier when he says he's sorry to his teacher, the bus driver, and Grandma, and he learns that asking for permission will mean fewer trips to the time-out chair!


No more lame excuses or empty apologies! Help kids in grades K through 6 accept responsibility for their actions by understanding how and when to ask for permission and how to make sincere apologies for mistakes. The steps for these necessary social skills are presented in rhyming text that kids can easily remember from RJ's social skill story.

This storybook is the third in Julia Cook's BEST ME I Can Be! series which teaches children social skills that can make home life easier and school more successful. Tips for parents and educators to help teach children the social skills of asking permission and making an apology are included at the end of the picture book.


The series also includes:

• The WORST Day of My Life EVER!
• I Just Don't Like the Sound of NO!
• TEAMWORK Isn't My Thing, and I Don't Like to SHARE!
• I Just Want to Do It MY WAY!
• THANKS for the FEEDBACK... (I THINK?)
• I Can't Believe You SAID That!

Julia Cook is a former school counselor and teacher who has evolved into a national award-winning children's author, international parenting expert, and inspirational speaker. She travels the country and abroad discussing her stories, encouraging children to laugh while learning to solve their own problems. Cook's research-based books have been referenced in such publications as Parent's Magazine, The New Yorker, The Chicago Tribune, Care.com, Military Spouse, Yahoo.com, Dr.laura.com, and babyzone.com.

With approximately two million books in print, she has received the Association for Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award, and her books have been honored by The National Parenting Center, Teacher's Choice Awards, and Mom's Choice Awards. Julia is a proud mother and grandmother.