It’s titled Etiquette for Children: Learning to Behave Upon Starting Grade School, published in 1922. Just for fun, I flipped it open. And do you know, I couldn’t put it down.

Organizers of a weekend etiquette class for children at Paletta Lakefront Park say there are still spaces available. Courtesy Counts — Good Manners Basics is a course for children ages 6-12 years old.

But if your child does in fact clam up and refuses to go anywhere near the mascot, don’t worry. Your child is simply afraid of a giant bigger-than-life stranger — consider that a parenting win.

That’s good ex-etiquette. (Dr. Jann Blackstone is a child custody mediator and the author of “The Bonus Family Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Co-parenting and Creating Stronger Families.

Etiquette lessons for children will be offered by Sheryl Trower, Etiquette School of Central PA president, at the New Holland Recreation Center, 123 N. Shirk Road.