"Mind your manners well today, we"re out to lunch, not out to play!" Joe"s parents take him out to a fancy restaurant, but no matter how much his mother pleads, Joe just can"t sit still. "Do you have crayons or playgrounds?" he asks the waiter. He slurps and burps and scratches his itchy toe. "The table is no place for feet. Please, Joe, sit still and eat!" scold his parents. Mischievous Joe just can"t stop wiggling and playing, and his amusing antics quickly turn a quiet lunch at a fancy restaurant into an embarrassing spectacle. Young readers who remember the obstinate little frog Joe from To the Tub and Time for Bed, the Babysitter Said will not be surprised to find him causing a bit more trouble. And they will be delighted as they recognize themselves in this headstrong little frog, while anyone who has ever taken a small child out to eat will sympathize with Joe"s mortified, ever-patient parents.