If you or a child you know has ever been told they are "too nice," then this will be a book you might be interested in.
Too Nice by Marjorie White Pellegrino
Amy has a problem.
She is too nice.
She doesn't want to make anyone upset and wants everyone to be her friend. It's the beginning of 4th grade and she wants life to be simple. But problems begin from the first page when she lets Micah have the ball she's playing with, when her friend, Kate, and her were supposed to be playing with the ball.
Problems begin to mount from there, from giving all her cookies away to giving up her seat on the bus. She doesn't know what to do.
But her Grandpa does.
He helps Amy set healthy boundaries by teaching her how to set up a 'good fence' around her. They act out different scenario's that Amy may encounter and practice saying the words until she feels comfortable.
She learns she can be nice, say what she wants to say and still have friends.
This book is geared towards lower grades, and would be very readable for 3-5th graders. With colored pictures on almost every page, the reader is visually engaged in the story. The reader has a clear understanding it isn't easy being too nice, even if other's may feel that way. The grandpa is the ideal character to help Amy set up her healthy boundaries. Bravo!
