Too Nice
Sally Nicholls author Amy Blackwell illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Published:9th May '24
Should be back in stock very soon
A touching exploration of anxiety and family upheaval from award-winning author Sally Nicholls
Abby struggles to adjust when her dad’s new girlfiend comes to live with them in this sensitive and touching story from Sally Nicholls.
Abby struggles to adjust when her dad’s new girlfiend comes to live with them in this sensitive and touching story from Sally Nicholls.
Abby is used to it being just her and her dad at home, but now her dad’s new girlfriend Jen is moving in and everything is changing. It’s not like Jen is an evil stepmother, though. Instead, Abby’s problem is that Jen is just too nice! She constantly compliments Abby on everything from her appearance to her schoolwork, and Abby finds it fake and claustrophobic. But how can she explain to her dad how she feels when Jen hasn’t really done anything wrong?
"Nicholls, in this short novel, deftly explores the emotions a child feels in adjusting to a new family member. Anyone who has experienced this adjustment will feel deeply for Abby." – Books for Keeps
"This is a lovely story that talks about family in a way that is very approachable and understandable … A must have for the empathy collection in your library." – The School Librarian
"Beautifully handled, this is a story that evokes empathy for … Abby, Dad and Jen. Each of them is struggling, loving, trying to get it right … and finally succeeding. Who knew that ‘adults are human beinsg too’?!" – An Awfully Big Blog Adventure
"This story shows how important acceptance, understanding and empathy are in how we develop relationships with new people in our lives." – Scope for Imagination
ISBN: 9781800903265
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 5mm
Weight: 280g
80 pages