Be Nice to Aunt Emma

By Anne Fine, Gareth Conway (Illustrator)

A girl plots to out-nice her annoying aunt. Chaos ensues.

3.9/5 Goodreads · 16 ratings

64 pages

$13.99Save 4%

In stock. Also at Amazon or Bookshop.

Bookroo's summary

Tansy dreads Aunt Emma's visits—she's rude and boring, and Tansy loses her room. Forced to be nice by her dad, Tansy hatches a plan: be so excessively sweet that it drives Aunt Emma mad. As Tansy turns the charm up to eleven, will her strategy backfire, or will Aunt Emma finally crack? Dive into this hilarious family drama where kindness becomes a weapon and the battle of wits begins. Can Tansy outsmart her aunt, or will she learn an unexpected lesson about family and kindness?

From the publisher

Kindness is key in this funny new family drama from perennial bestseller and award-winning author Anne Fine.There are many reasons why Tansy dreads Aunt Emma coming to visit. She’s rude, she’s boring, and Tansy has to give up her room so Aunt Emma can sleep there. And every year Dad makes Tansy promise to be nice - even when Aunt Emma is awful. But this year, when Tansy is left alone with Aunt Emma, she decides she’s going to be the nicest she’s every been - so sickly sweet that it’ll drive Aunt Emma crazy! Let the games begin … Kindness is key in this funny new family drama from perennial bestseller and award-winning author Anne Fine.

At a glance