Dude. Be Nice

By Sarah Scheerger, Alex MacNaughton (Illustrator)

A bear's good intentions lead to chaos. Can he fix his blunders?

3.7/5 Goodreads · 85 ratings

32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Dude, a well-meaning bear, sets out to spread kindness but often misses the mark. His attempts to help unravel sweaters, free dogs, and disrupt an ice cream social. With his friend Fizz, Dude must navigate the chaos he's created. Can they turn mishaps into meaningful acts of kindness before it's too late? Discover if Dude can learn the true essence of being nice in this charming tale of intentions gone awry.

From the publisher

Meet Dude, the nicest Dude in town! Or so he thinks . . . Created in part by the organization dude. be nice, whose mission is to “inspire people to treat themselves and others better” comes a book about a bear named Dude. He decides that he wants to do nice things for his friends and neighbors. All day long. But Dude doesn’t exactly know how to read the room and tends to forget the most crucial part of helping people: asking first. So when Dude unravels a sweater, frees some dogs, and ruins an ice cream social, he needs to reckon with his own niceness: is it really nice if he wasn’t that helpful? Can Dude and his best friend Fizz save the day before Dude makes too big of a mess? With a bouncy text from Sarah Scheerger and gorgeous illustrations by debut children’s book artist Alex MacNaughton, Dude. Be Nice is a tale of good intentions and not-so-good outcomes, sure to make readers giggle along the way.

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