Dude. Be Nice - by Sarah Scheerger (Hardcover)

About the Book

Dude the bear sets out with good intentions to do nice things, but when he helps others without asking, he ends up making things worse.

Book Synopsis

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.

"An important lesson delivered." -- Kirkus Reviews

"The art is bright, cheerful, and innocuous, with several visual gags. Useful as a more nuanced approach for talking about kindness." -- Jennifer Knight, Booklist

Review Quotes

"An important lesson delivered." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Coauthored by Camalich, founder of the media and apparel company also called "dude. be
nice," the title brings levity to a rarely discussed aspect of kindness. Coauthors Scheerger, a
mental health clinician, and Camalich, an educator, lend credibility to the text, and there are
classroom implications peppered throughout the book. The art is bright, cheerful, and innocuous,
with several visual gags. Useful as a more nuanced approach for talking about kindness."
-- Jennifer Knight, Booklist

About the Author

Sarah Scheerger is a mental health clinician, providing school-based counseling services for "at-promise" youth, and helping them figure out who they are and who they want to be. She is inspired daily by their strength and wisdom, as well as by people who seek to spread positivity and strengthen community. The dude. be nice. organization caught her attention and served as the inspiration for Dude. Sarah writes picture books, early chapter books, middle grade, and young adult novels. Several of her books have social-emotional learning opportunities, perfect for use in classroom settings. Dude's story provides multiple social-emotional learning launch points that align with Casel's SEL framework. Sarah's middle grade novel, Operation Frog Effect, has been nominated for numerous state award lists. For more info and fun activities, check out her website at www.sarahlynnbooks.com.
Brent Camalich is the owner of dude. be nice whose videos celebrating unsung heroes have generated more than 60 million views. He's a kid at heart. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and two children.
Jamie Lynn Camalich has worked in education for nineteen years. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and two children. This is her first picture book.

Alex MacNaughton is an illustrator who lives in London with her partner and scruffy pooch. She loves animals, drinking tea, and knitting. This is her first picture book.