Praise for SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO BE NICE
“Finally, a book that discusses children’s feelings and emotions about being uncomfortable. Life is not about always getting what you want, a difficult concept for young children, who, as a result, will need to learn patience, kindness, sharing, and courage.” –Booklist
Maggie Rudd
I’LL HOLD YOUR HAND (Farrar, Straus Children’s; Elisa Chavarri, illustrator)
SOMETIMES IT’S HARD TO BE NICE (Albert Whitman; Kelly O’Neill, illustrator)
I’LL HOLD YOUR HAND, Maggie‘s debut picture book, has the reassuring theme that an adult will support a child through dangers, joys, and hurdles, from scary stormy nights to the fun of splashing in puddles and the worries of the first day of school
SOMETIMES IT’S HARD TO BE NICE is about the struggle to be nice to cousins who hoard toys, to grandmas who bake strange foods, and to kids whom nobody else likes.
An eighth-grade Language Arts teacher, Maggie is also the mother of a pre-school son who is an inspiration for her stories.
(Co-agent: Mary Cummings)