Illustrated by Drazen Kozjan
Disney-Hyperion, 2010
$16.99, ages 3-7, 32 pages
It's hard being nice when your new next-door neighbor goes out of her way to raise your hackles, but Paul is trying.
If only he could take the high road and follow Grandma's words of advice -- especially the one about him being "as good as gold."
But how can Paul be the nice guy grandma's sees and endure the ill will of Prudence, aka the Lunatic?
Since Day 1, when Paul welcomed her into the neighborhood, she's thrown one verbal jab after another.
That day she called him "Pill" instead of "Paul," and suggested a better name for his dog Bobo was, "Oops," because a boy like Paul shouldn't have a cute dog.
Grandma says, "You can't judge a book by its cover," so Paul's giving Prudence a week to change his mind and show him there's a nice girl in there after all.
However by the way things are going so far, Paul's not sure he'll make it that far. After all, even nice boys have their limits.
