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Title: the Honest-to-Goodness Truth
Author: Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrator: Giselle Potter
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (December 2002)
Reading Level: 4-8
Theme: experiences, informative, school, subject matter
Telling the truth isn't always easy; especially for children. They either lie or tell the whole truth and well... it can be embarrassing. Patricia C. McKissack has created a great way of teaching children that telling the truth is the right thing to do, but there is a way to do it. She tells this through Libby. Libby is a little girl who learns that there are ways to tell the truth without hurting someone. Yes, sure, this isn't always easy, but telling the truth is better than lying anyways.
Happy reading!
Synopsis
When Libby gets in trouble for lying to her mother, she resolves to start telling only the truth. She begins by letting everyone know that her best friend, Ruthie Mae, has a hole in her sock. Then she tells the teacher that Willie hasn't done his homework. Now it seems like everyone's mad at her, and Libby can't figure out what she's done wrong. Children will sympathize with Libby as she struggles to figure out that while telling a lie is always wrong, there's a right and a wrong way to tell the truth. Giselle Potter's expressive illustrations perfectly capture this warm, insightful story by acclaimed author Patricia C. McKissack.