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The Honest-to-Goodness Truth

"Tell the truth and shame the devil," Libby's mama has told her. So whatever is Libby doing wrong? Ever since she started telling only the truth, the whole world seems to be mad at her. First it's her best friend, Ruthie Mae, who gets upset when Libby tells all their friends that Ruthie Mae has a hole in her sock. Then Willie gives her an ugly look when she tells the teacher he hasn't done his homework. It seems that telling the truth isn't always so simple.

Children will sympathize with Libby as she struggles to figure out that even though it's always wrong to tell a lie, there's a right and a wrong way to tell the truth. Giselle Potter's naively stubborn illustrations perfectly capture this humorous and poignant story by award-winning author Patricia C. McKissack.

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"McKissack thoroughly examines a common childhood problem -- discerning when the truth helps and when it hurts -- with homespun language and accessible situations. The intimate settings so integral to Potter's folk-art style provide a fitting complement to the author's cozy community. Her depictions of an alternately astonished and contrite Libby Louise, who winds up feeling the sting of truth herself, will likely cause readers to recall their own chagrin in similar circumstances." -- Publishers Weekly

Product Details

Recommended Age 4 - 8
Author Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrator Giselle Potter
ISBN 9780689826689
Publication Date Jan 1, 2003
Publisher Aladdin
Language English