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Loading... The Honest-to-Goodness Truth (edition 2003)by Patricia C. McKissack, Giselle Potter (Illustrator)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The pragmatic rules about telling the truth vs. being tactful vs. 'white lies' and keeping your mouth shut are not often a theme in children's books. This may not be the best book ever on the subject, but it's the best I've seen. However, I despise the style of the illustrations. So, while I do recommend the book highly to children, parents, and libraries, I cannot bring myself to rate it any higher than 3.5 stars. Libbey is confused when she follows the advice of her mother in always telling the truth. Her friends become mad at her for telling things like how they have a hole in their sock or someone didn't do their homework and it leaves Libby confused and struggling to figure out how to tell the truth the right way. I would use this book in the classroom to teach social manners, one of those added lessons we give in the classroom. It is a great lesson on how to say, what to say and when to say it. It also shows the importance of owning up to your words and doing the right thing. no reviews | add a review
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After promising never to lie, Libby learns that it's not always necessary to blurt out the whole truth either. No library descriptions found. |
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McKissack was able to place the setting a few decades ago in the South by the sewing actions of the mother, living on a farm, and the spelling of the word Miz. ( )