"A story about a solitary green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendship, and even love--think Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine meets Love, Actually "Everybody lies about their lives. What would happen if you shared the truth?" This is the question that Julian Jessop, an eccentric, seventy-nine-year-old artist, poses within a pale green exercise book that he labels The Authenticity Project, before leaving it...

Compulsive liar Micah promises to tell the truth after revealing that her boyfriend has been murdered.

A young boy named Tim is accused of lying when he tells his parents that a ninja ate the last piece of cake and a sunburned crocodile landed on the roof, so he figures out a way to prove that he is telling the truth.

Feeling "bloopy and love-swoggled" in the presence of Catherine, the elegant ballet teacher, a humble fisherman tries to muster the courage to reveal his affection for her.

"All children lie. But when your child lies to you, it can feel like a personal betrayal. Lying is a healthy and inevitable part of child development. But when do lies become a problem? In this book, psychologist Victoria Talwar, Director of the Talwar Child Development Lab at McGill University, presents practical, science-based strategies to address lying and foster truthfulness in children, from early childhood to the teenage years. Kids need to...

Easy-to-read scenarios, such as telling a store clerk that you received too much change or telling your mother you fed your broccoli to the dog, provide lessons in honesty.

Harry persuades his classmates to sneak through the playground fence during lunchtime recess to view some unusual mushrooms.

After playing with Miss Finn's discarded boxes and making a mess, her young neighbors first lie about their misdeed and then make things right.

"Pride in independence, being a friend, and showing respect and working together are for all ages! These stories tell what some children do and happily ask "how about you?" These are books about difficult concepts made accessible for the youngest children. These predictable emergent readers practically guarantee eager responses." --

When Sophie confesses to a prank on her teacher Ms. Moffly, she begins to tell the truth so often that the other children in her class start calling her Sophie the Chatterbox.