{"product_id":"the-honest-to-goodness-truth-hardcover","title":"The Honest-To-Goodness Truth - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia C. McKissack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGiselle Potter\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Patricia C. McKissack comes a humorous and poignant picture book about the right time to tell the truth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tell the truth and shame the devil,\" Libby's mama has told her. So whatever is Libby doing wrong? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt seems that telling the truth isn't always so simple. Can Libby figure out what it really means to be truthful and make amends?\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTELL 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren will sympathize with Libby as she struggles to figure out that even though its' 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia C. McKissack is the author of many highly acclaimed books for children, including \u003ci\u003eGoin' Someplace Special, \u003c\/i\u003e a Coretta Scott King Award winner; \u003ci\u003eThe Honest-to-Goodness Truth; Let My People Go, \u003c\/i\u003e written with her husband, Fredrick, and recipient of the NAACP Image Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Dark-Thirty, \u003c\/i\u003e a Newbery Honor Book and Coretta Scott King Award winner; and \u003ci\u003eMirandy and Brother Wind, \u003c\/i\u003e recipient of the Caldecott Medal and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiselle Potter has illustrated many books, including\u003ci\u003e Try It! \u003c\/i\u003eby Mara Rockliff, \u003ci\u003e All by Himself? \u003c\/i\u003eby Elana K. Arnold, and \u003ci\u003eKate and the Beanstalk\u003c\/i\u003e by Mary Pope Osborne, as well as her own \u003ci\u003eTell Me What to Dream About\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Is My Dollhouse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Year I Didn't Go to School\u003c\/i\u003e, about traveling through Italy with her parents' puppet troupe when she was eight. She lives in Rosendale, New York, with her husband and two daughters. Visit her at GisellePotter.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 11.31 x 9.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden Sower Award (2002)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Honest-To-Goodness Truth\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756961890592,"sku":"9780689826689","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b9a0b554bdc5943301989d698bbaec94.webp?v=1780090367","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-honest-to-goodness-truth-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}