Dishonesty: Resource List
Books for Children
Ages 4 to 8
- A Big Fat Enormous Lie; by Marjorie Sharmat; Puffin, 1993
- Berenstain Bears and the Truth; by Stan Berenstain; Random House, 1983
- Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big; by Berkeley Brethed; Little, Brown, 2003
- Eli and His Little White Lie; by Goldie Golding; Mesorah Publishing, 1997
- How to Behave and Why; by Munro Leaf, Universe, 2002
- It Wasn't Me: Learning About Honesty; by Brian Moses; Wayland, 1997
- Let's Talk About Cheating; by Dolly Brittan; PowerKids Press, 1997
- Oh, Brother! Someone's Fibbing!; by Betty Birney; Golden Books, 1997
- Pinky Promise: A Book About Telling the Truth; by Vanita Braver; Child & Family Press, 2004
- Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie; by Laura Rankin; Bloomsbury, 2007
- Some Tell Stories; by Thierry Robberecht; Clarion Books, 2007
- The Tales of Tango: The Sticky Situation; by Sally Atkinson; Tango's Grove Publishing, 1998
- Telling the Truth; by Althea; Gareth Stevens Pub, 1998
Ages 8 to 12
- Dealing with Lying; by Lisa K. Adams; PowerKids Press, 1997
- Harriet the Spy; by Louise Fitzhugh; HarperCollins, 1987
- Honest-to-Goodness Truth; by Pat McKissack: Aladdin, 2003
- John Patrick Norman McHennessy: The Boy Who was Always Late; by John Burningham; Crown, 1999
- True Lies: 18 Tales for You to Judge; by George Shannon; Beach Tree Books, 1999
- The Children's Truth-Control Book; by Adolph Moser; Landmark Editions, 1999
- A Question of Trust; by Marion Bauer; Scholastic, 1994
Young Adults
- Taking It; by Michael Camum; Viking, 1995
Books for Adults
- Childhood Lying, Stealing, and Cheating; by Foster Cline; Love & Logic Press, 2000 (Audiobook)
- Why Kids Lie: How Parents Can Encourage Truthfulness; by Paul Ekman; Penguin, 1991
Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Pediatric Advisor 2012.1 published by RelayHealth.
Last modified: 2010-06-04
Last reviewed: 2010-06-04
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