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Best Books for Teaching Honesty to Children
The children's books below are great for teaching honesty, including positive examples of honesty and problems with dishonest behaviors (lying, stealing...). Being honest can be hard, as it often goes against a child's natural 'self- preservation' instincts! And...sometimes being honest can be 'tricky'. Telling the truth is good, but then again... total honesty can sometimes be so unkind. Children cannot simply be told to "always tell the truth"-- they need guidance to understand when total honesty is helpful and when it can hurt.
Children
need to
hear lots of examples of honesty in order for this value to sink in. Luckily, the children's books below are written with the goal of
teaching
honesty. And, they are all fun and cute and entertaining to boot! :)
best books for teaching honesty
including not stealing or lying
David Gets in
Trouble
(not fessing up for things)
by David Shannon
Preschool - 2nd grade
The Boy Who
Cried Bigfoot
(value of honesty)
by Scott Magoon
Kindergarten - 1st grade
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The Wolf Who
Cried Boy
(a funny twist on Boy
Who Cried Wolf)
by B.J. Hennessy
Kindergarten - 3rd grade
Howard Wigglebottom
and the Monkey
on His Back
(story about lying)
by Howard Blinkow
Kindergarten - 2nd grade
Doug-Dennis and
the Flyaway Fib
(not fessing up)
by Darren Farrell
Kindergarten - 3rd grade
Princess Kim and
Too Much Truth
(not being TOO honest)
by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
1st grade - 4th grade
Princess K.I.M and
the Lie That Grew
(lying to make friends)
by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
1st grade - 4th grade
Scapegoat
(not fessing up for things)
by Dean Hale
Preschool - 2nd grade
Ricky Sticky Fingers
(story about stealing)
by Julia Cook
1st grade - 5th grade
Tiddler
(telling 'tall tales')
by Julia Donaldson
Kindergarten - 3rd grade
best books for teaching honesty
to bigger kids
We've gotten some requests for chapter books on
courage for older kids, so we found this selection. However, we specialize in books for younger kids, so we don't have reviews for
these books. If you want more info on any of these books, click the Amazon link below.
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Enjoy the books!
Betsy, Cindy, and Virginia (the teachers/sisters behind this website)
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