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32 pp.
| Whitman |
March, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8075-6618-3$16.99
(3)
K-3
At school Kim learns about the importance of honesty. Determined not to lie, she says what she really thinks about her father's pancakes ("sort of rubbery") and--gasp--her teacher's newborn: "That is the ugliest baby I have ever seen!" Kim then learns about soothing hurt feelings. The story, with its lighthearted illustrations, provides good examples of the if-you-can't-say-something-nice principle.