Children's Books on Honesty
Adventures of Obadiah by Brinton Turkle
Amanda and the Giggling Ghost by Steven Kroll
Bad Times of Irma Baumline by Carol Brink
Berenstein Bears and the Truth by Stan and Jan Berenstein
Big Fat Enormous Lie by Marjorie Sharmat
The Cuckoo Child by Dick King-Smith
The Cybil War by Betsy Byars
A Day’s Work by Eve Bunting
Dragon’s Robe by D. Lattimore
The Emperor’s New Clothes by Hans C. Anderson
The Empty Pot by Demi
Frederick’s Alligator by Esther Peterson
The Gold Coin by Alma Ada
Harriet and the Garden by Nancy Carlson
Honest Abe by Edith Kunhardt
Honest Andrew by Gloria Skurzynki
Honesty by Jane Moncure
Humbug by Nina Bawder
I’ll Tell On You by Joan Lexai
The King’s Fountain by Lloyd Alexander
Lizzie Lies a Lot by Elizabeth Levy
My Brother, the Thief by Marlene Shyer
On My Honor by Marion Bauer
One Eyed Cat by Paula Fox
Pair of Red Clogs by M. Matsano
Penny’s Worth of Character by J. Stuart
Rosie and the Yellow Ribbon by Paula DePaolo
Sam, Bangs and Moonshine by Evaline Ness, also available on video
Shiloh by Phyllis R. Naylor
Signmaker’s Assistant by Tedd Arnold
Stinky Sneakers Contest by Julie Peters
Striding Slippers by M. Ginsburg
Summer Wheels by Eve Bunting
Talking Eggs by R. San Souci
Taro and the Tofu by M. Matsano
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
The Treasure by U. Shulevlitz
The True Francine by Marc Brown
Truthful Harp by Lloyd Alexander
Value of Honesty: Story of Confucius by Spencer Johnson
Value of Truth and Trust: Story of Cochise by Ann Johnson
Winter Wife by A. E. Crompton
– Gene Bedley