“What are the best Children’s books about Honesty?” We looked at 97 of the top Kids Honesty books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 19 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Kids Honesty” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 75+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.

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Top 19 Best Children’s Books About Being Honest

19 .) A Big Fat Enormous Lie written by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Third Hour

A child’s simple lie grows to enormous proportions.

18 .) David Gets In Trouble written by David Shannon

Lists It Appears On:

• Early Childhood Education Zone
• Goodreads

When David gets in trouble, he has excuses right up until bedtime, when he realizes he really is sorry.

17 .) Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big written by Berkeley Breathed

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Motherly

Edwurd’s little sister comes to the rescue when Edwurd’s humongous fib lands him in trouble with a three-eyed alien from another galaxy.

16 .) Eli’s Lie-O-Meter: A Story about Telling the Truth written by Sandra Levins

Lists It Appears On:

• Early Childhood Education Zone
• Mommy Evolution

Eli learns about the consequences of his fibs and the value of telling the truth. Includes note to parents.

15 .) Jackalope written by Janet Stevens

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Third Hour

A jackrabbit who wishes to be feared asks his fairy godrabbit for horns and becomes the first jackalope, but there’s one condition: he must not tell lies.

14 .) Let’s Be Honest written by P.K. Hallinan

Lists It Appears On:

• Early Childhood Education Zone
• Third Hour

Introduces the concept of honesty as a young child describes why it is best to tell the truth at all times.

13 .) Liar, Liar written by Gary Paulsen

Lists It Appears On:

• Early Childhood Education Zone
• Third Hour

Fourteen-year-old Kevin is very good at lying and doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find a way to end his lies forever.

12 .) Molly the Great Tells the Truth written by Shelley Marshall

Lists It Appears On:

• Early Childhood Education Zone
• Third Hour

Superheroes always tell the truth . . . or do they? When Molly puts on her clever crown and Ben ties on his courageous cape, this duo can accomplish anything. However, even superheroes must sometimes be reminded to be honest.

11 .) Tell the Truth B.B. Wolf written by Judy Sierra

Lists It Appears On:

• Mommy Evolution
• Talking Tree Books

When Big Bad Wolf, who now lives at the Villain Villa Retirement Residence, is invited to tell his story at the library, he faces the truth about what he did to the three little pigs and decides to make amends.

10 .) That’s Mine, Horace written by Holly Keller

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Mommy Evolution

Horace loves the little yellow truck that he finds in the schoolyard, but he has a problem when a classmate tries to claim it.

9 .) The Emperor’s New Clothes written by Janet Stevens

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Mommy Evolution

Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.

8 .) The Stories Julian Tells written by Ann Cameron

Lists It Appears On:

• Early Childhood Education Zone
• Third Hour

Relates episodes in seven-year-old Julian’s life which include getting into trouble with his younger brother Huey, planting a garden, what he did to try to grow taller, losing a tooth, and finding a new friend.

7 .) The Wolf Who Cried Boy written by Bob Hartman

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Motherly

Little Wolf is tired of eating lamburgers and sloppy does, but when he tricks his parents into thinking there is a boy in the woods, they could all miss a chance for a real feast.

6 .) Victory Vault written by Jake Maddox

Lists It Appears On:

• Early Childhood Education Zone
• Third Hour

Kayla is the best gymnast on her team. When she misses her vault at an important gymnastics meet, no one sees her mistake except her best friend, Chandra. When Chandra pressures her to tell the truth, Kayla must decide if keeping her trophy is worth losing her friend.

5 .) Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie written by Laura Rankin

Lists It Appears On:

• Early Childhood Education Zone
• Mommy Evolution
• Third Hour

Ruthie loves tiny things and when she finds a tiny camera on the playground she is very happy, but after she lies and says the camera belongs to her, nothing seems to go right.

4 .) The Boy Who Cried Wolf written by B.G. Hennessy

Lists It Appears On:

• Mommy Evolution
• Motherly
• Talking Tree Books

A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry “wolf” and watch the people come running–and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.

3 .) The Berenstain Bears and the Truth written by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Lists It Appears On:

• Early Childhood Education Zone
• Goodreads
• Mommy Evolution
• Motherly
• Third Hour

Brother and Sister Bear learn how important it is to tell the truth after they accidentally break Mama Bear’s most favorite lamp.

2 .) The Empty Pot written by Demi

Lists It Appears On:

• Early Childhood Education Zone
• Goodreads
• Mommy Evolution
• Talking Tree Books
• Third Hour

When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.

1 .) The Honest-to-Goodness Truth written by Patricia C. McKissack

Lists It Appears On:

• Early Childhood Education Zone
• Goodreads
• Motherly
• Talking Tree Books
• Third Hour

After promising never to lie, Libby learns that it’s not always necessary to blurt out the whole truth either.

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