
By Julia Cook, Michelle Hazelwood Hyde (Illustrator)
Part of the National Center for Youth Issues series
A boy's lies create a storm within, threatening friendships and trust.
Levi struggles with honesty, crafting tales to avoid uncomfortable truths. His mother warns him that each lie forms a cloud, dimming his inner sun and risking friendships. As the storm of deceit grows, Levi must decide if truth can restore his happiness. Can he learn the value of honesty before it's too late?
A storm is brewing… Whenever Levi doesn’t like the truth, he kinda, sorta makes up other stuff to say. One day his mother explains to him that telling lies will damage the trust of his friends and make him very sad.Whenever you tell a lie, your inside sun goes away. Then a lying cloud forms, and glooms up your day. Each time you tell a lie, another cloud starts to form, and before you can stop it from happening, your insides start to storm.This book is a great resource to help children understand not only the consequences of telling a lie, but also how one lie can often lead to telling several more. It will help parents and teachers understand that lying can be a normal and sometimes healthy response for a child and offers tools to help guide children toward truthfulness.
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