This little book is a mixture of hilarious, adorable and terrifying things people supposedly told their kids. The lie is printed on one page with a quirky illustration opposite. It's a very short book, but would make a fun present for someone with the right sense of humour.

Not for me, I'm afraid. Great illustrations but the lies just aren't funny. They'd perhaps work in another format. I can't really who this book would appeal to.

I liked the concept of this book and some of the sayings/ phrases rang true, however I think some of it may have got lost in translation between USA/UK.

I expected so much more from this book, but it fell flat. I haven't heard most of these, and many of them are mean and cruel. PLEASE do not tell your kids something will bite their butt if they don't flush the commode! This was not funny at all. I would not read it again, nor get it for anyone else.

This is a cute, though very brief book. It would have been cool to flesh out the illustrations with some text to expand. As it is, the illustrations are great and the topics very telling -- I think they would make a great calendar or mug series. Very witty and something that makes you think about your parenting choices and the crazy situations of the world!
I could not find this on Amazon or a review option on the publisher site.

I don't know where all those "lies we tell our kids" came from (I've never heard any of them), but this is a cute book, with really nice illustrations to each of the "lies". Some of the lies are actually funny, like the one that says that bats are birds with a Halloween costume. It is a quick read, and probably an interesting book to read and show to bigger kids, especially because of the illustrations.

Some of the illustrated lies in this book were truly outlandish. Others were lies that I have heard told to children (usually jokingly). The illustrations were amusing, and added to the general experience.

While I have no idea who the general audience is for this book, I found it greatly amusing. I can only assume the intended audience was me.

This is another cute, if somewhat kitschy book that's perfect for the coffee table. It's filled with fun anecdotes and submitted 'lies we tell our kids' from parents that are accompanied by illustrations. The art is very nice, with vibrant colors and lots of emotion in it. The lies are often worth a chuckle or to, though some are certainly obtuse and you have to wonder, "what brought that on?" From the title, and the cover art, I assumed that this book was about things we tell children that aren't true, but we might not realize it, such as urban legends and old wive's tales, but this book isn't that. Rather, it's a book about parents sharing lies they've told their kids either to help them or joke with them. It's a cute book regardless.

Some of these lies were gruesome and even cruel, and I cannot approve of a book that promotes stupidity, even in jest. This is how silly grown-ups are made... Tell them as a kid, Washington was the first president in space. *eyeroll*
On the plus side, the make-up of the book was nice, and the illustrations fitting and quirky.

Funny, funny this is a book of humor. If you, remember the white lies your parents and grandparents shared you will appreciate this book. It’s great for memories as well as things you may have shared with your own children. History and memories and fun. I enjoyed this book as I took it not seriously but a treasure of good humor moments

The only thing this book really has going for it is the illustrations. Well drawn, and often very amusing. Unfortunately, the 'lies' that accompany them are confusing, and just not funny.

The premise of this book is wonderfully funny. The execution is lost and befuddled. Sad to say.

This is a book you shouldn't read around your children. Some of the images may scare them. I think it was a nice corny book. Some of the sayings I have never heard of in my life. The images were a bit strange and odd but it definitely goes with the book. It didn't make me laugh like I thought it would but it was okay.

This short humorous book is definitely targeted to adults, not children. The illustrations are clear and concise; they really add to the visual impact of the book. I did relate to some of the anecdotes, although some were completely foreign to me! The "monster under the bed" and a few others would probably be relatable to most folks.

Thanks to Net Galley and publishers for an advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This has to be one of the strangest books I have ever read.
It is a collection of colorful illustrations based on white lies parents have told their children.
I recognized very few from my own childhood, but the sheer absurdity of them made me laugh multiple times. The artwork is really cool and super creepy.

I would definitely recommend you do not read this book to children, but that you enjoy it as an adult.
It is the perfect book for a quick read on the go.

Contains odd and end lies that "we" tell our kids. As I was going through this... realized I think these are lies Brett tells ~his~ kids. Loved the artwork that went alongside the lies.

luckily for my brother and I, it does not appear our parents lied too much during our childhood. Haha! Half the stuff in this illustrated funny book are filled with little sayings that I had never heard. Such as, " beavers play hockey with a literal biscuit" or "bats are just birds dressed up for Halloween." On the other hand, I often heard that" thunder was just angels bowling. " Also, that if you" cross your eyes they will stay like that."
Somehow I do think certain children would find it funny.

I am a 26 year old who you could say is pretty immature, sarcastic and has a crude sense of humour and even I did not get this book. Not a little, not at all! I could appreciate the illustrations but that is it. I don't understand who the consumer target market is for this book as it is totally inappropriate for children but lacking humour and substance for adults. Thanks to net galley for the ARC in return for an honest review but I personally cannot see many people "getting" the humour of this picture book.

[Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Net Gallery/Animal Media Group.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.]

I found this book to be surprisingly touching.  In general, I must say that I am not in favor of lying to children.  It is fairly common, unfortunately, for children to ask a lot of questions, not all of which they genuinely wish to know, but all the same I believe that children should receive honest but age-appropriate answers to the concerns that they have and that their curiosity in the world around them should be gratified and encouraged to the greatest extent possible.  I expected this book to be a lot more cynical and sarcastic than it was, and found the book surprisingly touching.  If I feel that the book is mislabeled as humor [1], at least I feel that this book has something to offer that is genuinely touching and much of the artwork here is gorgeous.  The author has done a really good job of taking ridiculous scenarios and showing how they would work out as drawings, and this is a work that has to be seen to be believed, and perhaps even read to children for them to laugh at.

This book is designed very simply and repeats its pattern consistently.  First there is an obviously untrue statement, followed by a drawing that presents what it would look like if this statement was true.  Some of the statements sound like things people would tell their children, like the fact that monsters under the bed just want to read, or that dinosaurs died because they couldn't swim, or that Abraham Lincoln simulated the Civil War with a VR headset or that George Washington was the first president in space.  Other ones seem far darker, like the screeching of screech owls coming from the babies they steal or the fact that the storks are also involved in the baby trafficking ring.  The lies seem set up to show of the virtuoso drawing skills of the author, to point out that perhaps he has a bit too much of an imagination when it comes to telling his kids untruths, and to demonstrate a concern about subject matter children are interested in.  At the very least, while some of these obvious untruths seem particularly frightening to many small children, they at least seem like the sort of thing that children would enjoy reading.

Overall, I think this book is directed at children to prompt them to ask questions or want to create obviously imaginary stories.  Some of these setups will bring a smile and a laugh to tolerant adults, who will no doubt appreciate the talent of the artist as well as the creativity of his untruths.  Even so, this looks like a book whose main audience is young, with monsters that could have come out of Where The Wild Things Are or The Princess In Black or any other related story like that.  The humor is often of a fairly immature but amusing nature, and one can at least see adults--not least the author--trying to fob off irritating questions with stories like these.  For adults, this book is likely a reminder that fiction can be a good place to start a story when, as in this book, it is framed as imaginary and not factual and where there is no attempt to pass them off as true, but merely use them as the origin source for an amusing or heartwarming tale.  Warning children not to accept donuts from gators can be an introduction into discussing dangerous strangers, while telling children that monsters under the bed want to read can point out that even powerful and frightening beings may have surprising vulnerabilities.  These are all things that could help spur the emotional and moral development of children, which is all the more surprising given the silly tone of much of this book.

[1] See, for example:

https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017/12/24/book-review-40-humorous-british-traditions/

https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016/11/30/book-review-the-humor-of-jesus/

https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017/12/29/book-review-real-ponies-dont-go-oink/

https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017/10/26/book-review-spurious-connections/

https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017/10/26/book-review-101-two-letter-words/

Absolutely opposite of what I expected from this book.

The book is about white(!) lies parents tell to their children. There are also illustrations of each lie and especially I liked few of them.

When it comes to lies mentioned in this book, I have mixed thoughts. I heard some of them. The gum, eye and nose lies are obviously typical lies that are told by parents everywhere in the world. But..! The rest of the book really made me question why such things were uttered by parents. Of course, parents lie to convince their children to give disciple or good habits but there were really creepy ones. 🙅 I couldn't laugh, unfortunately.

This book is a giggle from start to finish. There a numerous lies children have been told accompanied with hilarious illustrations. This book made me laugh out loud many times.