This made me chuckle. There are so many of these 'lies' I was told as a child. A lighthearted read which shouldn't be taken seriously.

Really good observations about things I would have never thought about twice!!!! Accurate and I am actually guilty of many of these, lol

This book is a collection of lies that adults tell their kids, with illustrations of the said lies. I have to admit that I haven't heard of any of these. Certain lies mentioned here were to discipline the children into good and healthy habits and that made sense. What I don't get in this book is the point of certain lies that are deceptive for no valid reason. To me, this was a strange book because I couldn't really wrap my head around the whole idea of lying to kids. However, I did enjoy the art and the cute presentation of the lies themselves.

This is not what I expected. Unfortunately it left me disappointed.

The premise of the book looked good and I thought it would be funny and entertaining, however this did not happen and I don't really see a kid would enjoy it.

Maybe beacuse I come from a different country 95% of the "lies" mentioned I couldn't relate to, additionally the art work itself is not made for children it is more likely that a teenager or a young adult would appreciate.

It was a quick read though.

Thank you!

I expected a book of funny things that are commonly took to kids and illustrations to match. I got a taste of that but the majority were more obscure things that I've never heard told to kids but may have been something the author heard a friend or a friend of a friend or even another kid tell to a child. Some are funny, many are strange, but it was worth the quick read-through for the few little laughs that I got.

A cute book that might be a fun gift for new parents or parents of young children. Some of the drawings are pretty cute and funny. If the price is right this might be a good small gift.

This sounded brilliant, but not for me. Some of the 'lies' made no sense, and are not something parents would ever say. It could have been a lot more relevant and funnier. A wasted opportunity here. The illustrations saved it from being a 2 star review.

Comprised of short offerings of wisdom and throw-away statements adults might make to children in moments of overwhelm, I found this book depressing. Perhaps I anticipated a much more literal approach, the humor of this piece was just not there for me. Overall it felt like an abuse of the trust kids place in adults to teach and guide them.

This book is the most hilarious, crepy picture book I have ever read. Hopefully parents will not read it to their children but it had every library employee laughing hysterically. Wonderful book for a good laugh in your day.

After reading this book I am pretty sure neither my parents have told me these lies, nor have I, or will I, ever tell my kids these. I don't think I even knew what a narwhale was until I was in my twenties

I loved these lies and the illustrations that accompany them, but I want to know who are the parents that concocted these lies. Some of them are scary and all of them are pretty far out there.

A sweet collection of lies accompanied by amusing illustrations.
Lincoln fighting the Civil War in VR or Communist Red Pandas?
Would making an amusing gift.

First, I doubt there are any parents that have told half of these lies. These are not lies like "Oh, put your tooth under your pillow and you will find money in the morning sort of things." No, these are lies like "Washington was the first president to fly in space." I can't even imagine telling that lie.

I think this book is going for humor, trying to find things that are outrageous, such as "It's illegally for a koala to work as a banker in Australia." And I admit they are funny, but I wouldn't have titled the book what they did. Perhaps calling it facts that we make up, or some such would have been more accurate.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

The book is very cute a few days hints I have said Tommy children an few that I have heard others say, most I have not heard before. Illustrations were great and fit well with the text. I would recommend this book because it is cute but most of the lies parents tell Thier kids did not make any sense to me.

It's a very cute and fun book. For parents to be or parents, it would be so sweet to read those lies. Some of them we have heard of, and some of them are not familiar, but it shows the "white lies" that parents created for their kids hoping that there will be a story in the kid's mind. It shapes something.

It would be a nice gift for people who are expecting kids or parents, grandparents that are already looking back in their lives.

Cute illustrations of "lies" told to kids. I haven't heard most of them, but it was still a cute little book.

I think this one missed the mark for me. There were a few funny ones but honestly I've not heard of any of these lies and to what purpose would you tell kids this?
I was expecting some relatable white lies that parents tell their children to get them to behave, but I came out pretty disappointed, which I think is the general view point, from some of the reviews I've seen.
The illustrations are pretty awesome though, but it was just too quick and too silly for me, I think.

This book wasn't my cup of tea, but I don't think a 33 year old mother is exactly the intended audience. Reminiscent of the "Grossology" series by Sylvia Branzei, this title seems aimed more at boys ages 7-10. The illustrations are quirky and humorous and the sayings are downright weird. Overall a funny book, perfect for the amusement of the right demographic.

Well this was totally weird, not for children as lots of the images were a bit graphic, not at all what I was expecting in any way - it started with lies I actually have told my children, but then moved to things that I haven't and I can't believe anyone does... and then just got stranger by the page! I'm not even sure what to say about it as I'm still a bit bemused. The illustrations are very well done, but not really my thing...