There's something so lovely and so intriguing about a children's book that features a child with an imagination bigger than the world.

THE FIB follows Pepe, a second grade boy who is afraid to show his hand drawn comic book during his classes' show-and-tell. Instead, Pepe finds a ball of lint in his pocket, makes up a wild little fib about it, and it grows completely out of control.

What I loved most about THE FIB was the monster- it was green fuzzy, and its composition was made of several creatures, and it completely took over Pepe's world, both physically and emotionally. Growing along with the size of Pepe's own fib, the creativity of the monster is really brilliant.

The writing is phenomenal- for a young reader, it's easy to follow, repeats itself, and offers quite a bit of descriptive writing that can lead to a deeper discussion about imagination, It really taps into the fear young children (and anyone, really) feels about fitting in, saying the right thing, and the measures we'll take to feel accepted within a group. Beyond the story on the pages, the writing feels personal, real, and very relatable. Within a classroom setting, THE FIB would be excellent to start discussions about fibs, fitting in, and how we can feel valuable as individuals as well as how to make others feel valuable.

The illustrations are wonderful. I read the story with my daughter and she loves when the fib grew in size, but she also liked when the fib got smaller and smaller. She's a big fan of things that are scary, and for a young child, THE FIB offers the perfect amount of monster and horror that will help a child who likes scary things experience a small amount of monster without being too much.

The Fib is a wonderful picture book to share with children. The lesson of telling a "fib" is hard one to navigate, but the author and illustrator have delivered a beautiful book with a great lesson.

The Fib was very well illustrated children’s book about telling fibs. I found it to be very easy to understand and I think children will enjoy the read. This will be a great addition to classrooms to teach the importance of telling the truth.

Such a cute picture book! Making a graphic of how one small lie can grow so huge and overwhelming was a great choice! A great teachable moment book.

Thank you to Gloo Books and NetGalley for an e-ARC of this title to read and review. This is a really fun concept that's beautifully executed with captivating and colorful illustrations. The story follows the allegory of a fib: that once you start telling lies, you have to keep telling more to keep up. And even little fibs can pile on and become one big monstrous lie until you finally dip out and confess to the truth. This story brings that idea to life with a literal fuzzy pocket-sized monster, who grows out of control with every new fabrication of his origin story. Very small kids may be afraid of his scary teeth and big claws, but I think many readers will be able to see themselves in our main character, Pepe. He makes up stories to always have the best answer to tell, but he has to see the problems with making up falsehoods eventually!