The Children's Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education, Best Children's Books of the Year 2026 BSFA Award nominee for
Best Fiction for Young Readers 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards finalist A 2026 Children's Book Council (CBC) Kid's Favorite "An effective and sympathetic exploration of lies--and the importance of telling the truth."
- KIRKUS REVIEWS "A wise picture book about the snowballing consequences of dishonesty."
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FOREWORD REVIEWS The line between imagination and lie blur in
The Fib by Bram Stoker and Elgin Award-winner Pedro Iniguez. When Pepe struggles to find something exciting for show and tell, he spins a little lie about a magical creature with horns like a ram, claws like a bear, wings like a bat, eyes like an owl, and a tail like a lion. But, Pepe and his class soon discover that this harmless fib takes on a life of its own-- literally-- growing into a giant, uncontrollable monster that threatens to eat the entire school.
As chaos ensues, Pepe learns a valuable lesson: even the smallest fib can spiral out of control, but the truth holds the power to set things right.
The Fib is a timeless story that weaves magic and morality into a powerful message about honesty, responsibility and the power of creativity.
