What did I just read? The book starts out with Lizette wanting to tell a lie just because she can. So they tell a lie and that lie becomes a reality. The lie is that they are going are going to the mountains and instead they go to molehill. They make a fishing hole and have a campfire. The whole day turns out to be a perfectly fun day. Lisette gets back and tell her mom to remind her that she shouldn’t lie. Talk about a confusing moral point. If you could leave out the point of the lie this would be a fun and entertaining book. However, to have a lie with no conflict resolution just a bad moral to teach. This is a pass for me

I loved this! First, the illustrations are just amazing! Second, the message is so spot-on and important but it's shared in this beautiful, non-preachy way! Make this a series!

Thanks to Netgalley and Gecko Press for a free digital copy.

A fun story about the different between lies, stories, and white lies. I thin it isn't as clear as it should be for kids to comprehend the difference here.

I thought this was an interesting little picture book - but thought that initially all the lies turned out to be fun! Not sure this will help my children, they already think that's the case. Thank you for letting me read it!

Don’t judge Lisette’s Lie by its cover or title...
This story starts off like your well-known tale about someone who tells a lie and how the lie effects their friends or family. We are used to hearing about how one’s lies negatively affects others. In this story, Lisette the duck decides together with her friend Bobbi, to tell a lie to their friend Popof. The reader expects the lies to continue or perhaps her friend Popov to get upset with his friends lies. But this story takes on a different path… instead the friends turn the day into a day of outdoor fun. So where does Lisette learn that lies are bad? Lisette’s mother has overheard her plan to lie and now assumes that Lisette is lying about her good day. The lie effects Lisette.

The lesson that the reader learns here is reliability and the quality of trustworthiness. If you are willing to tell a lie for fun, your word can no longer be trusted. Honesty is a valuable quality.

The illustrations are simple with the use of a unique color palette, seemingly conveying the message of simple values told with a unique twist.

My son and I were unsure of the message of this story at first so we started talking about what we thought it could be. The conversation that ensued was priceless!!

Grateful to have received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley & Gecko Press.

This is an unusual book that tells the story of a little bird named Lisette who decides she and her friend a lizard named Bobbi will tell a lie to an elephant friend. When they lie the elephant believes them and decides to joint hem on their made up adventure. At the end of the story Lisette returns home, tells her mom she had a great day and her mom tells her not to lie. There is no other mention of the lie and in fact it almost makes it look as though lying to friends is the first step to an awesome adventure. I'm not sure if that was the author's intent but it definitely does not cast lying in a negative light. If the purpose of the book is a fun adventure and imaginative activity with friends, it might have been better to call it imagination than a lie. As a teacher, I am not sure if I would recommend this book to my students, it is a fun and interesting story, but I could see the idea of lying being taken very literally by young children and I'm not sure this is the right message to send. That being said, I think that the text is fairly accessible with only a few lines per page and detailed pictures. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

It was cute. I liked the illustrations and the story. I enjoyed the way the story evolved and her lie sort of became a truth in the end.

This is a cute story meant to discuss differences between lies, storytelling, and white lies. Lisette and her friend Bobbi decide to tell a “lie” by telling their friend Popof the elephant they are going to the mountains. When they arrive at a small mound of dirt, Popof tells them that is not the mountain. He brings more dirt to make it a small hill, and even makes a pool. The friends spend the afternoon splashing in their pool and sunning on their hill.

My twin 4-year-olds loved the bright illustrations and cute story. Thank you to NetGalley and Gecko Press for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.