The adorable illustrations and sweetly relatable story make this a perfect read-aloud for young children. When a little girl visits her grandmother's house and tries to scare the cat she ends up knocking over her grandmother's cup and breaking it.

Though she tries to avoid the problem in several attempts, her grandmother finds out the truth and helps her confront the problem. There is a lovely lesson in honesty, forgiveness, repair, and the enduring love a grandmother has. The endpapers are adorable as well, as we see the cat adding another funny mishap that wordlessly conveys the next event.

I highly recommend this for read-alouds in schools and libraries.

I truly enjoyed this book. Everyone has broken something and felt horrible about it at one time or another. This story helps children realize that they are better off telling the truth and taking the consequences because most of the time the truth will set you free .

X. Fang does it again! The beautiful illustrations tell a wonderful story about guilt and forgiveness. Ama's attitude was so heartwarming and her words of wisdom had me welling up. I can't wait till this is published so I can bring it home to my kiddo!