The Fib is a short but engaging graphic novel for kids. The story kept me interested the whole time, and I loved the important lesson it teaches about honesty. I really liked the fact that it was taught as show not tell strategy which made the moral alot more impactful. The artwork is super fun and really brings the story to life. It's a great read for young readers and a nice way to start a conversation about telling the truth!

The Fib by Pedro Iniguez is about a young scholar who struggles to find something to share for for show and tell. This book is a great tool for explaining how lies can spiral beyond your control. It will encourage young readers to consider what might happen when you don't tell the truth. The illustrations are engaging and this book will encourage readers to think about honesty, responsibility and the great power of creativity. PS The monster is not real. Hope you enjoy reading the book as much as I did.

This book was beautifully illustrated and had a great message showing kids the impact telling a lie can have on everyone around and how one small lie easily turns into many lies. I also appreciated that it showed how to resolve the problem by coming clean and telling the truth to combat the lies. Great moral lesson for kids.

This was very cute and the illustrations were so pretty.

It was a story about the impact of a small lie on everyone around. I think it was not a subtil message, but as it is a book for kids, I think it is perfect to pass an important message.

I would absolutely show this to a kid if I wanted them to learn about truth and lie.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book.

5.0/5.0

Beautifully illustrated and a great way to show little ones how lies spread and snowball into more trouble for them. Also shows how to resolve the problem once stated. Wonderful. Would recommend for ages 3-8.

A beautifully illustrated picture book that demonstrates what happens if you tell a FIB and allow it to grow out out of control! Love the way this story teaches children how to correct the FIB if they should ever be in this position. I will definitely be buying copies for our school. I can see this leading to some great discussions.

My 3 and 6-year-old enjoyed this book together. My 6-year-old loved it because of the monster, but after discussing it, she really grasped the book's message. It's a great story for explaining how lies can spiral out of control.
She said she would give this book to a friend to read.

Take the guess work out of teaching kids why we shouldn’t lie, and that telling truth is the only solution to a fib. I really appreciated the real world solution to Pepe’s growing Fib problem. This vividly illustrated book draws kids in until the very end. The Fib, deserves a place on every bookshelf.

What harm can come from a little white lie? This cute picture book helps give kids an idea of what can happen when our little fibs spin out of control. I love the emphasis on how the truth is the way to freedom from the hold that our lies can have over us. This picture book is well done and would be well understood by young readers. I can see a lot of good discussions with the kids coming out from it. The illustrations were well done and I appreciated that kids of all colors were featured. Well written story!

I found this book for my baby cousin! While reading I made sure to have him follow along with the illustrations. This was a very meaningful tale about telling lies. Our main character starts off trying to “fit it” because he doesn’t think his item to show is good enough. I love the imagination implied in his creation of his fib. Also he learns a valuable lesson about once telling one lie you then need to tell several others in addition to the original one you tell! He does end up letting his teacher know each and every story he told. As his story coming to life humbles him. Truly a valuable tale for any child!

I really enjoyed this book! I was originally drawn to it because of the title and the monster. I really wanted to know what this book was about. As a second grade teacher, I really fell in love from the beginning. Feeling different and having self acceptance is a huge topic in second grade as children start to really see themselves as different from their peers. It is not unusually for younger children to make up stories about themselves to appear special or unique to their friends. I think this book could really help children understand how fast a lie can get out of control. It teaches this lesson in a fun way, that I think kids can relate to. I thought the way Pepe "fixed" the problem was perfect. I really like the fact that he took accountability for his actions and did the right thing, even if it was difficult. The illustrations are colorful and fun, and I think they do a good job of drawing children (and adults) in. The monster starts out cute and as the fib grows, it gets a bit scarier and more out of control. Overall, I think this book would be a great addition for any child's library or classroom library. I could see myself reading this book to my grandchildren. I also think this book would be a great mentor text when teaching about telling the truth, theme, moral of the story, or even adjectives. I will definitely be adding this book to my classroom library!

Thank you Pedro Iniguez and Gloo Books for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book via NetGalley! This review was written voluntarily and all opinions are my own.

This was a very fun book. My son enjoyed it a lot and kept asking me to read it again. I don’t think he got the message that lies hurt people because he really did not get wat a fib is. Havin said that I really liked the message that lies can hurt people, and that the more we lie the bigger the lie becomes.
Loved the illustrations!

A really great visual of how a little lie can easily turn into a big one. It's a nice way to show children that the sooner they can admit to their lie, the easier it is to turn it around. The illustrations are great, and all the schoolmates are adorably drawn.

Thank you for the ARC. I preordered for my library.

The Fib by Pedro Iniguez is a clever, funny story with a big message. When Pepe makes up a story about a magical creature for show and tell, it seems like harmless fun—until the fib literally comes to life. With ram horns, bear claws, bat wings, owl eyes, and a lion’s tail, this creature isn’t just imaginative—it’s a full-blown monster that’s ready to wreak havoc on the school!

What makes The Fib so special is how it mixes a fast-paced, exciting story with an important lesson about honesty and responsibility. Pepe learns that even a small lie can grow out of control—but that telling the truth can help make things right. This makes the book a great tool for supporting social-emotional skill development, especially in helping kids understand how their actions affect others, and how to take responsibility in a safe, age-appropriate way.

Pedro Iniguez has crafted a story that’s perfect for readers who love a little mischief, a lot of imagination, and just the right touch of spooky fun. The Fib is a modern fable that shows how stories can shape our world—for better or worse—and how being honest and owning up to mistakes can take real courage.

Highly recommended for classrooms, bedtime reading, or any space where character-building and creativity go hand in hand!

This was a very cute story explaining to kids the dangers of lying even if it seems like something small it can have big consequences.

What a lovely short story all about the consequences of telling lies. This would be a great story to share with children about how telling the truth is important and how things can escalate if we don't. As a primary school teacher I would love to read this with my pupils!

The illustrations inside this book are amazing. My 6 year old had been very confidently telling us stories that he says are true but he doesn't know. Thus story helped him understand a bit more but still allows him to keep his imagination and tell wonderful stories

A sweet story of a boy and his desire to fit in with his peers. He tells a little fib to seem cool and it quickly grows, his desire to be liked helping to feed it with more little fibs until it's just out of control.

A lovely tale that's easily understood by young children on the power of a fib and how quickly they can escalate and get out of control. Helped by those around him he manages to see the consequences and puts things right. My little boy loved reading this with me and enjoyed them artwork immensely. A fabulous treat for us both

What do you do when a lie becomes to much to manage?
In our main character Pepe's case, you continue to lie until it becomes a big scary green monster that threatens your entire class with it's sharp teeth and big eyes. Pepe's class is doing show and tell, where Pepe feels self conscious of the homemade comic book he brought. Instead of telling the truth, Pepe says he brought his Fib, a creature with "horns like a ram, claws like a bear, wings like a bat, eyes like an owl, and a tail like a lions". His Fib then becomes alive, growing more and more dangerous the more lies he tells his teacher and his classmates. How will Pepe be able to stop the Fib from destruction?
I really enjoyed this book, and the concept. Fibs are small lies that the majority of people have told, and the message that fibs can be dangerous is one that is important for young readers to learn. The personification of the Fib is fun in illustration style, and makes for interesting conversations with students about their feelings and how they treat the lies/fibs they tell.

Awesome book! The creativity of the author is admirable, and that creativity also showed in the personality of the main character, Pepe. I really liked the idea of a lie being a monster that grew and grew the more lies that were told. This is so clever and fairly unique, which makes this book special. Additionally, the chaos and growth was shown very well in each and every illustration. The illustrator is very talented, and that talent made for a highly immersive and lively story. The plot and organization were great, and everything made sense...except for one little thing. At the beginning, Pepe puts a comic book into his backpack because he's embarrassed of it, and doesn't want to share it at show-and-tell. I would have liked this to come in at the end of the story, to really help bring everything full-circle. I think that Pepe sharing his comic book creation would have been a nice way to fully tell the truth, and it allows the beginning to come in again later. Other than that, though, this is a really good book to teach little ones not to lie.