TELL THE TRUTH, PANGOLIN by Melinda Beatty and Paola Escobar
(Anne Schwartz Books, Oct 2022)

In this delightful, thoroughly entertaining picture book about the importance--and difficulty--of telling the truth, the queen's trusty servant, a pangolin, breaks the royal swing and doesn't know what to tell her!

Pangolin is enjoying himself on the royal swing in the bright summer sunshine when suddenly, the ropes break and--OW!--he falls to the ground. What will I tell the queen?! Pangolin worries. He races to the stables to ask his friend Badger. "Tell her the musicians needed the swing's rope for their lutes!" the stablemaster advises. Fox, the castle guard, has a different idea: "Might you say that the King needed to repair his royal jump rope?" Pug, Cat, and Goose all have suggestions, too. But which story will Pangolin tell the queen?!

Select praise for TELL THE TRUTH, PANGOLIN:

Booklist review: “…bustle(s) with whimsical details that will capture young readers’ hearts.”
Kirkus review: “A noble look at the courage needed for honesty.”