Overview
""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."" FOREWORD REVIEWS BSFA Award nominee for Best Fiction for Young Readers 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Pedro Iniguez ,
Nathan Kwan
Publisher: Gloo Books
Imprint: Gloo Books
Dimensions:
Width: 23.60cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 28.40cm
Weight: 0.376kg
ISBN: 9781962351300
ISBN 10: 1962351300
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 07 October 2025
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""An effective and sympathetic exploration of lies--and the importance of telling the truth."" -- KIRKUS REVIEWS ""Brimming with beautiful art, wit and humor, this little book is big on ideas, heart, and joy!"" --Jorge R. Gutierrez, Director of The Book of Life ""The Fib is fantastical fun -- and that's the truth!"" --Wade Bradford, author of There's a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor and Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears a Boo!
Author Information
Pedro Iniguez is a Mexican-American Bram Stoker and Elgin Award-winning speculative fiction writer from Los Angeles. The Fib is his first picture book and he is the author of Mexicans on the Moon: Speculative Poetry from a Possible Future and the comic book Catrina's Caravan, among several others. Apart from conducting writing workshops and speaking at several colleges, he has also been a sensitivity reader and has ghostwritten for award-winning apps and online clients. When he's not reading, writing, daydreaming, or cooking, he likes to paint beside his Chihuahua, Cookie, and his turtle, Squirt. Nathan is a Hong Kong-American illustrator, designer, and writer from Dallas, Texas. Unfortunately, he does not have a southern drawl. That would have been cool. The mildly offensive caricatures and comic strips he made as a tot introduced him to the world of illustration and animation where he found a collective calling of narrative storytelling. When he is not at his drawing table, he can be found cooking, at an indie cinema, or reading in a bookstore. Nathan is currently based in Cambridge, UK pursuing a Masters in Children's Book Illustration.
