Sad Little Fact

Locked away for telling the truth, a sad little fact is relegated to an underground prison, where it unites with other hidden-away facts in an effort to spread the truth, in a modern-day parable by the acclaimed author of Elvis Is King and the award-winning illustrator of The Bad Seed
"Follow a sad little fact who is locked away for telling the truth. In its underground prison, it meets other facts, all hidden away because they could not lie. Finally, with the help of a few skillful fact-finders, the facts are set free"--
After a sad little fact is imprisoned for telling the truth, it meets other facts who were locked up for not being able to lie, until a few vigilant fact-finders are able to set them all free.
A New York Times bestselling author and the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Good Egg deliver a perfectly timed, funny read-aloud about the importance of telling the truth. There once was a fact who could not lie. But no one believed him. When the Authorities lock the sad little fact away, along with other facts, the world goes dark. But facts are stubborn things. With the help of a few skillful fact finders, they make a daring escape and bring truth back to brighten the world. Because after all, "a fact is a fact" and that's that! Truth be told, this spare, ingenious story reads like a modern-day parable. Bestselling author, Jonah Winter, and the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Good Egg, Pete Oswald, pair together to remind us of the importance of honesty and truth during a time of lies and fake news.