Have you ever known someone who's a little too good at telling the truth? They tend to be a little tactless and can isolate people if they're not careful in what they say. That's Frank's problem in "Being Frank" by Donna W. Earnhardt.
Frank gets into all kinds of trouble at school for telling the truth--his teacher has bad breath, his classmate is overly-freckled, and his principal's hair piece looks like an animal. "You wouldn't get so many wrinkles if you didn't glare at me like that," Frank told his mom on the way home. "And by the way--you're speeding." When everyone is unhappy with him for telling the truth, Frank gets some helpful advice from his grandpa, "You should always give people the truth. . .You just have to find the right way to serve it." And so Frank learns to be tactful, pointing out only the good things in people. Then everyone is happy to be his friend.
With brightly colored and animation-style illustrations, this lesson in manners is also a funny and enjoyable story without being preachy. Appropriate for kindergarten and first grade.
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