A little dinosaur. A difficult truth. A chance to make things right.
Tavi and his friends are building a wooden bridge for their toy animals when one curious reach and a bump of his tail send the blocks tumbling. Scared of disappointing his friends, Tavi blames the wind. But hiding what happened makes the problem harder to fix.
With help from his teacher, Tavi learns to tell the truth, listen to his friends, and follow an apology with a helpful action. When he later finds a lost purple crayon, he gets a quiet chance to practice integrity-even when nobody is watching.
Tavi Tells the Truth helps young children explore honesty, responsibility, empathy, kindness, fairness, and following through through familiar situations and friendly dinosaur characters.
Created for shared reading with children ages 4-8, this book includes:
- 24 illustrated story scenes.
- 16 end-of-book activities that invite children to draw, talk, sequence events, and act out everyday choices.
- An educator guide with four short lessons to extend learning beyond story time.
Part of Little Dinosaurs, Big Integrity, this story gives families and educators a concrete starting point for conversations about mistakes, friendship, and making things right.
Designed for family read-alouds and use as a supplemental classroom resource in pre-K through grade 2.