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The Truth Pixie by Matt Haig

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This is a fun book for children, but it also contains some poignant words and an important message.

The books central character, The Truth Pixie, is cursed and can only tell the truth. For much of the book, this is seen as a negative, something that is spoiling the pixie's life. She loses all her friends and ends up alone, with only a mouse in her hair for company.

However, the curse actually works in her favour when she is captured by a giant. After her lucky escape, she finds herself in the home of a young girl, Aada. Aada is sad because of a few things that have happened to her family, and also because she will soon have to move home. She asks the pixie whether she will be okay. The Truth Pixie worries that if she tells Aada the whole truth, Aada will be even sadder. This leads to a wonderfully touching part of the book where The Truth Pixie manages to make Aada happy even though she only tells the truth.

There is a deep wisdom in this book, about taking the good with the bad. It's told in the form of delightful rhyming verse. It would make a lovely gift for any child.





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