Princess K.I.M. and the Lie That Grew

Plot Summary

Kim wants the kids at her new school to like her, so she tells a teeny, tiny, bitty lie. She says her name is really “K.I.M.”—for “Katherine Isabella Marguerite”—and that she comes from a royal family!  Pretty soon all the students know there is a princess in the school.  Kim wears her golden tiara from dance class and a big fancy ring she won at the arcade.  Her little lie grows and grows.

When a classmate invites her to a birthday party, Kim says she can’t go because her grandmother is coming to visit. But she had told the kids her grandmother was a queen. Now they all want to meet the queen. Kim is in a real bind; her lie has grown too big and it’s about ready to explode!

Reviews

"Fans of Jane O’Connor’s “Fancy Nancy” (HarperCollins) are sure to enjoy this tale." School Library Journal

"With a bright, glittery cover, this picture book tells a humorous story of lies and bragging that grows flashier as the tale progresses." Booklist (Online Review)

"Cocca-Leffler’s sunny illustrations and the book’s playful design help its valuable lesson go down easy. Classmate Jason’s skeptical commentary throughout the week acts as punctuation and leads up to a smile-inducing punchline. Appealing and effective." Kirkus Reviews

"The story resists heavy-handedness, and young listeners will likely both see Kim’s point of view and understand what Kim could have done differently." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Readers will be amused by Kim while they understand her predicament and perhaps learn a lesson."
Children's Literature

Associated Keywords
princess, queen, royalty, lying, dishonest, party, kim, princess kim