The sad Little Fact

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Call Number: E WIN, Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Winter, Jonah
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	E WIN	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Winter, Jonah	4-week checkout	Due 05-01-2024
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Winter, Jonah	4-week checkout	Due 04-26-2024
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Winter, Jonah	4-week checkout	Due 05-24-2024
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Picture Books / Social Issues / Winter, Jonah	4-week checkout	Due 05-21-2024

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Relevant and Crucial submitted by Meginator on July 6, 2019, 7:55pm This lovely little book would be far more enjoyable if it wasn’t so painfully relevant to our current situation, but here we are regardless. Jonah Winter splits no hairs whatsoever with the story, which speaks directly to the danger of disregarding the importance, truth, and power of facts, even in the face of shadowy authority figures (ahem). Yet for all of its political overtones, the book remains perfectly readable for young audiences, who will be charmed by Pete Oswald’s depictions of facts as cute blobs with wide-eyed expressions and also by some of the example facts that show up throughout the book; the story does a wonderful job of rendering a complex problem into terms that even children can understand. The clarity and, yes, obviousness of the message further highlight the absolute absurdity of the times we find ourselves in, but hopefully most younger readers will be blissfully unaware of this painful context. The creators may be awfully direct, but they keep things enjoyable, making this a potent work of art that speaks truth to power without forgetting its core readership. “The Sad Little Fact” belongs on every bookshelf.