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1 author picked The True Story of George Washington and the Cherry Tree as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a well-known legend about George Washington.
It also happens to be an excellent example of how to tell the truth about something you have done wrong and how it can lead to positive consequences. When examining the impact of stories on children’s truth-telling in our research, we found that when children heard this story they were more likely to subsequently tell the truth about their own transgression.
We found that what made this story so good for children was hearing how George confessed about doing something wrong (cutting the cherry tree down) and then hearing how his father…
From Victoria's list on The best books about honesty you can read with children.
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