Download or read book Secrets, Lies and Children’s Fiction written by K. Mallan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many children learn from a young age to tell the truth. They also learn that some lies are necessary in order to survive in a world that paradoxically values truth-telling, but practises deception. This book examines this paradox by considering how deception is often a necessary means of survival for individuals, families, governments, and animals.