A wide-eyed elephant named Ben-Bobby and his goofy-looking sheep friend Doug-Dennis go to the circus, and it doesn’t take long for Doug-Dennis to steal his friend’s popcorn and lie about.  When his fib grows into a huge lie of epic proportions, Doug-Dennis soon realizes that the only way to return to earth is to tell the truth.  With busy, brightly-colored, cartoon-like illustrations, and a combination of traditional text and word-bubbles, Farrell brings his silly characters to life while at the same time espousing his message: lying is not a solution for anything.  The book effectively walks the line between moralistic and hilarious, and the vacant expressions of the characters and ridiculousness of the lies (“My nose is filled with green jelly beans”) mean that it’s a great tool for teaching children the value of telling the truth while also making them laugh.