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This Week’s Word Is “Pixie.”
We love a bit of Matt Haig in this house. The Humans is one of my all-time favorite books ( reviewed here, long before I wrote for GeekDad) and his 3 Christmas books have brightened up the last 3 years holiday season. All three of them are an absolute joy. Possibly the best character in the Christmas books is the Truth Pixie, who can only tell the truth. This leads to hilarious consequences. Matt uses the Truth Pixie to examine the troublesome fact that whilst we tell our children not to lie, society probably wouldn’t function if we didn’t collectively gloss over the truth on a daily basis.
Last year the Truth Pixie got her own spin-off book, and this year she has another, The Truth Pixie Goes to School. As my children return to school this very Word Wednesday, I thought I’d devote this week’s column to the Truth Pixie.
But first…
Who is Matt Haig and Why do we need him?
As well as writing first-class fiction for all ages, Haig has also written two non-fiction books to help those who battle against the rigors of depression. In Reasons to Stay Alive, he talks about his life with depression and offers thoughts and observations to help others going through the same. Reasons to Stay Alive…
