The Secret (Hardcover)

by Lindsay Barrett George (Author, Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2–Mr. Snail has a secret. His mouse friend promises not to tell, and Mr. Snail whispers it into his ear. The mouse heads straight for the beetle and "squeaks" the secret to it. The beetle "pinches" it to the turtle who "grumbles" it to the fish who "swishes" it to the frog. And so, the secret is passed among several animals and insects until the chipmunk finally "chatters" it to the spider who "clicks" it to Miss Snail. She turns around and whispers to Mr. Snail, "I love you, too!" This story is simple but sweet. George's collages combine natural materials such as flowers and twigs with watercolor cutouts for the creatures. The artwork has an eye-catching, three-dimensional effect. While some of the hues are rather dark, this delightful tale will work well in storytimes and for one-on-one sharing. Children will enjoy identifying the animals and trying to guess Mr. Snail's big secret.–Roxanne Burg, Orange County Public Library, CA
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Product Description
Can you keep the secret? Yes? Can you really? But what if it is the most exciting, the very best, the most delicious secret that has ever been whispered in your ear?

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books (February 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060295988
• ISBN-13: 978-0060295981
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,369,886 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars can you keep a secret?, March 23, 2005

By	Melissa Sack (georgia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Mr. Snail has a secret! He wants to tell someone so he tell the mouse who says he will keep it a secret. But the mouse tells the beetle, who tells the turtle, who tells the frog and the secret starts to travel all over the meadow! The secret gets back to Mrs. Snail. The secret was that he loves Mrs. Snail! How sweet! It's not a secret anymore!

The illustrations on the animals are very life like. They are done a a college type fashion.
This book would be nice to read aloud to kids ages 4-6. There are very few word per page keeping the attention of little ones well.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2 year old daugther reads it to ME, July 23, 2005

By	M. Arnold (Florida USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

very cute book...my two year old daughter asks to "read" it to me. She's memorized the book so she goes through the pages and tells me about the story. She even copies my questions which I ask her throughout the story (i.e what color is this? or which animal is this?)