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135 pp.
| Clarion |
April, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-618-03435-8$$15.00
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Debbie Tilley.
Ms. Snickle has just one classroom rule: no telling secrets. But Lacey breaks it--blabbing that Dennis's mother is the tooth fairy, Eva used to be a swan, and Hayley is allergic to secrets. After a slow start, the whimsical story picks up speed (a comical who-has-the-grossest-sibling contest helps) and concludes with the unexpected and rather simplistic message that secrets are best forgotten. Gouache and pen-and-ink illustrations mirror key scenes from the story.