Coombs, Kate. Secret-keeper, The. Illustrated by Heather M. Solomon. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006 1st ed. ISBN 0689839634. $16.95. Ages 4-8.
The Secret-keeper is a heartening story of a village’s secret-keeper, Kalli, who becomes sick over the winter because she’s been told too many dreadful secrets. In the spring a child from the village discovers she is sick and, for the first time ever, the people of the village arrive at her cottage in the forest in groups instead of only one at a time. Kalli tells the villagers “The secrets are so heavy. Dim and dark and sad, like a child lost in the snow.” The villagers gather around Kalli and come up with the idea to tell her all their good secrets to make Kalli better. The best secret comes when the potter’s son, Taln, confesses “I love the secret-keeper.” The moving story is enhanced by the warm illustrations created with watercolor, oil and collage. This is an enriching story of the power of secrets that’s sure to catch the attention of anyone who has secrets.
Brittany Launder, BGSU student
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