CM Magazine: The Queen�s Secret.

________________ CM . . . . Volume XVII Number 21. . . .February 4, 2011.

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The Queen�s Secret.

Frieda Wishinsky. Illustrated by Loufane.
Toronto, ON: North Winds Press/Scholastic Canada, 2010.
32 pp., hardcover, $16.99.
ISBN 978-0-545-98685-4.

Preschool-grade 1 / Ages 2-6.

Review by Helen Norrie.

***/4

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In every picture,
In every land,
The queen always held
A purse in her hand.

The purse made Kay wonder:
What would a queen need? A bag full of money? A good book to read?

In this amusing picture book, Frieda Wishinsky explores a topic that many royal-watchers have wondered about over the years: what does the queen carry in that ever-present purse? By making a small girl, Kay, ask the question and suggest possible answers, Wishinsky gives us a light-hearted dialogue that young children will enjoy. Wishinsky never quite reveals the secret, however. That is left up to the child reader�s imagination.

Wishinsky is an author who has written for all ages. Her best known picture books are the �Please, Louise!� series, but she is also known for Oonga Boonga and You�re Mean, Lily Jean.

The illustrator, Loufane, lives and works in Montreal. Her pictures are large and colourful, in a semi-cartoon style.

Recommended.

Helen Norrie, a former teacher-librarian, reviews children�s books for the Winnipeg Free Press.

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