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Children's ✦ Penny’s Take

The Secret of Me

Amy Sparkes · 2021
78/100
👍 Worth It

Amy Sparkes and Sandra de la Prada have made a picture book that earns its keep on both the shelf and in a lap — the rhyming text reads aloud beautifully and the illustrations travel to genuinely expansive imaginative places. The message is the whole point, not a subplot, so this is a concept book rather than a story book; pairing it with a narrative read-aloud balances the experience nicely. For the 3-7 window this is a lovely, joyful choice.

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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety99
Substance / usefulness70
Craft & writing82
Originality72
Evidence & accuracy88
Hype vs delivers80
Age-fit95
👁 Human-eye gut-check78
Penny’s verdict78
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