Sarah's Secret

Margaret Bunel Edwards is a freelance writer and author of several
children’s books.

This charming story offers a touch of fantasy in a child’s ordinary
day. Its theme, “sharing a very special secret with a very special
friend,” is nicely woven into the plot.

In the story, everyone on Sarah’s street builds a snowman. She makes
hers last and names him Max. Toward dawn, she looks out her window and
sees all the snow people having a party. She tells her brother and
parents of this strange event, but they do not believe her and just
laugh. She searches for evidence and sees that Max is standing not
beside the tree where she built him, but in front of it. As she is
driven off to visit Grandma and Grandpa, she and Max share a smile and a
wink.

The story is told in verse. Its cadence is soothing and its plot has
surprising twists—for instance during the snow people’s party, they
exchange not only hats and scarves, but also eyes and noses.

Lawrason has painted softly colored attractive pictures that are
generously spaced throughout the book.

Children four to seven years old will enjoy this happy story. It will
be a favorite on their bookshelves and would make a treasured gift.