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Synopsis
What if you were as small as your cat — and took off with him on a nighttime adventure? A gorgeously illustrated tale from the award-winning John Burningham.
Every night Marie-Elaine’s cat, Malcolm, goes out, and every morning he comes back in and sleeps. "Where do cats go at night?" the girl wonders. So when she sees him at his cat door dressed to the nines, she begs to come along. And amazingly, Malcolm agrees — as long as she puts on her fancy clothes, gets small, and keeps it all a secret. With a whimsical story and breathtaking artwork, the acclaimed John Burningham takes us on an exciting night’s journey, braving hoodlum dogs and precarious climbs for a rooftop party that is cause for celebration indeed.
The New York Times - Daniel Handler
Expecting a classic from Burningham is like expecting one from Beethoven—he's already given us plenty—but with It's a Secret! he outdoes even Mr. Gumpy's Outing…the book is everything you want in a journey—a familiar face, a grave danger, tricky maneuvers, elegant delectables, some trail marks so you know you can find your way home and, yes, a wonderful secret, which like all good secrets points to more secrets and the big, dark secret world in which we live. It's a Secret! is a perfect night, one that knows when to give a party and when to stay silent…and Burningham, in plot and in painting, knows when to color in the lines and when to leave them stark and empty.