Sally's Secret

Shirley Hughes. Puffin Books, $3.5 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-14-050160-5

A girl finds a snug hideaway, perfect as a home-away-from-home and a grand place to entertain garden guests. Ages 2-6. (May)

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