SuitabookThe secret railway
Wendy O'Shea-Meddour
- Reading
- Try reading together in short stretches and pause to discuss what the siblings know about the train and its driver. Check in if the kingdom's fear or the birds' spying feels unsettling.
- Themes
- Control and fear: Griselda stops time and uses mechanical birds to spy on people who might believe in old ways of magic and laughter. The premise presents a threat to the kingdom and its inhabitants, but does not establish how the story evaluates Griselda's actions beyond depicting their effects.
- Worth knowing
- The kingdom is described as living in fear, and the birds spread chaos and misery. These perilous elements may be worth noting for a reader who is sensitive to threatening fantasy situations.