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I Go Quiet
How do you find your voice, when no one seems to be listening? A young girl struggles to make herself heard, believing she is too insignificant and misunderstood to communicate with the people in her life.
Anxious about how she thinks she should look and speak, the girl stays silent, turning to books to transport her to a place where she is connected to the world, and where her words hold power. As she soon discovers, her imagination is not far from reality, and the girl realizes that when she is ready to be heard, her voice will ring loud and true.
Anxious about how she thinks she should look and speak, the girl stays silent, turning to books to transport her to a place where she is connected to the world, and where her words hold power. As she soon discovers, her imagination is not far from reality, and the girl realizes that when she is ready to be heard, her voice will ring loud and true.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2019
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About the author
David Ouimet
7 books20 followersDavid Ouimet (born 1965) is an American artist, author, and musician. He wrote and illustrated the award-winning picture book I Go Quiet.
Ouimet studied film at Rhode Island School of Design. In the early 1990s, Ouimet co-founded the noise rock group Cop Shoot Cop, playing sampler and keyboards. He later formed Motherhead Bug, as songwriter, vocalist and trombonist. He has also recorded and toured with Foetus and Swans.
Ouimet's illustrations appeared on Motherhead Bug's singles and album, and he continued his career as an illustrator with Robert D. San Souci's Dare to be Scared series and Nancy Etchmendy's Cat in Glass and other Tales of the Unnatural. Daydreams for Night, stories by the Canadian musician John Southworth and illustrated by Ouimet, was published in 2015.
In September 2019 Ouimet's debut book as an author and illustrator, I Go Quiet, was published, with several translations following. I Get Loud, the follow-up to I Go Quiet, was published in 2021, with numerous translated editions.
I Go Quiet was the winner of the 2020 East Sussex Children's Book Award, and was a finalist for the 2021 Kate Greenaway Medal. In March 2022 Eu Fico Em Silencio, the Brazilian edition of I Go Quiet, was selected for the UNESCO 2021 Books of Distinction.
Ouimet's street art began appearing in New York City in 2016 and has since appeared throughout the world. His work was selected for the Society of Illustrators Annual 59 and was exhibited at the Museum of American Illustration in New York City in February 2017.
Ouimet studied film at Rhode Island School of Design. In the early 1990s, Ouimet co-founded the noise rock group Cop Shoot Cop, playing sampler and keyboards. He later formed Motherhead Bug, as songwriter, vocalist and trombonist. He has also recorded and toured with Foetus and Swans.
Ouimet's illustrations appeared on Motherhead Bug's singles and album, and he continued his career as an illustrator with Robert D. San Souci's Dare to be Scared series and Nancy Etchmendy's Cat in Glass and other Tales of the Unnatural. Daydreams for Night, stories by the Canadian musician John Southworth and illustrated by Ouimet, was published in 2015.
In September 2019 Ouimet's debut book as an author and illustrator, I Go Quiet, was published, with several translations following. I Get Loud, the follow-up to I Go Quiet, was published in 2021, with numerous translated editions.
I Go Quiet was the winner of the 2020 East Sussex Children's Book Award, and was a finalist for the 2021 Kate Greenaway Medal. In March 2022 Eu Fico Em Silencio, the Brazilian edition of I Go Quiet, was selected for the UNESCO 2021 Books of Distinction.
Ouimet's street art began appearing in New York City in 2016 and has since appeared throughout the world. His work was selected for the Society of Illustrators Annual 59 and was exhibited at the Museum of American Illustration in New York City in February 2017.
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March 27, 2021
Once again, I put a picture book to the test, this time with Grade 3 students with whom I did a class read-aloud. Ratings ranged from 1-star to 5-stars!
Students who didn't like it so much said:
1. it didn't connect with them;
2. it was too short;
3. they didn't like the pictures and/or they were too hard to see;
4. it didn't have enough color (too much black and white); and,
5. it was depressing and/or creepy, and that it wouldn't be suitable for younger readers!
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the few students who loved it said:
1. they liked scary stuff; and,
2. they liked the depressing(?) dark colors!
Personally, I found the illustrations chilling and the message depressing. Deep down, I felt a little uncomfortable with the overall book. Just to be clear, I never relay my feelings about a book when I'm seeking children's opinions. I read it aloud with the same vigor and intensity that I do with all books.
Overall, I will not read this book again with children.
Students who didn't like it so much said:
1. it didn't connect with them;
2. it was too short;
3. they didn't like the pictures and/or they were too hard to see;
4. it didn't have enough color (too much black and white); and,
5. it was depressing and/or creepy, and that it wouldn't be suitable for younger readers!
On the opposite end of the spectrum, the few students who loved it said:
1. they liked scary stuff; and,
2. they liked the depressing(?) dark colors!
Personally, I found the illustrations chilling and the message depressing. Deep down, I felt a little uncomfortable with the overall book. Just to be clear, I never relay my feelings about a book when I'm seeking children's opinions. I read it aloud with the same vigor and intensity that I do with all books.
Overall, I will not read this book again with children.
September 11, 2024
📖🖤 "A veces, cuando me quedo en silencio, leo."
Un pequeño libro ilustrado pero grande en contenido.
❣️JOYA ❣️
Lo he leído en un ratito con las peques, de 5 y 8 años, y nos ha encantado, ellas aún son muy jóvenes para apreciar cada matiz pero me han demostrado, una vez más, que absorben más de lo que creemos.
Al acabarlo les he preguntado qué les ha hecho sentir y transmitido la protagonista de esta historia, con la cual la más pequeña se ha sentido muy identificada y por eso fue un regalo para ella ya que es muy introvertida, y sus palabras han sido: fuerza y libertad.
Fuerza; por la fuerza y el poder que tienen las palabras y la libertad de ser y sentirse libre en un mundo en constante cambio.
Este bello cuento con una extensión que no llega a las cincuenta páginas, logra transmitir mucho con pocas palabras, no necesita de grandes artificios para dejarte prendada de cada línea, llegando también a perderte en esas enormes ilustraciones que llenan cada página de oscuridad y pesadumbre pero también de una imaginación desbordante y sobre todo, esperanza 🖤
Es un canto a la libertad, al poder de las palabras y a la necesidad de ser uno mismo.
Una pequeña pero poderosa obra maestra que no dudo en recomendar a todo el mundo, desde grandes a pequeños.
¿Quién dijo que los cuentos eran solo para niños?
🖤📖🖤📖🖤📖🖤📖🖤📖🖤📖🖤📖🖤
¿Quién no quiere o ha querido, en algún momento de su vida, apartarse de todo, de este mundo tan acelerado y ruidoso?.
Yo a cada momento, y cada vez más, por eso siempre recurro a los libros y así, como la protagonista sin nombre de esta historia, encuentro mi sitio en el mundo, porque yo también soy esa niña que a veces se queda en silencio.
📖 "Cuando leo, siento un mundo entero bajo mis ramas." 💖📖🤫🔇
⤵️🤓
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Un pequeño libro ilustrado pero grande en contenido.
❣️JOYA ❣️
Lo he leído en un ratito con las peques, de 5 y 8 años, y nos ha encantado, ellas aún son muy jóvenes para apreciar cada matiz pero me han demostrado, una vez más, que absorben más de lo que creemos.
Al acabarlo les he preguntado qué les ha hecho sentir y transmitido la protagonista de esta historia, con la cual la más pequeña se ha sentido muy identificada y por eso fue un regalo para ella ya que es muy introvertida, y sus palabras han sido: fuerza y libertad.
Fuerza; por la fuerza y el poder que tienen las palabras y la libertad de ser y sentirse libre en un mundo en constante cambio.
Este bello cuento con una extensión que no llega a las cincuenta páginas, logra transmitir mucho con pocas palabras, no necesita de grandes artificios para dejarte prendada de cada línea, llegando también a perderte en esas enormes ilustraciones que llenan cada página de oscuridad y pesadumbre pero también de una imaginación desbordante y sobre todo, esperanza 🖤
Es un canto a la libertad, al poder de las palabras y a la necesidad de ser uno mismo.
Una pequeña pero poderosa obra maestra que no dudo en recomendar a todo el mundo, desde grandes a pequeños.
¿Quién dijo que los cuentos eran solo para niños?
🖤📖🖤📖🖤📖🖤📖🖤📖🖤📖🖤📖🖤
¿Quién no quiere o ha querido, en algún momento de su vida, apartarse de todo, de este mundo tan acelerado y ruidoso?.
Yo a cada momento, y cada vez más, por eso siempre recurro a los libros y así, como la protagonista sin nombre de esta historia, encuentro mi sitio en el mundo, porque yo también soy esa niña que a veces se queda en silencio.
📖 "Cuando leo, siento un mundo entero bajo mis ramas." 💖📖🤫🔇
⤵️🤓
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October 14, 2019
"When I read, I know there is a world beneath my branches."
What a stunning little book. I wish I had this as a kid so I felt less alone as an anxious introvert!
Thank you so much to the publisher for the review copy!
What a stunning little book. I wish I had this as a kid so I felt less alone as an anxious introvert!
Thank you so much to the publisher for the review copy!
January 28, 2024
Un cortísimo y encantador librito, muy bien ilustrado, acerca de la esencia de ser introvertido. Acerca del protector poder de la lectura para conectarnos con lo próximo, lo lejano y lo inexistente. Y la seguridad de formar parte de ese gran "todo" aunque, a veces, parezca que no encajamos en este mundo ruidoso y acelerado, donde el que habla más y más fuerte parece tener siempre la razón.
I am different. I am the note that's not in tune. I go mousy. I go gray.
I sing silence as loud as I can
I am different. I am the note that's not in tune. I go mousy. I go gray.
I sing silence as loud as I can
September 23, 2020
4/5
“Cuando levante la voz, construiré ciudades con mis palabras...”
En Silencio es un libro ilustrado precioso que me ha encantado y que me ha llegado el corazón, con un estilo oscuro e inquietante. Ideal para leer en estas fechas que se acercan. Evocador.
-Reseña completa: http://addicionaloslibros.blogspot.co...
“Cuando levante la voz, construiré ciudades con mis palabras...”
En Silencio es un libro ilustrado precioso que me ha encantado y que me ha llegado el corazón, con un estilo oscuro e inquietante. Ideal para leer en estas fechas que se acercan. Evocador.
-Reseña completa: http://addicionaloslibros.blogspot.co...
June 2, 2020
This book perfectly captures the emotions of being an introvert in our world. Our protagonist lives in a dark and smoky world, filled with many people, and she finds it difficult to speak up. Instead she retreats into her own spaces, and finds ways to connect with the world through books. She has big hopes for the future that she will one day be able to share her thoughts with the world.
The emotional tone of this book was so powerful I had to go read it with my husband to see what he thought about it. I am not an introvert, and yet with all the turbulence of today, I find myself feeling like the main character of this picture book, alone in a dark and disturbing world, masked, unable to voice my thoughts and feelings.
The emotional tone of this book was so powerful I had to go read it with my husband to see what he thought about it. I am not an introvert, and yet with all the turbulence of today, I find myself feeling like the main character of this picture book, alone in a dark and disturbing world, masked, unable to voice my thoughts and feelings.
March 9, 2020
Bu kadar kısa olmasına rağmen bu kadar derin, bu kadar "SUSUP" bu kadar şey anlatabilen, bu kadar az illüstrasyon içerip uzun süre bakmaya doyamadığınız bir kitap ve pek tabii ki bu kitabın bir Seda Ersavcı çevirisi oluşu. 10 dakikada bitebilirdi ama her cümleye, çizgiye o kadar bakakaldım ki yaklaşık 30 dakika sürdü hikayeyi tamamlamam. Bu çok özel kitabı basan Çınar Yayınları'na, yayına hazırlayan Burcu Aktaş'a, çevirmeni Seda Ersavcı'ya ve pek tabi yazarı David Ouimet'e teşekkür ediyorum. Dave Eggers kitap hakkında "Çocukken tekrar tekrar okumak istenecek türden bir kitap," demiş. Ne kadar da doğru!
August 16, 2019
'When I read, I know there is a world beneath my branches.'
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The story of an quiet girl in a very noisy world, finding comfort through reading and her own imagination.
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I wish there had been children's books around like this when I was younger. Not only is the illustration so amazingly beautiful and detailed, the message is just as incredible. This is a book will help an introverted child feel not so alone.
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Thank you so much to Canongate books for the gifted copy, I will treasure it!
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The story of an quiet girl in a very noisy world, finding comfort through reading and her own imagination.
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I wish there had been children's books around like this when I was younger. Not only is the illustration so amazingly beautiful and detailed, the message is just as incredible. This is a book will help an introverted child feel not so alone.
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Thank you so much to Canongate books for the gifted copy, I will treasure it!
April 29, 2020
Mükemmel, mükemmel, mükemmel.
November 19, 2020
Çocukluğumda bu kitap olsaydı kendimi bu kadar yalnız hissetmezdim demiş Neil Gaiman bu mini kitap için.
Suspus, sessiz ve içine kapanık çocuklar için adeta ilaç niteliğinde bir grafik roman. Her bir sayfasında ilham kaynağı olacak ifadeler ve bu ifadelere eşlik eden birbirinden güzel, karanlık, hayal gücüne açık illüstrasyonlar var. Küçük olmak, dinlenilmemek, sesini duyuramamak gibi kavramlar üzerinden kozasında sıkışıp kalmış kurtçuklara ileride nasıl bir kelebeğe dönüşebilecekleri aktarılıyor aslında. Çocukların zihni kesinlikle böyle kitaplarla beslenmeli, muazzam!
Suspus, sessiz ve içine kapanık çocuklar için adeta ilaç niteliğinde bir grafik roman. Her bir sayfasında ilham kaynağı olacak ifadeler ve bu ifadelere eşlik eden birbirinden güzel, karanlık, hayal gücüne açık illüstrasyonlar var. Küçük olmak, dinlenilmemek, sesini duyuramamak gibi kavramlar üzerinden kozasında sıkışıp kalmış kurtçuklara ileride nasıl bir kelebeğe dönüşebilecekleri aktarılıyor aslında. Çocukların zihni kesinlikle böyle kitaplarla beslenmeli, muazzam!
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July 22, 2023”حينما أقرأ
أشعر وكأن كل حيٍّ هو جزءٌ مني
ربما أكون جزءًا من كل شيءٍّ حي أيضًا.
نعم، أحيانًا أخفت
لكن يومًا ما، سوف أصدر ضجيجًا لامعًا وبرَّاقًا.“
ما أجملها وما أعمقها من قصة. أراها عن أن يخفت ضوءك وصوتك لأنك تشعر أن لا أحد قادر على فهمك ولا أحد يشبهك، وعن أن تدرك أن لذلك نهاية، وأنك ستجد صوتك وضوءك مجددًا. أو تكون كذلك نقد لاذع للنظام التعليمي، في كل الأحوال، أدعم وأحب كلا الفكرتان. ليس للأطفال بالمناسبة، غامض وكئيب ومرعب نوعًا ما.
April 6, 2020
I Go Quiet is a bit of a trippy picture book that's more suitable for older readers. While there's nothing inappropriate in it, the sentiments are complex and the largely monochrome illustrations might not be that appealing to young children.
This is a book about finding your unique voice in a world of conformity. It's also an homage to reading and expression through words. It's eerily dystopian, and one gets the impression of an oppressed populace (the children all wear mouse masks and large black birds hover ominously around the periphery).
I enjoyed this, even though I don't generally like picture books that seem to be aimed at older readers (and then shelved in the kids' section). But I think this could be a comforting and inspiring book for older kids (middle school and up) who are starting to discover their own uniqueness and are perhaps feeling different or misunderstood.
Quotable moment:
This is a book about finding your unique voice in a world of conformity. It's also an homage to reading and expression through words. It's eerily dystopian, and one gets the impression of an oppressed populace (the children all wear mouse masks and large black birds hover ominously around the periphery).
I enjoyed this, even though I don't generally like picture books that seem to be aimed at older readers (and then shelved in the kids' section). But I think this could be a comforting and inspiring book for older kids (middle school and up) who are starting to discover their own uniqueness and are perhaps feeling different or misunderstood.
Quotable moment:
February 7, 2022
Bu kitabı üç açıdan değerlendirelim;
1. Kapaktaki Neil Gaiman'ın sözüne tav olanlar. Ben değilim ama eminim bunu görüp kitabı almış olanlar vardır. Her ne kadar Sandman serisinin sıkı bir takipçisi olsam da genel kanının aksine Neil Gaiman'ın soyut ve dağınık yazım stilini beğenmiyorum.
2. İçerik çok kısıtlı. Çok dar. Hatta belki de biraz sıradan. Özetle "içine kapanık bir çocuk olsan da yıldızın bir gün parlayacak". Parlayabilir de, parlamayabilir de. Asıl mesele bence bunun bir sorun olmadığı ve bir sorun olarak algılanmaması gerektiği. "Sen böyle güzelsin" hissini çocuğa verebilmek.
3. Resimler gerçekten mükemmel. Hele mahalle tasvirlerinde elime büyüteç alıp her bir köşeyi ayrı ayrı değerlendirmek istedim.
Lakin;
Okuma süresi 10 dakika, eğer çok dikkatlice resimleri de incelerseniz en fazla 20 dakika. Bence kitabı satın almadan evvel bunu da değerlendirmekte fayda var.
Herkese keyifli okumalar!
1. Kapaktaki Neil Gaiman'ın sözüne tav olanlar. Ben değilim ama eminim bunu görüp kitabı almış olanlar vardır. Her ne kadar Sandman serisinin sıkı bir takipçisi olsam da genel kanının aksine Neil Gaiman'ın soyut ve dağınık yazım stilini beğenmiyorum.
2. İçerik çok kısıtlı. Çok dar. Hatta belki de biraz sıradan. Özetle "içine kapanık bir çocuk olsan da yıldızın bir gün parlayacak". Parlayabilir de, parlamayabilir de. Asıl mesele bence bunun bir sorun olmadığı ve bir sorun olarak algılanmaması gerektiği. "Sen böyle güzelsin" hissini çocuğa verebilmek.
3. Resimler gerçekten mükemmel. Hele mahalle tasvirlerinde elime büyüteç alıp her bir köşeyi ayrı ayrı değerlendirmek istedim.
Lakin;
Okuma süresi 10 dakika, eğer çok dikkatlice resimleri de incelerseniz en fazla 20 dakika. Bence kitabı satın almadan evvel bunu da değerlendirmekte fayda var.
Herkese keyifli okumalar!
January 10, 2020
"When I read, I know there is a world beneath my branches."
I think fans of Neil Gaiman would love the beautifully-haunting illustrations; more introverted book lovers (like myself) will really relate to the message.
I think fans of Neil Gaiman would love the beautifully-haunting illustrations; more introverted book lovers (like myself) will really relate to the message.
September 28, 2020
Una pequeña maravilla.
March 4, 2021
evet, susup kalıyorum bazen.
ama gün gelecek ışıl ışıl bir gürültü koparacağım.
ama gün gelecek ışıl ışıl bir gürültü koparacağım.
January 21, 2020
Oh, the power of books!
July 9, 2023
This is a gorgeous picture book, which will appeal to people of all ages. Children, who are introverted, like the main POV character, will learn that they are not so strange and that given time, they may come to be comfortable in their own skin, become aware that they aren’t actually separate and take comfort in that knowledge. The pictures are dark and brooding, mysterious, but they will give younger children something to look at for hours. Introverted adults reading this will probably wish they had read this book as an 7/8 year old.
Received for my birthday 2023 from my lovely husband.
Received for my birthday 2023 from my lovely husband.
August 11, 2020
“𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗴𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀.”
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Fantastic illustrations!
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀.”
__________________
Fantastic illustrations!
November 18, 2020
YIKES this book was pure nightmare fuel.
The story is fine, it's sort of a picture book version of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (I assume - not having read "Quiet"). But the images ... this feels more appropriate for a graphic novel for teens or adults. It reminded me very much of that old movie Brazil - everything is gray and dark and crowded and miserable, hordes of people move in lock step together, everyone carries cat masks for some reason (except the protagonist, who has a mouse mask - I guess to symbolize how quiet she is? I didn't see another mouse mask in any of the crowds. Surely there are other introverts somewhere?? And in one scene in a classroom everyone had a cat mask hanging on the back of their chair, including the protagonist, which was very confusing), everyone's eyes are large like depressed aliens. It was just overall CREEPY.
The story felt like nothing special, really. I'm an introvert, and I did not identify with MouseMaskGirl here. I think this was meant to be empowering, but it missed the mark.
I give Ouimet a star for artistic skill, but I didn't love this and I'm glad I wasn't reading it to a young child.
The story is fine, it's sort of a picture book version of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (I assume - not having read "Quiet"). But the images ... this feels more appropriate for a graphic novel for teens or adults. It reminded me very much of that old movie Brazil - everything is gray and dark and crowded and miserable, hordes of people move in lock step together, everyone carries cat masks for some reason (except the protagonist, who has a mouse mask - I guess to symbolize how quiet she is? I didn't see another mouse mask in any of the crowds. Surely there are other introverts somewhere?? And in one scene in a classroom everyone had a cat mask hanging on the back of their chair, including the protagonist, which was very confusing), everyone's eyes are large like depressed aliens. It was just overall CREEPY.
The story felt like nothing special, really. I'm an introvert, and I did not identify with MouseMaskGirl here. I think this was meant to be empowering, but it missed the mark.
I give Ouimet a star for artistic skill, but I didn't love this and I'm glad I wasn't reading it to a young child.
March 3, 2020
The text is beautifully written, poetic, evocative. The illustrations, however, are not my cup of tea and are rather creepy. Granted, the art does well at depicting sameness, the factory of education and the pressure of peers who all have the same masks (as does the main character) to put on when needing to be one, to fit in. Nonetheless, it's dark and even when the girl reaches beyond, recognizes she has a voice and will be heard, the artwork feels oppressive.
August 8, 2020
While the illustrations are beautifully apocalyptic, they are not for children. It's like watching a horror movie. One review on the back said "not to coddle", well that's true but outside of the text the children and adults in the illustrations are uncomfortable and scary. I would never allow this book to be read to a child. Sad because the text has such a powerful meaning and had the illustrations not been of masked people it would have been just as powerful of a story.
February 5, 2020
Every now and again some kids book comes along and gives me goosebumps across the skin and tears in my eyes.
This is a freakin amazing book
This is a freakin amazing book
August 11, 2020
By reading and sharing ideas, one turns from being quietly unheard into a builder of a civilization of people with thoughts and experiences. This is the lesson which this book teaches.
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August 31, 2021
Una joyita que se lee en un suspiro, pero que requiere alguna relectura más, para apreciar los detalles de los dibujos, el mensaje -breve, escueto, claro, tan profundo-.
Ha sido amor a primera vista; lo vi en la biblioteca esta mañana, y me quedé leyéndolo (2 veces seguidas). Realmente es muy breve, pero da para una lectura muy profunda.
Soledad, incomodidad, no sentirse parte del grupo, vías de escape para ser- En apenas 48 páginas de dibujos inquietantes y textos sutiles hay mucho mensaje
Ha sido amor a primera vista; lo vi en la biblioteca esta mañana, y me quedé leyéndolo (2 veces seguidas). Realmente es muy breve, pero da para una lectura muy profunda.
Soledad, incomodidad, no sentirse parte del grupo, vías de escape para ser- En apenas 48 páginas de dibujos inquietantes y textos sutiles hay mucho mensaje
November 13, 2019
Stunning
I’m in bits
I see me
I’m in bits
I see me
May 17, 2022
This book is very profound and intense. I think it will speak to kids experiencing a similar intensity--depression, or being overwhelmed by the world around them. I really liked it but rated it only three stars because I think the appeal is to a small and specific group of readers. But those who pick it up based on the cover and title are probably the right readers for it.
January 24, 2021
İllüstrasyonlar çok güzel ama hikayede yaratıcı, şaşırtıcı bir açılım göremedim. Benzer temada çok eser var. Çocuklar için fazla karanlık, yetişkinler için fazla basit ve kısa. Dediğim gibi, en keyifli kısmı çizimler.
November 24, 2021
Çocuk kitabı için fazla karanlık, derin ve kapalı, hem çizim hem metin. Olduğu kadar daha olsaydı, daha geçirgen bir anlatım olabilirdi, mesaj sonunda açık ama biraz yavan veya sığ kalmasına sebep olmuş kısalığı.
İçimdeki sebepci ikovski "maske"nin niyetini daha çok görmek istedi, anladım ama eksik kalmış sanki.
İçimdeki sebepci ikovski "maske"nin niyetini daha çok görmek istedi, anladım ama eksik kalmış sanki.
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