So Loud!
By (Author) Sahar Golshan
Illustrated by Shiva Delsooz
Annick Press Ltd
Annick Press Ltd
31st July 2024
Canada
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Emotions, moods, feelings and be
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Hardback
36
Width 215mm, Height 266mm
A fun and touching debut that explores the power of finding your voice.
Rudbeh (Rudy for short) loves to talk, sing, jump and shout. Theres just one problem: the adults in her life are always telling her that she is SO LOUD. When her grandmother (Mmn Bozorg) visits from Iran for the first time, Rudy worries that she might be too loud for her. But as she tries to be quieter, Rudy starts to feel less and less like herself. Listening closely to the many sounds in her worldfrom husky howls and streetcar chimes to Mmn Bozorgs roaring sneezesRudy tries to figure out the full range of her own voice, discovering along the way the joy in being loud.
With exuberant illustrations by Shiva Delsooz, this charming story will resonate with readers who love to make noise and are still learning where and when to take up space.