Quiet Is Strength
By (Author) Mary Rand Hess
Illustrated by Dow Phumiruk
Penguin Young Readers
Penguin Young Readers
11th March 2025
11th February 2025
United States
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage: Poetry
Hardback
32
Width 213mm, Height 262mm, Spine 9mm
352g
A comforting ode to the gentle potency of quiet, this lyrical picture book will captivate introverts and nature lovers alike. A comforting ode to the gentle potency of quiet, this lyrical picture book will captivate introverts and nature lovers alike. Quiet is strength. It's as strong as a monarch in migration. As important as a whisper and a promise. As deep as a listener, still . . . and sincere. This evocative text combines with warmly glowing images of people enjoying a day at the park, spending peaceful moments together and alone, experiencing the nourishment of quiet. It's a reminder that you don't have to be loud to make a positive impact on others, and that when you are still, you're more able to experience the magnificence of the world around you. Quiet is powerful like you.
Mary Rand Hess is a poet, playwright, screenwriter, mixed-media artist, and the New York Times bestselling author of Solo and Swing, cowritten with Kwame Alexander. She lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband and two sons and loves to wander in nature and compose on the piano in her spare time. Dow Phumiruk is a retired pediatrician who now works as a children's book author and illustrator. Her numerous picture books include the award-winning Counting on Katherine by Helaine Becker and Maya Lin by Jean Walker-Harvey. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and now lives in Colorado with her husband and three daughters.