Review: Very good children's book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 5, 2014
My review:This book is great!I do have a kid at home, which means I do read children's literature quite a lot. Even though the book is in English and my son is not a native English speaker, I decided to read it together with my 7-year old boy. It was quite an experience and let me tell you why.This wonderful book tells us a story about Zelda, a girl who is excellent with words... until a storm takes away her parents. Zelda and her grandmother search for Zelda's parents, but without any success. The words start to gather in a cloud above Zelda's head and when the time comes that the cloud is too big to be in the house, Zelda decides to take a journey  to find her parents.Silent Words is a book about grief, about not being able to express your sorrow. It is sad, yet beautiful and leaves you with the feeling of hope.The illustrations were in my opinion beautiful and supported the written text wonderfully. They are modern, simple and appealing, also for kids.My 7 year old boy loved the story as much I did, but the reactions to it were very different. He smiled when I was teared up, he cried when I felt hope. It's exactly how a good children's book is, it is multidimensional and influences kids and grown ups differently. My kid was asking a lot of questions about being sad, losing the parents, even about death and what comes after that. He also showed lots of empathy towards Zelda, telling me, that he understands why she can't speak and why she is sad. I was glad, that I shared the experience of this book with my son, because it helped us discussing topics which might be difficult for kids to comprehend. That's why I also think, that Silent Words is a book for older kids, especially if they are reading it alone. It raises questions which I think kids should be discussing with their parents.I highly recommend Silent Words!