So Loud!
Written by Sahar Golshan
Illustrated by Shiva Delsooz
Published by Annick Press
A fun and touching debut that explores the power of finding your voice.
Rudābeh (Rudy for short) loves to talk, sing, jump and shout. There’s just one problem: the adults in her life are always telling her that she is SO LOUD. When her grandmother (Māmān 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 world—from husky howls and streetcar chimes to Māmān Bozorg’s roaring sneezes—Rudy tries to figure out the full range of her own voice, discovering along the way the joy in being loud.
Primary ISBN: 9781773218595
Publication Date: April 2024
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Picture Book, Age 04 or older
Community Represented: Iranian/Iranian American
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: Unspecified
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unspecified
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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Source: Annick Press