I Get Loud

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'Completely original. Unique, in fact' - Philip Pullman I Get Loud, the follow-up to the exquisite I Go Quiet, sees the introverted heroine go out into the world as she gains confidence in her voice and makes a friend for the first time. It is a tale of the emboldening nature of the imagination, the redemptive power of friendship and why we should all embrace our own beautiful, singular weirdness.

David Ouimet's illustrations have featured on album covers and books, including Robert D. San Souci's Dare to be Scared and Nancy Etchmendy's Cat in Glass and other Tales of the Unnatural. He illustrated Daydreams for Night by musician John Southworth. Ouimet's work was selected for the Society of Illustrator's Annual 59 and was exhibited at the Museum of American Illustration in New York City in February 2017. His debut book, I Go Quiet, was nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.

The language is poetic while the illustrations are darkly gorgeous . . . like its predecessor, [the book] offers balm to the introverted and to anyone unsure of their place in the world * * Financial Times * * Gorgeous . . . a simple allegorical story about the heroine of its much-loved predecessor, I Go Quiet, gaining her voice as she bears witness to the migration of thousands of refugees from lands of oppression and despair. The message becomes more obviously pertinent every day, and the stunning artwork has to be seen on the page to enjoy its full impact * * Big Issue, Children's Book of the Year * * Praise for I Go Quiet: Astonishingly beautiful . . . I wish this book had been around when I was a child: I would not have felt quite as alone -- NEIL GAIMAN Beautiful and engaging, this book brought tears of joy to my eyes. It sums up my own journey, all the dreams and hopes I never dared speak out loud when I was younger. I was left filled with happiness and I have no doubt that this book will inspire those who discover its magic to embrace and nurture their own voice in this noisy world -- CORALIE BICKFORD-SMITH Stunning . . . David Ouimet understands that to comfort means to strengthen, not to coddle. I want to send it back in time to my seven-year-old-self -- STEPHEN FRY I Go Quiet is poetical, magical and eerily creepy. It is bewildering and mysterious and a master at somehow finding the words to capture something so abstract - isolation, loneliness, solitude and sadness. But the book is not bleak - it offers light and shade, it is full of hope and comfort. It will become a solid silent friend to many readers -- LAURA DOCKRILL A powerful book, about the intensity that can live behind silence; about the power of books and how they give us strength and knowledge to deal with the world in which we find ourselves. A wonder -- MATT HAIG I Go Quiet is a treasure trove of obsessive detail and draughtsmanship. You should probably go and discover it for yourself. I'm blown away -- CHRIS MOULD Completely original. Unique, in fact -- PHILIP PULLMAN I Go Quiet unfolds like a vivid and indelible dream, full of light and darkness and mystery. It is about hidden things, hidden feelings and the power of quiet reflection. Most of all it is about connection and finding our place in the world. The illustrations are a marvel of imagination, atmosphere and cinematic loveliness -- ERIC FAN